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| 1911 | Hal Chase resigns as the Highlanders manager after the team finished in sixth place with a 76-76 record. The slick-fielding first baseman remains with New York as a player until the team trades him to the White Sox during the 1913 season. |
| 1970 |
Mets' center fielder Tommie Agee becomes the first non-pitcher to win a Gold Glove in each league. The New York flycatcher, who joins the selection of flycatchers Pete Rose and Roberto Clemente for NL honors, also won the prestigious award for fielding with the White Sox during his 1966 Rookie of the Year season.
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| 2002 |
The Expos may play approximately twenty-five percent of their home games (22 of 81) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Away 'home games' are not unprecedented as the Dodgers played seven games in Newark (NJ) in 1956 and 1957, and the White Sox, filling a void when the Braves left, played nine games in Milwaukee in 1968 and another 11 the following season.
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| 2008 | The Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune report a tentative agreement between the White Sox and 19-year-old phenom Dayan Viciedo, pending the outcome of a physical. The Cuban infielder/outfielder hopes to get an opportunity to play third base with the Pale Hose, his preferred position. |
| 2020 | Oakland fans select Liam Hendrik's relief appearance against the White Sox in Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series, sending the A's to the playoffs for the first time since 2006, as the team's best moment of 2020. The 31-year-old right-handed closer will sign as a free agent with his opponents in January. |
5 Fact(s) Found