White Sox History Lesson 1.3

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MARCH 29TH

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TOMMY CAN YOU HEAR ME? YOU’RE TRADED
1971: The White Sox traded first baseman-outfielder Tommy McCraw, a member of the organization since 1960, to the Washington Senators for outfielder Ed Stroud, who had previously been with the team in 1966 and 1967. McCraw was solid performer in his eight years with the Sox, hitting between .220 and .261. He was a rare commodity in Sox history, a leadoff hitting first baseman with speed. McCraw swiped at least12 bases in seven of his eight seasons with the Sox. McCraw experienced the best and worst of the game in his time in Sox yarns. On May 24, 1967, McCraw clubbed three home runs and drove in a franchise-record eight runs in a 14-1 win at Minnesota. On May 3, 1968, McCraw tied an A.L. record by committing three errors in an inning. Stroud didn’t pan out in 1971, hitting just .171 in 53 games.

OFF IN A HUFF
1994: The White Sox traded utilityman Mike Huff to the Toronto Blue Jays for first baseman Domingo Martinez. Huff, a graduate of New Trier East High School and Northwestern University, played with the Sox from 1991 to 1993 serving mostly as a reserve outfielder. Martinez, who had gotten into 15 games with Toronto in 1992 and 1993, never played for the White Sox. He did go on to have a solid 1994 at Triple-A Nashville, hitting .270 with 22 home runs and 81 RBIs. 1994 turned out to be Martinez’s only season in the Sox chain.

BREAKING IN BANK ONE BALLPARK … SIMAS DEMOTED
1998: The White Sox closed out their inaugural spring training in Arizona by defeating the Diamondbacks 3-0 before 48,198 in the first game ever at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. … After the game, the Sox optioned pitcher Bill Simas to Triple-A Calgary because they were convinced the right-hander’s velocity had not returned after shoulder surgery. Simas, a staple in the Sox pen the previous three years, returned to Chicago after making five minor league appearances and wound up leading the team with 18 saves. Simas’ season also included 13 consecutive successful save chances.

3/28 Sox vs. Tex

Konerko, Danks add finishing touches

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Swisher, LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 Cabrera, SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .203 Thome, DH 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 .242 Konerko, 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .315   1-Phillips, PR-1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 Ramirez, CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .364 Uribe, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .382 Hall, C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .118 Anderson, B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .324 Huffman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .357   a-Ozuna, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Totals 35 5 9 4 4 8 15   a-Grounded out for Huffman, R in the 8th.  1-Ran for Konerko in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Uribe (8, Wilson). HR: Konerko (3, 4th inning off Wilson, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Cabrera; Konerko 5; Phillips; Ramirez 2; Uribe 3; Huffman, R. RBI: Konerko 2 (12), Phillips (3), Ramirez (18). 2-out RBI: Phillips; Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, B 2; Huffman, R 2. GIDP: Cabrera. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Uribe (3, 2nd base off German/Laird). FIELDING Outfield assists: Ramirez (Byrd at home). DP: 2 (Cabrera-Uribe-Konerko, Carrasco-Phillips).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Danks 5.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 4.94 Jenks (W, 1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.64 MacDougal 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.52 Logan (H, 2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.72 Carrasco (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.19
MacDougal pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP: Jenks. Pitches-strikes: Danks 83-49, Jenks 17-11, MacDougal 12-5, Logan 20-13, Carrasco 10-4, Guardado 7-5, Wright 16-9, Benoit 15-9, Wilson 31-15, Fukumori 10-7, German 21-9, Rupe 26-13, Tejeda 15-10, Littleton 16-10. Ground outs-fly outs: Danks 6-4, Jenks 0-1, MacDougal 0-0, Logan 3-1, Carrasco 1-2, Guardado 2-0, Wright 1-1, Benoit 2-0, Wilson 2-0, Fukumori 2-1, German 1-2, Rupe 1-1, Tejeda 1-0, Littleton 1-1. Batters faced: Danks 22, Jenks 4, MacDougal 3, Logan 6, Carrasco 3, Guardado 3, Wright 5, Benoit 3, Wilson 7, Fukumori 3, German 5, Rupe 7, Tejeda 3, Littleton 3. Inherited runners-scored: Logan 2-1. Umpires: HP: Casey Moser. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: . 3B: Rob Drake. Weather: 58 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, In from CF. T: 3:06. Att: 13,066.

03/28/2008 11:03 PM ET

By Bob Przybylo / Special to MLB.com

WHITE SOX 5, RANGERS 4 
at Oklahoma City 
Friday, March 28

White Sox at the plate: Paul Konerko hit a towering two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning down the left-field line, his third of the spring. He followed that with a single before being replaced in the sixth. Juan Uribe smacked his eighth double of the spring as part of his two-hit night. His average improved to .389. Alexei Ramirez added two hits, including an RBI single in the seventh.

Rangers at the plate: Coming off his first home run of the spring on Thursday, Milton Bradley continued his hot hitting, driving home two runs on a first-inning single. Michael Young had two hits with an RBI single in the seventh. Ben Broussard went 2-for-3 with a double.

White Sox on the mound: Starter John Danks went five innings. After a shaky first frame, Danks allowed three hits in his final four innings, giving up two runs in his last exhibition outing. Bobby Jenks was able to escape harm in the sixth when Alexei Ramirez threw out Marlon Byrd at the plate.

Rangers on the mound: Eddie Guardado made a rare starting appearance, as Ron Washington's plan was to try to give as many relievers an appearance as possible. Guardado, Jamey Wright and Joaquin Benoit each pitched a scoreless frame. Closer C.J. Wilson had a rough outing in the fourth, giving up a two-run homer.

Spring Training records: White Sox 11-18-3; Rangers 17-11-2.

Up next for the White Sox: The White Sox play the New York Mets in their final exhibition game at the second annual Civil Rights game in Memphis, televised on ESPN at 4:05 p.m. CT. Jose Contreras gets the start against the Mets' John Maine.

Up next for the Rangers: The Rangers conclude their spring with an exhibition game at their Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders at 1:05 p.m. CT.