Here’s what transpired on this date (Jan. 13) in White Sox history:
*1922, WEAVER TURNED DOWN: Former White Sox third baseman Buck Weaver applied unsuccessfully for reinstatement to Major League Baseball after he was banished for life in 1921 for his role in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.
History told us that Weaver did not participate in the fix but was banned for knowing of the fix and not reporting it to club or league officials.
This would be one of many unsuccessful reinstatement efforts put forth by Weaver until his death in 1956. After his death, reinstatement efforts on Weaver’s behalf have continued.
*1927, FROM THE ’26 WHITE SOX TO THE ’27 YANKEES: The White Sox acquired infielder Aaron Ward from the New York Yankees for catcher Johnny Grabowski and second baseman Ray Morehart (who would pass away 62 years to the day later).
Ward had been with the Yankees since 1917 and played in three World Series.
This trade robbed Ward of being a part of one of the great team’s in history – the 1927 Yankees. For the 1927 White Sox (his only year with the team), Ward led A.L. second basemen with 139 games while hitting .270 with five homers and 56 RBIs.
For the ’27 Yankees, Grabowski split time behind the plate with Pat Collins while Morehart backed up the Tony Lazzeri at second base.
*1982, HALL OF FAME RESULTS: Former White Sox players Hoyt Wilhelm, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Don Larsen, Tommy Davis and Claude Osteen all received votes in balloting for the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Wilhelm, in his fifth year on the ballot, fared the best, picking up 56.87 percent of the vote which was well short of the 75 percent needed for induction. Aparicio finished eighth while Fox was ninth. Those two, along with Wilhelm, would eventually make the Hall of Fame.
Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson topped this voting to gain induction into the Hall of Fame.
*1991, BO KNOWS INJURY: Los Angeles Raiders’ running back Bo Jackson suffered a football career-ending hip injury in an AFC playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
The injury, which occurred in a Raider loss, led to Jackson ’s release by the Kansas City Royals, his other employer, on March 18, 1991 , paving the way for his signing with the Sox on April 3, 1991.
With the White Sox, Jackson would make history by becoming the first man to play with an artificial hip. He left the team after the 1993 A.L. West Division championship team as one of the more popular players in team history, a distinction he still holds.