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First Pale Sox Surge—White Sox Rally to Pennant Triumph
The 1952 White Sox surge stems from sharp pitching and solid all around play, echoing the 1906 rally led by Jiggs Donahue and a strong defense. It recalls Ed Walsh and Doc White on the mound, Billy Sullivan behind the plate, and a celebrated pitching staff that propelled Chicago to the pennant and world series glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sox
Grantland
Paul Richards
Cleveland
Larry Lajoie
Sox
Billy Sullivan
Ed Walsh
Dish White
Nick Altrock
Jiggs Donahue
Frank Isbell
George Roche
Fielder Jones
Trishman
Donahue
Addie Joss
William Bernhard
Otto Hess
Dusty Rhodes
Earl Moore
Lajoie
Bill Bradley
Cotten Turner
Claude Ressman
Wild Sox
Johnny Kling
Ty Cobb
Nick Aitrack
Fog Finnegan
Fog
Ball Park
Finnegan
Reusbach
Kling
Walsh and Sullivan