Today in White Sox History: April 11
Chase Meidroth debuts like a dervish
One year ago today, Chase Meidroth started his White Sox career like a banshee. | (Photo by Abigail Dean/Getty Images) 1917 The world championship season began in St. Louis, where the White Sox battered the Browns , 7-2.
Jim Scott picked up the win, giving up four hits and a run in six innings of relief work for Lefty Williams . Buck Weaver drove in three runs for the Sox on the day. Slightly more than six months later, the Sox would win the World Series in six games over John McGraw and the New York Giants .
Jim Margalus provided a detailed snapshot of the Opening Day win back in 2017. 1959 Early Wynn won his 250th career game, throwing a seven-hitter vs. Detroit.
The victory put the White Sox at 2-0 to start the season, and the streak would reach four as a tip-off of a season that would end with the team’s first pennant in 40 years. Sherm Lollar homered twice, and Luis Aparicio clouted a round-tripper in the top of the seventh inning that broke a 3-3 tie. Wynn went the distance, racking up six Ks against three walks, for a 68 game score.