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On May 5, 1901, the White Sox suffered a historic 21-7 loss to the Brewers, marked by nine errors and 25 hits allowed. The Sox scored seven runs on just three hits due to 14 walks issued by Milwaukee pitchers.
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1901
It was just the 11th game in White Sox MLB history, but still remains as likely the ugliest game the team ever played. In a 21-7 pummeling at the hands of the 2-8 Milwaukee Brewers, the White Sox allowed 25 hits and committed nine errors!
While weather conditions up north arenât known for this game, they might have been pretty poor, because even the Brewers could not escape the dayâs ugliness: The White Sox scored their seven runs on just three hits, thanks to 14 free passes issued by Milwaukee hurlers.
Or, perhaps the sun was blinding on the left side of the field; six White Sox committed errors, but shortstop Frank Shugart, third baseman Fred Hartman and left fielder Herm McFarland all committed two apiece.
The White Sox actually led, 4-1, through two innings at Lloyd Street Grounds.
In an ultimate act of wearing it, White Sox starter Roy Patterson went the distance, allowing all 21 runs (14 earned) and finishing with a game score of -33. By game score, Pattersonâs effort was the worst of his career and the sixth-worst start in major league history.
The nine errors in a game remain the second-most the White Sox have ever committed in a game, and the 21 runs allowed and 25 hits allowed are both tied for the second-most ever for a White Sox team.
Perhaps most remarkable of all is that this all-time team errors record was erased pretty quickly by an all-time mark that still stands. Stay tuned, tomorrow.
1917 Yes, the team with the most wins (100) and best winning percentage (.649) in franchise history was no-hit. And not just no-hit, but no-hit by Ernie Koob of the St. Louis , who would finish 43 games behind the 1917 White Sox. At this early juncture of the season, however, the White Sox were in second place at 11-8 with just one game behind.
The White Sox lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 21-7 on May 5, 1901.
The White Sox committed nine errors during the game against the Brewers.
Frank Shugart, Fred Hartman, and Herm McFarland each committed two errors in the game.
The White Sox scored seven runs on just three hits, aided by 14 walks from Brewers pitchers.

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George Sisler tapped in the only run of the game with a flare down the right-field line, unearned off of Eddie Cicotte after a Swede Risberg error on a pop into short center. St. Louis actually played a much sloppier game than the White Sox, with two pickoffs, a caught stealing and two errors in the game.
The loss came in the middle of Chicagoâs longest losing streak of the season â four games!
1936
Talk about a sweet deal!
The White Sox swapped righthanders with the Browns, sending Les Tietje to St. Louis for Merritt âSugarâ Cain. On the surface the trade would be inconsequential, as Cain had pitched in just two games on the season and was piloting a rising ERA in his career. However, the upstart White Sox inserted the righty into the rotation and he was terrific, taking on 195 1â3 innings over 30 games (26 starts) for a 4.75 ERA (110 ERA+) and career-best 2.5 pitching WAR. That made him the third-most valuable pitcher for an 81-70-2 White Sox club who finished fourth in the AL and with their best record since 1920.
Tietje had close to the same longevity as Cain, pitching in St. Louis through 1938, but was roughly a replacement-level pitcher (0.2 WAR) over 36 games with the Browns.
Cainâs subsequent two seasons for the Sox were poor, but his mark was made in 1936.
Neither pitcher saw the major leagues after 1938.
1962
White Sox minority owners, headed up by William Bartholomay (who later led the group that would buy the Milwaukee Braves and move them to Atlanta), sold their 46% shares of the team to majority owner Art Allyn. It was the first time since 1939 the team was owned by a single individual.
Art, a Chicago native, along with his brother John Allyn, bought majority interest in the Sox from Bill Veeck in June 1961.
1968
White Sox pitcher Gary Peters became the last pitcher to hit a grand slam for the franchise, as he connected in the fourth inning of a 5-1 doubleheader opener win over the Yankees at Comiskey Park. In addition, he threw a complete game with nine strikeouts.
Peters hit 15 home runs in his White Sox career. The only other Sox pitchers to hit a grand slam were Monty Stratton and Tommy Byrne (Byrneâs grand slam was as a pinch-hitter!).
2018
It was an otherwise routine, 8-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins for the White Sox, on the road to a 100-loss season. But an innovative game recap from Year of the Hamster â fully quoting the 1993 song âCinco de Mayoâ â earned some attention from rock star and Chicago native Liz Phair.
Phair, you might recall, sang âGod Bless Americaâ during Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.