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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

Minnie Minoso and Jim Kaat were elected to the Hall of Fame on this date in 2021. On this date in 2021, the wait finally ended for White Sox icon Minnie Minoso and White Sox All-Star Jim Kaat. After a one-year hiatus, the Hall of Fame’s Golden Era committee voted Minoso and Kaat into Cooperstown. The honor was long overdue for Minoso, who was a trailblazer as well as … [Read more...] about TODAY (DEC. 5TH) IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: HOF MINNIE MINOSO … FINALLY (2021)

Rich Gossage fanned 10 batters with the bases loaded for the 1975 White Sox White Sox pitchers with the most bases loaded strikeouts in a season (since 1951): SO—PITCHER, YEAR 10—Rich Gossage, 1975 9—Octavio Dotel, 2008 9—Carlos Rodon, 2021 8—Steve Stone, 1973 8—Bryan Ward, 1999 7—Jack Harshman, 1954 7—Connie Johnson, 195 7—Billy Pierce, … [Read more...] about DEC. 4TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: SOX PITCHERS WITH THE MOST BASES-LOADED STRIKEOUTS IN A SEASON