On April 22, Vallie Eaves set a White Sox record with 12 walks in 1940, a record that still stands. The White Sox also secured a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in 1900.
Key points
Vallie Eaves set a record with 12 walks in 1940
White Sox won 5-3 against Milwaukee Brewers in 1900
Eaves left the game with a 5-3 lead
Roger Denzer got the complete game victory in 1900
Eaves had seven strikeouts in his record-setting game
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Vallie EavesRoger DenzerDan LallyHerm McFarlandFrank ShugartClint Brown
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On this day 86 years ago, Vallie Eaves set a club record that still stands, with 12 walks — and left the game in line for the win!
On this day 86 years ago, Vallie Eaves set a club record that still stands, with 12 walks — and left the game in line for the win!
1900
After a loss debuting in the American League on April 21, the White Sox split the weekend and got in the winning column with a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in front of a Sunday crowd of 15,000 fans at South Side Park.
The deciding run came in the seventh inning, snapping a 3-3 tie, when left fielder Dan Lally singled home right fielder Herm McFarland on a hit-and-run. Lally, McFarland and shortstop Frank Shugart all collected two hits apiece in Chicago’s 11-hit attack. Starter Roger Denzer got the complete game victory.
1940
In his season debut, sixth career game and fourth career start, Vallie Eaves set a White Sox record that still stands, with 12 walks over 7 2/3 innings in a 6-5 loss vs. Detroit. The rookie fell behind in the second inning after four walks, a wild pitch, a double and triple — but escaped the inning down just 2-0! Another three walks and a wild pitch saw Eaves get the hook in the eighth inning — amazingly, the righty left the game with a 5-3 lead and ended up with an adequate game score of 46, given his seven strikeouts. He walked in two of Detroit’s three runs on his watch, but it was Clint Brown out of the White Sox bullpen who blew the game, and Eaves’ shot at his first White Sox win.
Just 13 pitchers have ever thrown more than 12 walks in a single game, with two of them coming against the White Sox — including a 14-walk game, tied for fourth-most ever.
Q&A
What record did Vallie Eaves set on April 22, 1940?
Vallie Eaves set a White Sox record with 12 walks in a single game.
What was the outcome of the White Sox game against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 22, 1900?
The White Sox won the game 5-3 against the Milwaukee Brewers.
How many innings did Vallie Eaves pitch when he set his record?
Vallie Eaves pitched 7 2/3 innings when he set the record for walks.
Who was the starting pitcher for the White Sox in their 1900 victory?
Roger Denzer was the starting pitcher for the White Sox in their 1900 victory.
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1955
It was the first time the White Sox ever played in Kansas City, and outfielder Jim Rivera would make it a memorable night by scoring what would be stand up as the deciding run in the 5-4 victory. Chico Carrasquel had the biggest night for the victors, going 4-for-5 with a double and a home run. Chicago improved to 5-2 on the season.
And stay tuned to Today in White Sox History, because the very next day packed an even bigger wallop.
1959
In one of the most bizarre innings in baseball history, the White Sox got 11 runs in the seventh inning of a 20-6 win at Kansas City.
The uniqueness of it was that fact that those 11 runs scored on only one hit! It took 45 minutes to play the half-inning, with Johnny Callison getting the only Sox hit. Jim Landis made two of the three outs, both on comebackers to the pitcher.
