Future Hall-of-Famer, shortstop Luke Appling, collected his 2,000th hit. It came against the Red Sox helping the White Sox to a 3-2 win. The hit drove in a run in the first inning, off of Cecil “Tex” Hughson.
1954
White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman, who holds the franchise mark for most strikeouts in a game, notched another milestone. On this date against the Tigers, Harshman pitched all 16 innings in the Sox 1-0 win at Comiskey Park.
The Sox finally plated a run in the last of the 16th, on a triple by Minnie Miñoso scoring Nellie Fox.