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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: AndyMacFAIL
Date: May 20, 2011, 4:12 am
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This Date In White Sox History - May 20th
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May 20, 1973 - A Sunday afternoon doubleheader vs. the Minnesota
Twins drew the largest crowd in Comiskey Park history, 55,555
for a Bat-Day promotion. Bill Melton & Carlos May each hit home
runs and Wilbur Wood pitched a complete game as the White Sox
won game one 9-3. The Twins shut-out the White Sox 3-0 in the
nite-cap.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: msf
Date: May 20, 2011, 7:48 am
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For some reason, I think the 1960 Topps set is my all time
favorite. That bottom Early Wynn card is from that set.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: JhonJeterWD40
Date: May 20, 2011, 9:55 am
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May 20, 1973 - A Sunday afternoon doubleheader vs. the Minnesota
Twins drew the largest crowd in Comiskey Park history, 55,555
for a Bat-Day promotion. Bill Melton & Carlos May each hit home
runs and Wilbur Wood pitched a complete game as the White Sox
won game one 9-3. The Twins shut-out the White Sox 3-0 in the
nite-cap.
A Wee JohnJeter and JohnJeter the Maternal-Side Elder Male were
in attendance for this. Sat WAY back in the left field upperdeck
on the CF side, about as far away from home plate as was
possible. Pretty sure it was a Dick Allen bat (kinda had to be
right?), and a full-sized one (a "28" if I recall). To this day,
have never used it once. If only I could find it in JohnJeter
the Maternal-Side Elders' Attic.
Goes without saying that, since this was Comiskey Park, there
were countless clubbing deaths and injuries.
#Post#: 2169--------------------------------------------------
Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: JhonJeterWD40
Date: May 20, 2011, 10:04 am
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This is Tiger Stadium (am amazed I can't find a pic of the
Comiskey 73 Bat Day), but you get the idea. Pretty cool to a Wee
JohnJeter:
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Also, Jackass AndyMacFAIL, you FAILed to mention that a certain
off-season acquisition from the Padres came into pinch-run for
May in that Game 1 and subsequently scored on a Melton single.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: ISF
Date: May 20, 2011, 10:36 am
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> For some reason, I think the 1960 Topps set is my all time
favorite. That bottom Early Wynn card is from that set.
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That bottom card is from the 1962 set.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: BlackSox
Date: May 20, 2011, 11:29 am
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Bat Day used to be the best day of the year.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: Fury
Date: May 20, 2011, 12:06 pm
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There's a pretty credible argument that Early "Gus" Wynn
shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: Fury
Date: May 20, 2011, 12:07 pm
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> This Date In White Sox History - May 20th
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> May 20, 1973 - A Sunday afternoon doubleheader vs. the
Minnesota Twins drew the largest crowd in Comiskey Park history,
55,555 for a Bat-Day promotion. Bill Melton & Carlos May each
hit home runs and Wilbur Wood pitched a complete game as the
White Sox won game one 9-3. The Twins shut-out the White Sox
3-0 in the nite-cap.
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God, that white exterior was cheesy. Why did they ever paint
it? It looked so much better in natural brick.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: AndyMacFAIL
Date: May 20, 2011, 4:07 pm
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--- Quote from: Fury link ---
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>
> God, that white exterior was cheesy. Why did they ever paint
it? It looked so much better in natural brick.
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The blame goes to Bill Veeck. It was one of his great ideas
after the 1959 season along with trading away younger future
all-star players like Johnny Callison, Earl Battey, Don Mincher,
Johnny Romano and Norm Cash for established aging 'stars' like
Gene Freese, Roy Sievers and Minnie Minoso.
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Re: Pale Hose History
DIR By: msf
Date: May 20, 2011, 6:59 pm
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> [quote author=msf link=topic=5.msg2164#msg2164
date=1305895721]
> For some reason, I think the 1960 Topps set is my all time
favorite. That bottom Early Wynn card is from that set.
>
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That bottom card is from the 1962 set.
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Nope, it is 1960 set, the year after the Sox were in the Series,
the Brown framed card is 1962 I believe
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