Through six innings, the White Sox trailed Kansas City, 6-1. Here is the play-by-play of the historic proceedings from there:
GORMAN REPLACED WARD (PITCHING)
Ray Boone reached on an error by DeMaestri [Booneto first]
Al Smith reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by Smith [Boone to second]
Johnny Callison singled to right [Boone scored (unearned) (error by Maris), Smithscored (unearned) (error by Maris), Callison to third]
Luis Aparicio walked [Aparicio stole second]
Bob Shaw walked
EARL TORGESON BATTED FOR SAMMY ESPOSITO
FREEMAN REPLACED GORMAN (PITCHING)
Torgeson walked (walk was charged to Gorman) [Callison scored, Aparicioto third, Shaw to second]
Nellie Fox walked [Aparicioscored, Shaw to third, Torgeson to second]
Jim Landis forced Shaw(pitcher to catcher) [Torgeson to third, Fox to second]
Sherm Lollar walked [Torgeson scored (unearned), Fox to third, Landis to second]
BRUNET REPLACED FREEMAN (PITCHING)
Boone walked [Foxscored (unearned), Landis to third, Lollar to second]
Smith walked [Landis scored (unearned), Lollarto third, Boone to second]
Callisonwas hit by a pitch [Lollar scored (unearned), Boone to third, Smith to second]
LOU SKIZAS RAN FOR CALLISON
Apariciowalked [Boonescored (unearned), Smith to third, Skizas to second]
Shaw struck out
BUBBA PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TORGESON
Phillips walked [Smith scored (unearned), Skizas to third, Aparicio to second]
Fox walked [Skizas scored (unearned), Aparicioto third, Phillips to second]
Landis grounded out (pitcher to first)
If you made it to the end, all told that’s 11 runs, one hit, three errors, three left on base, 10 walks and one hit-by-pitch.
The 11 runs in the seventh inning are the most the Sox have ever scored in that frame. The 20 runs scored is tied for fifth-most in franchise history.
Ironically, this game came almost exactly four years after the White Sox scored their most-runs ever in a game, 29, on April 22, 1955 — against these same Kansas City Athletics!
1972
In the first game of a doubleheader against the Royals at Comiskey Park, White Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood reached on a fielder’s choice and scored the only run of the game thanks to an error, in the 1-0 win. Wood went the distance, allowing seven hits in a game that lasted less than two hours.
The Sox also won the second game, 3-2, thanks to a home run from Carlos Mayin the eighth inning**.**
1991 Frank Thomas hit the first White Sox home run in new Comiskey Park, a two-run blast in the fifth inning, off of Ben McDonald. It was also the first-ever night game played at the park and the first save earned by a White Sox pitcher there (Bobby Thigpen). The White Sox defeated Baltimore, 8-7.
1998 Ray Durham tied a major league record by reaching base safely three times via error in a 14-7 win over a sloppy Cleveland club that committed five errors overall. Durham reached base six times in the game, getting three additional hits, as well as scoring four runs and knocking in two.
Amazingly, Durham also advanced bases on the two other errors in the game, once advancing to third due to a wild throw on a steal of second base, and also getting all the way home when his triple forced another error.
Four of the five errors were committed by future White Sox: Kenny Lofton, Sandy Alomar Jr. and Jim Thome (two).
2000
The White Sox and Tigers had a brawl that reminded many longtime fans of the fights from the 1950s with the Yankees. This one lasted for almost 30 minutes and saw eight players from both sides get kicked out, along with Sox manager Jerry Manuel. A record number of 16 players would be fined and subsequently suspended.
The brawl started after Detroit pitcher Jeff Weaver hit Paul Konerko in the fourth inning, and Carlos Lee in the sixth. Sox pitcher Jim Parque then drilled Detroit’s Dean Palmer leading off the seventh, and the fight was on.
One of the lingering memories was relief pitcher Keith Foulke suffering a gash on his face courtesy of a sucker punch thrown by either Karim Garcia or Bobby Higginson; Foulke needed five stiches to close the wound. Tigers catcher Robert Fick was seen taunting White Sox fans in the bleacher seats in right field, and got deluged with beer over it.
The Sox won the game, 14-6, and used it as a rallying point for the rest of the season, as they went on to win 95 games en route to a division championship.
2024
The nightmare White Sox season continued, as they were shut out in Minnesota, 7-0, dropping their record to an unbelievable 3-19. It was the eighth time in the first 22 games the team was held without a run, which had never happened before in baseball history.