Today in White Sox History: September 22

Sep 22 2021 by South Side Sox

 
Estimated crowd for the White Sox game at Yankee Stadium on this day, 55 years ago. | Diamond Images/Getty Images

A massive crowd at Midway Airport — and a nonexistent one, seven years later.

1959

The White Sox clinched the American League pennant with a 4-2 win in Cleveland. Al Smith and Jim Rivera hit back-to-back home runs in the game. Smith also threw out former Sox star Minnie Miñoso at home plate.

A crowd estimated by the Chicago Sun-Times at 125,000 was at Midway Airport to...

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