Black Sox Blog

April 30, 1906 at South Side Park

Tigers 2, White Sox 1  (7-6)

The White Sox lost a tough one in extra frames to the Tigers as they closed out the month of April.  The Tigers took the lead in the fourth, but in the sixth, George Davis scored on Jiggs Donahue’s single to left field to make it 1-1.

Ed Walsh was still on the mound in the tenth and he gave up the winning run in that inning.  Smith led off with a single and moved to third on Ty Cobb’s double.  Then Chris Lindsay hit a ball deep enough to allow Smith to score.  The White Sox got the lead off man on the bottom of the tenth, but they failed to even move him over.

Walsh gave up two runs on eleven hits with no walks in ten of innings of work.

April 29, 1906 at South Side Park 

White Sox 2, Tigers 1  (7-5)

Nick Altrock gave up only one run on seven hits as he led the White Sox to their third win in four games.  The Tigers threatened in the seventh inning and had runners on second and third with two outs, but Fielder Jones made a great catch on Sam Crawford’s liner to center to end the inning and the threat.

Fielder Jones had two hits and a stolen base.  George Rohe and Rube Vinson scored the White Sox two runs.  Tip O’Neill was roughed up in the game.  He was hit in the knee with a wild pitch and then later in the game, he collided with the score board ladder and then the fence as he attempted to field an eventual double by Ty Cobb.

April 28, 1906 at Sportsman’s Park 

White Sox 5, Browns 4  (6-5)

Down 4-3 heading into the top of the eighth, the White Sox rallied and scored twice to take the lead.  For whatever reason, the box score ends after eight innings so the rally was effectively in the final inning of the game.

Fielder Jones had three hits and a run and Bill O’Neill singled, doubled and scored twice.  Frank Owen went the distance en route to the win and he gave up four runs on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout.

April 27, 1906 at Sportsman’s Park

Browns 10, White Sox 5  (5-5)

The White Sox appeared to have this game firmly in hand after they scored five runs in the top of the second inning off of Browns starter Fred Glade.  The Browns wouldn’t let up through and they scored three in the third, a single run in the fifth, then they completed the comeback with five runs in the sixth.

The White Sox managed only a single hit outside of that second inning as they dropped back to .500 on the season.  Seven different Sox had the seven hits and five different Sox scored the five runs.

April 26, 1906 at Sportsman’s Park

White Sox 3, Browns 1  (5-4)

Nick Altrock held the Browns to a single run to give the White Sox their fifth win of the season.  Altrock gave up seven hits, four walks and he struck out four batters.

The White Sox scored all three of their runs in different innings.  George Rohe had three hits including a double, and George Davis singled twice and scored a run.

April 25, 1906 at Sportsman’s Park

Browns 4, White Sox 2  (4-4)

The White Sox bats must have stayed in Chicago because the offense had a hard time getting things going.  Through eight innings, Browns’ starter Harry Howell had a shutout going and it wasn’t until the ninth inning before the White Sox finally put two runs on the board.

George Davis had two of the White Sox six hits and he scored one of the two runs.  White Sox starter Frank Owen took the loss and gave up four runs on ten hits with one strikeout.

April 23, 1906 at South Side Park

White Sox 3, Naps 1  (4-3)

Frank Smith threw a gem to lead the White Sox to their second straight win.  He gave up only four hits and a single and he struck out five in the win.

The White Sox big inning was in the fourth.  Fielder Jones led off the inning with a single and moved to second on George Davis’ bunt.  Then Jiggs Donahue doubled home Jones to make it 1-0.  George Rohe drew a walk and then Rube Vinson singled home Donahue to give the Sox all the runs they’d need.  The Naps finally got on the board in the seventh but the White Sox put an insurance run on the board in the bottom half of the inning to put the game away.

Donahue finished the game with a single, a double, a run and an RBI.  Vinson had two hits and Billy Sullivan scored the insurance run in the seventh.

