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1899<\/strong>
\nThe new American League was formed, in Chicago. The city didn\u2019t have a team in the league at that point, but soon got the St. Paul, Minn. franchise along with its player\/manager, Charles Comiskey.<\/strong> They set up shop on the South Side at the 39th Street Grounds, at 39th and Princeton.<\/p>\n

1906<\/strong>
\nWinning their second road game of the Fall Classic, the White Sox knocked off the Cubs, 3-0, to retake a World Series lead, two games to one. Ed Walsh <\/strong>shut out the Cubs on a 12-K two-hitter.<\/p>\n

The White Sox managed just four hits off of Jack Pfiester, but one was a bases-clearing triple with two outs in the top of the sixth from George Rohe<\/strong> that accounted for all three runs in the game. Walsh walked to lead off the sixth inning, and came around to score what would end up as the decisive first run of the contest.<\/p>\n

The undistinguished Rohe (1.0 WAR in 77 games for the White Sox in 1906) had gotten off to an outstanding start in the Series, going 2-for-9 with two triples, a run, three RBIs, two walks and a hit-by-pitch through three games; he\u2019d go 5-for-12 over the next three games as well. By today\u2019s voting standards, Rohe would have had a shot at World Series MVP had that award existed in 1906.<\/p>\n

1917<\/strong>
\nThe Giants evened the World Series with their second straight shutout of the White Sox, 5-0. Red Faber <\/strong>got roughed up (relatively, in 1917 Sox terms at least) for three runs over seven innings and took the loss.<\/p>\n

However, things were about to take a turn for Faber and the White Sox, as he would factor in the next two games \u2014 and earn wins in both!<\/p>\n

1987<\/strong>
\nThe White Sox hired possibly the best pitching coach in franchise history, Don Cooper<\/strong>, for Low-A South Bend Silver Hawks. In 1989, he\u2019d moved up to the High-A Sarasota White Sox and jumped to the Double-A Birmingham Barons in 1992. Cooper moved up to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in 1995 and stayed two years, although before and after than he was designated as the pitching coordinator for all of Chicago\u2019s minor leagues.<\/p>\n

In July 2002, in his 15th year of working with the White Sox, Cooper moved to the South Side, as the club\u2019s pitching coach \u2014 a job he held through the 2020 season.<\/p>\n

Matt Thornton<\/strong> is likely Cooper\u2019s first real success story, but his ability to help struggling arms begat the \u201cCoop\u2019ll Fix \u2019Em\u201d mantra, repeated over his two decades at the helm. Other notable success stories for Cooper include Esteban Loaiza, Edwin Jackson, Jos\u00e9 Quintana, Bobby Jenks <\/strong>and Philip Humber<\/strong>, among many others.<\/p>\n

1991<\/strong>
\nWhite Sox manager Jeff Torborg<\/strong> \u2014 who was named Manager of the Year for 1990 \u2014 resigned to take a job as manager of the New York Mets.<\/p>\n

It was a strange move, and the real reason for it wasn\u2019t made known until years later: Torborg told individuals and provided examples of how White Sox GM Ron Schueler<\/strong> forced him out, wanting to hire his own man \u2014 Gene Lamont<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2005<\/strong>
\nThe White Sox began their third-ever ALCS on a disappointing note, trailing throughout and losing at home to the Angels, 3-2. Jos\u00e9 Contreras <\/strong>went 8 1\u20443 innings and generally outpitched opposing starter Paul Byrd, who got the win. The only extra-base hit of seven total hits was a Joe Crede <\/strong>home run in the third inning.<\/p>\n

While at the time the Angels taking away home-field advantage felt like a major blow, this would be the only White Sox loss of the entire postseason. And with Contreras getting all but two outs and Chicago blistering through the next four throwing complete games, Neal Cotts <\/strong>finishing the game in the ninth would represent the only <\/em>relief appearance in the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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