White Sox: 8 Cubs: 6 (Game 6 1906 World Series): The hitless wonders upset a 116 win Cubs team to win their first World Series. Going into the series, few gave the White Sox a chance.
White Sox: 4 Giants: 2 (Game 6 1917 World Series): The White Sox won their second championship by defeating the Giants in 6 games. Two years later, they threw the World Series launching a curse that took Ozzie Guillen and 88 years to break.
White Sox win first pennant since 1919 (1959): Led by Hall of Famers Al Lopez, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, and Early Winn, the Sox broke their 40 year pennant drought and went to the World Series. Following the pennant clincher, Chicago sounded their air raid sirens causing a minor panic as some worried about a Russian nuclear attack. The Sox lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Fisk returns to Boston (April 10, 1981): In his return to Fenway after leaving as a free agent, Carlton Fisk homers in a 5-3 White Sox victory.
White Sox: 7 Brewers: 6 (May 8-9, 1984): The White Sox and Brewers played 25 innings. Harold Baines ended the 25 inning fiasco with a home run. Tom Seaver won the game in relief, started the next game, and won two games in one day.
Frank Thomas becomes All Time White Sox Home Run leader (September 15, 1996): Frank Thomas hits 3 HR off the Red Sox to become White Sox All-Time HR leader. The White Sox won the game 6-1.
AJ runs to first (2005 ALCS Game 2): In a 1-1 ninth inning tie, Angels catcher Josh Paul failed to tag A.J. Pierzynski after a strikeout. He rolled the ball to the mound and A.J. ran to first. The Angels messed up and the inning continued. Chicago won a few pitches later on a Joe Crede hit.
Geoff Blum’s home run (2005 World Series Game 3): With the Sox leading 2-0 on the series, Geoff Blum hit a 14th inning home run to give the Sox a 6-5 lead. They’d score another to lead 7-5. Mark Buehrle entered the game and earned a save giving the Sox a 3-0 series lead on Houston.
White Sox: 1 Astros: 0 (Game 4 2005 World Series): The White Sox win first series since 1917 with a 1-0 victory in Game 4. Jermaine Dye drove in the only run with an 8th inning single.
Mark Buehrle is perfect (July 23, 2009): Mark Buehrle threw MLB’s 17th perfect game and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0. The perfecto was saved by an amazing catch by DeWayne Wise in centerfield.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
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Greatest Games of the 1980s: Detroit Edition
21. Tigers: 4 Blue Jays: 2 (October 2, 1985): The oldest home run champ. 1985 was a disappointing season. The Tigers won the World Series the year before and fell to 84 wins. In a game attended by yours truly, Darrell Evans launched his 40th home run. He was the oldest player to lead the league in homers (back when that mattered). Kirk Gibson followed Evans and hit an inside-the-park shot. Jack Morris beat Dave Stieb.
22. San Francisco: 24 Lions: 23 (December 31, 1983) Monte says a Prayer. NFC Divisional Playoff. The Lions had this won. In an iconic Lion moment, Coach Monte Clark went into prayer as Eddie Murray, one of the most accurate kickers ever, missed a 43 yard FG with 5 seconds to go. 49ers win. Lions go home. Happy New Year!
23. Lions: 48 Bears: 17 (October 19, 1981) Night of the Hipple. Eric Hipple was the third string QB for the Lions. The others struggled, so Hipple got the start and lit up the Bears. Hipple ran for two scores, threw 4 more, and passed for 336 yards.
24. Kansas: 96 Spartans: 86 (OT) (March 21, 1986) The Clock Game. In the NCAA Tournament, Michigan State led the Kansas Jayhawks. With 2:21 left, the clock stopped for nearly 20 seconds. With 9 seconds left, Kansas scored the tying basket. The game should have been over and MSU should have advanced to the next round. However, the game went into overtime and the Sparties lost.
25. Red Wings: 3 Oilers: 1 (May 5, 1987) Night of the Dead Things. Campbell Conference Finals Game 1. The Red Wings finished under .500 for the season, but won the first two rounds of the playoffs. In Game 1 of the Conference Finals, they went into Edmonton and defeated Wayne Gretzky’s Oilers. Edmonton newspapers called it the “Night of Dead Things.” The Oilers won the series in 5.
22. San Francisco: 24 Lions: 23 (December 31, 1983) Monte says a Prayer. NFC Divisional Playoff. The Lions had this won. In an iconic Lion moment, Coach Monte Clark went into prayer as Eddie Murray, one of the most accurate kickers ever, missed a 43 yard FG with 5 seconds to go. 49ers win. Lions go home. Happy New Year!
23. Lions: 48 Bears: 17 (October 19, 1981) Night of the Hipple. Eric Hipple was the third string QB for the Lions. The others struggled, so Hipple got the start and lit up the Bears. Hipple ran for two scores, threw 4 more, and passed for 336 yards.
24. Kansas: 96 Spartans: 86 (OT) (March 21, 1986) The Clock Game. In the NCAA Tournament, Michigan State led the Kansas Jayhawks. With 2:21 left, the clock stopped for nearly 20 seconds. With 9 seconds left, Kansas scored the tying basket. The game should have been over and MSU should have advanced to the next round. However, the game went into overtime and the Sparties lost.
25. Red Wings: 3 Oilers: 1 (May 5, 1987) Night of the Dead Things. Campbell Conference Finals Game 1. The Red Wings finished under .500 for the season, but won the first two rounds of the playoffs. In Game 1 of the Conference Finals, they went into Edmonton and defeated Wayne Gretzky’s Oilers. Edmonton newspapers called it the “Night of Dead Things.” The Oilers won the series in 5.
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