Today in White Sox History: December 29

Dec 29 2022 by South Side Sox

 
Multi-sport star, Puerto Rican pioneer, and brief White Sox, Hiram Bithorn. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images

A pitcher who squeezed a lot of life into a short time

1951

Pitcher Hiram Bithorn was the first Puerto Rican play in the majors outside of the Negro Leagues, but he lived a lot of life beyond that in his 35 years.

Because Puerto Rico did not yet have a national baseball team, Bithorn medaled in volleyball (silver) and basketball (bronze) during the 1935 Caribbean Games....

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