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The Beatles played a day-night doubleheader at Comiskey Park, then known as White Sox Park, on Aug. 20, 1965. TheBeatles setlist from their Aug. 20, 1965 8 p.m. show at Comiskey Park: Twist and Shout She’s a Woman I Feel Fine Dizzy, Miss Lizzy Ticket to Ride Everybody’s Tryin’ to Be My Baby Can’t Buy Me Love Baby’s in Black I Wanna Be Your … [Read more...] about DEC. 8TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: THE BEATLES AUG. 20, 1965 SETLIST AT COMISKEY PARK

Mark Kotsay hit .545 in extra innings for the Sox in 2009 and 2010. Top White Sox hitters in extra innings since 1952: AVG—PLAYER .545—Mark Kotsay .500—Tom Paciorek .500—AJ Pollock .471—Paco Martin .467—Darrin Jackson .455—Pablo Ozuna .455—Roy Sievers .444—Billy Goodman .429—Conor Gillaspie .429—Gary Redus … [Read more...] about DEC. 7TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: SOX TOP CAREER HITTERS IN EXTRA INNINGS

Ozzie Guillen set a Sox record with 152 starts in the ninth spot in 1990. Most starts in a season in the ninth spot by White Sox players: GAMES—SHORTSTOP, YEAR 152—Ozzie Guillen, 1990 132—Brian Downing, 1975 128—Ozzie Guillen, 1993 128—Ozzie Guillen, 1998 125—Ozzie Guillen, 1997 123—Bucky Dent, 123 122—Julio Cruz, 1984 112—Ozzie Guillen, … [Read more...] about DEC. 6TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: MOST SOX STARTS IN THE NINTH SPOT IN A SEASON

Ross Gload is the Sox career leader with a .647 average with bases loaded. White Sox top career averages with the bases loaded (since 1952, min. 15 at bats) AVG.—PLAYER .647—Ross Gload .533—Billy Goodman .500—Joe Cunningham .500—Sammy Esposito .476—Rudy Law .476—Steve Lyons .467—Bill Almon .467—Carl Everett .467—Darren Lewis .438—Andrew … [Read more...] about DEC. 5TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: HIGHEST WHITE SOX AVERAGE WITH THE BASES LOADED (CAREER)

My alphabetical-ish review of the White Sox 2025 roster —@SoxNerd style — continues with a look at MICHAEL A. TAYLOR: *Michael A. Taylor’s 464-foot home run on July 5th in Colorado was the White Sox longest hit of 2025 *Taylor’s .463 average on the first pitch in 2025 was the highest by a White Sox player with at least 41 at bats in that situation since Avisail Garcia’s … [Read more...] about 2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: MICHAEL A. TAYLOR