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Freddy Garcia struck out 7 in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series. Most strikeouts by White Sox pitchers in a World Series game: SO—PITCHER, SERIES 12—Ed Walsh, Game 3 1906 World Series 8—Eddie Cicotte, Game 3 1917 World Series 7—Freddy Garcia, Game 4 2005 World Series 6—Mark Buehrle, Game 2 2005 World Series 6—Early Wynn, Game 1 1959 World Series … [Read more...] about OCT. 30TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: MOST SOX STRIKEOUTS IN A WORLD SERIES GAME

My alphabetical-ish review of the White Sox 2025 roster continues with a look at ADRIAN HOUSER: *Right-hander led the 2025 Sox with a 3.0 WAR, a 2.10 ERA and a .750 winning percentage. *Houser’s ERA was never above 2.27 during his time with the Sox (11 starts) *Houser was the first Sox pitcher to win two 1-0 games in the same season since Jose Contreras in 2005 (May 20 … [Read more...] about 2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: ADRIAN HOUSER

My alphabetical-ish review of the White Sox 2025 roster continues with a look at WIKELMAN GONZALEZ: *On Sept. 6 in Detroit, Wikelman Gonzalez was just the 11th pitcher in White Sox history to face exactly six batters in a game and strike out five of them. No Sox pitcher has faced exactly six batters in a game and whiffed all of them *Gonzalez’s average of 11.1 strikeouts … [Read more...] about 2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: WIKELMAN GONZALEZ

Alexei Ramirez is the Sox leader with 11 hits vs. the Dodgers in LA. Most Sox hits against the Dodgers in Los Angeles (including postseason): HITS—PLAYER 11—Alexei Ramirez (Dodger Stadium) 8—Gordon Beckham (Dodger Stadium) 7—Jose Abreu (Dodger Stadium) 7—Nellie Fox (LA Coliseum) 6—Leury Garcia (Dodger Stadium) 6—Frank Thomas (Dodger Stadium) 5—Luis … [Read more...] about OCT. 29TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: MOST SOX HITS VS. DODGERS IN LOS ANGELES

My alphabetical-ish review of the White Sox 2025 roster continues with a look at DEREK HILL: *Outfielder hit .286 (2-for-7) in four games for the 2025 Sox. He’s on the Sox 40-man roster right now. *Hill’s dad, Orsino, played for the Sox Vancouver (AAA) affiliate in 1990 and 1991. He coached for the Sox Arizona (Rookie) affiliate in 1999 and for the Sox Burlington (A) … [Read more...] about 2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: DEREK HILL (I SAID EVERYBODY!)