Today in White Sox History: April 26

Apr 27 2024 by South Side Sox

 
Hitting machine Dick Allen had his first White Sox walk-off home run on this day, 52 years ago. It wouldn’t be his last.

Dick Allen takes his first hero turn on the South Side

1925

The White Sox forfeited a game to Cleveland. It happened in front of a Comiskey Park-record crowd of 44,000 fans. So many fans were at the game that owner Charles Comiskey allowed them on the field, behind roped-off sections of the outfield. With the Sox losing, 7-2, with two outs in the ninth inning,...

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