South Side Sox · Sep 29, 2024
Today in White Sox History: September 29
Alexei Ramírez and his record-breaking, game-winning home run on this day 16 years ago has become one of the most iconic images in White Sox history.1908
White Sox starting pitcher Ed Walsh fired two complete games in a doubleheader against the Red Sox. He won both, 5-1 and 2-0, allowing only seven total hits and one walk.
That season, Walsh would have arguably the greatest pitching year in baseball history, winning 40 games, with an ERA of 1.42. He appeared in 66 games and started 49, with 42 complete games, 11 shutouts, six saves and a mind-boggling 464 innings pitched. Every one of those totals led the major leagues.
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