1906
Born in Kiowa, Oklahoma, Rip Radcliff would not play in Major League Baseball until he was 28 years old, but he would go on to win MVP awards in three consecutive seasons.
After spending his first six seasons with the White Sox, the left fielder placed 16th in 1936 and 15th in 1937 MVP vote.
1909
Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey purchased a parcel of land on the corner of 35th and Shields from Roxanna Bowen. Comiskey Park would be constructed on the site beginning in March 1910. The steel-and-concrete stadium would be operational and open in just four months.
1934
Lackluster Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis rejected Joe Jackson’s application for reinstatement after he was suspended during the Black Sox affair.
1972
With 76% of the vote, Early Wynn—who led the White Sox to the 1959 pennant—was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Together with him, Sandy Koufax and Yogi Berra were elected. Wynn qualified on his fourth attempt, with votes of 27.9%, 46.7%, and 66.7%, but falling short of the 75% required. At the age of 36, Koufax was inducted as the youngest player ever.
In his lengthy career, Wynn won exactly 300 games. He also won the Cy Young Award for the 1959 White Sox, who won the pennant, thanks to his 22 victories, 3.17 ERA, and more than 255 innings pitched. He won 64 games throughout his five years as a player in Chicago.
