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SERIES #31. TWO GAMES, LOST BOTH. CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA Chicago dropped both games in a short, two game series at Minnesota against the Twins. The first game was close, a 4-3 loss, the second; a 9-1 blowout defeat. That puts the White Sox 3.5 games behind the Oakland A’s in the A.L. West. Eddie Fisher(8-6),…

SERIES #30. FOUR GAMES, SPLIT SERIES. KANSAS CITY AT CHICAGO. Shout out to Sebastian, in the stands. The White Sox won two games out of four against the Kansas City Royals, first splitting a doubleheader on July 27th, then dropping a 6-4 decision on July 28th, before winning the final game on July 29th, by…

SERIES #29. FOUR GAMES, LOST THREE OF FOUR. CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO Chicago’s latest homestand got off to a dismal start, when the Cleveland Indians took three out of four games and nearly pulled off the sweep with a ninth inning rally in the final contest. The White Sox lost 2-0 on July 21, then dropped…

SERIES #28. THREE GAMES, WON ONE, LOST TWO. CHICAGO AT DETROIT The White Sox finish up a road trip in which they barely managed to keep their heads above water, finishing 5-5 over the last ten games. They were only able to nab one out of three against the Detroit Tigers, while Oakland beat Milwaukee…

SERIES #27. FOUR GAMES, SPLIT SERIES. CHICAGO AT BALTIMORE The Chicago White Sox won two of their four games with the Baltimore Orioles. All the games were low scoring and close. Meanwhile, Oakland won all three of their games against the New York Yankees. Chicago won the first one, 3-2, behind Eddie Fisher(8-3). The Sox…

SERIES #26. THREE GAMES, WON TWO OF THREE. CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND While the Orioles were handling the Oakland A’s, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, two out of three, to move back into an uncontested lead in the American League West. The White Sox dropped a close, 4-3 decision in game one, but…

SERIES #25. FOUR GAMES, LOST THREE OF FOUR. DETROIT AT CHICAGO It was a rough series, as the White Sox wrapped up their homestand by losing three out of four to the Detroit Tigers. Luckily, Oakland lost twice, so the damage was less than it could have been. In the opening game, Wilbur Wood(6-5) dropped…

SERIES #24. THREE GAMES, SWEPT SERIES. BALTIMORE AT CHICAGO At the end of this series, the Chicago White Sox find themselves tied with the Oakland A’s for first place in the American League West. Jay Johnstone’s pinch hit triple in the bottom of the seventh inning, bailed out Tom Bradley(11-4), who was set to take…

SERIES #23. THREE GAMES, LOST TWO OF THREE. MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO Stan Bahnsen(7-3) pitched a gem against Minnesota on July 1st, but then the White Sox dropped both games of a July 2sd doubleheader. Bahnsen picked up his second shutout of the year, beating the Twins 2-0, on four hits. He struck out four and…

SERIES #22. FOUR GAMES, SPLIT SERIES. OAKLAND AT CHICAGO The Oakland A’s and the Chicago White Sox split their most recent head to head matchup, a four game series in which the A’s won the opening and final games, while Chicago swept a twinbill in the middle. So when the dust cleared, Oakland is in…