Today in White Sox History: May 23

On this day 115 years ago, Shano Collins hit the first three-run homer in Comiskey Park history. | (Photo by TPLP/Getty Images) 1911 Shano Collins hit the first three-run homer in Comiskey Park history — almost a year after the park opened! While that fact is fluky enough, Collins’ blow didn’t even leave the park: It was an inside-the-park smash to the deep center field of the park.

Collins’ milestone homer came at the expense of the New York Highlanders, and put Chicago up, 3-1, in the bottom of the fourth inning. However, the visitors rallied to tie with two runs in the top of the seventh, and won the game with a run-scoring single with two outs in the top of the 12th. Ed Walsh went all 12 innings for the White Sox, taking the hard-luck loss.

He walked seven, struck out seven — and picked off three runners in the game! 1928 One day after White Sox center fielder Johnny Mostil tied an AL record with 12 chances in a 4-3 win over Cleveland at Comiskey Park, the White Sox won again, 4-3. And in this game, there were more defensive heroics — but this time, by Cleveland.

The end of the game was positively crazy. In the bottom of the ninth, the White Sox rallied with an error, single and walk to load the bases, whereupon Mostil walked to tie the game, 3-3. But with the bases full and nobody out, first baseman Bud Clancy popped out to left field, and Cleveland’s Charlie Jamieson threw out Johnny Mann at home plate for a double play.