1901
With a three-game lead in the race for the pennant, the White Sox hosted the second place Boston Americans at South Side Park in the start of a four-game set. A three-run rally in the fourth, fueled by one of Herm McFarland ‘s two doubles on the day, led to a 4-1 win. Nixey Callahan went the distance on the mound for the winners, tossing a five-hitter and doubling in the effort.
The White Sox would go on to sweep the Americans, extending their lead in the pennant race to seven games and pushing their magic number into single digits.
1954
One of the linchpins of the famed White Sox pitching staff of the late 1950’s, Dick Donovan , was…
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