April 22, 1906 at South Side Park 

White Sox 7, Naps 6 (3-3)

The White Sox won a 12 inning thriller over the Cleveland Naps and in the process, scored more runs in a game then they have all season.  The Sox jumped out to an early 5-2 lead, but starter Ed Walsh gave up a run in the sixth and three in the seventh to give up the lead.  The White Sox scored one in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game up, and things eventually went into extra frames.

Both teams went down with out scoring a run in the first two extra innings, and reliever Nick Altrock held the Naps scoreless in the twelth.  In the bottom of the twelth, Bill O’Neill led off with a walk and Frank Isbell moved him over to second with a bunt.  Then Fielder Jones ended the game with a deep liner to right field to scored O’Neill.

Jiggs Donahue had a big game.  He had two hits, a walks and two runs.  O’Neill also scored two runs and both Jones and George Rohe had a pair of hits.  In all, the White Sox scored seven runs on only eight hits, but they also drew eight walks.

April 21, 1906 at South Side Park

Tigers 4, White Sox 3  (2-3)

Frank Owen gave up three runs in the eighth inning that ended up costing the White Sox the game.  After scoring single runs in the fourth and fifth innings, Owen gave up a single run in the seventh then let the Tigers run all over him in the eighth.  Frank Isbell scored in the ninth inning but the rally was cut short by reliever Ed Killian.

Frank Isbell had two of the White Sox six hits and scored one of the three runs.  Jiggs Donahue singled, drew a walk and scored a run.

April 20, 1906 at South Side Park

White Sox 6, Tigers 1  (2-2)

The White Sox evened up their record to 2-2 with a strong showing over the Tigers in their home opener.  The Sox jumped out to an early two run lead with a pair in the bottom of the first and then didn’t score until the seventh when they added an insurance run.  They tacked on three more for good measure in the bottom of the eighth to put the game away.

Nick Altrock gave up only a single run on six hits and a walk.  Bill O’Neill doubled and scored two runs and George Davis and Fielder Jones had two hits and a run.  Jones was ejected after arguing a play at the plate.

April 19, 1906 at Bennett Park

Tigers 3, White Sox 1  (1-2)

They weren’t eventually called the hitless wonders for nothing.  Tiger starter Bill Donovan held the Sox to a single run on five hits.  Frank Isbell had two hits, including a triple, and he scored the White Sox only run.  He also made a key mistake.  Afte he hit his triple, he tried to score on a ground out on a later at bat but was gunned down easily.

The White Sox did put runners on first and second with nobody, but a failed bunt attempt and a great catch by Matty McIntyre stopped the rally.  Frank Smith gave up three runs on eight hits in the loss.

April 18, 1906 at Bennett Park

Tigers 3, White Sox 2  (1-1)

This game was pretty much even.  Both team had eight hits and both committed two errors.  Tiger starter Ed Siever was a just a bit better then Ed Walsh though.  Siever scattered his hits through the various innings and je only once gave up two hits in an inning.  Walsh was tagged for two runs in the bottom of the fourth that mostly resulted from his own throwing error.  Other then that, Walsh was very effective.  Outside of the fourth inning, he never yielded a baserunner before he had two outs.

Frank Isbell and George Rohe both had two hits and Jiggs Donohue and Fielder Jones scored the two runs.  Rohe drove in both of the White Sox runs.

April 17, 1906  at Bennett Park

White Sox 5, Tigers 3  (1-0)

The White Sox scored two runs in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and walked away with the win.  Frank Owen got into a jam in the top of the ninth and had runners on second and third with two outs but he got Matty McIntrye to fly out to end the game.

Owen gave up three runs on only six hits and four walks with a single strikeout.  Three of the six Tiger hits came off the bat of Germany Schaefer.  Frank Isbell had three hits and he scored twice.  George Davis, Jiggs Donahue and Owen all had two hits.  Fielder Jones was ejected in the sixth inning after arguing a foul ball with the umpire.

Owen pitched in front of friends and family.  The starter grew up in nearby Ypsilanti, MI.