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#97 – Luis Salazar

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Name: Luis Salazar

Rank: 97

Position: 3B/OF

Years With White Sox: 1985-1986

Luis Salazar came to the White Sox, along with Tim Lollar, Bill Long, and Ozzie Guillen, in the December 6, 1984 trade that sent LaMarr Hoyt to the Padres.  Salazar split time between third base and the outfield for the 1985 White Sox, posting a .245 average with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs.  His season came to a premature end when, on September 23, he tore his PCL against the Angels.

After off-season surgery, Salazar spent most of 1986 rehabbing his knee.  He was activated off the disabled list on August 8, but went back on the DL on the 16th, appearing in just 4 games.  That December, he was released by the White Sox.

Salazar’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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#159 – Oscar Gamble

Veeck4Name: Oscar Gamble

Rank: 159

Position: DH

Years With White Sox: 1977, 1985

With the 1977 season about to get underway, Oscar Gamble, along with Robert Polinsky, LaMarr Hoyt, and $200,000, was traded to the White Sox from the Yankees in exchange for Bucky Dent.  As one of the spark plugs for the team that would eventually become known as the South Side Hitmen, Gamble had a career year, hitting 31 home runs with a .297 average and a .588 slugging percentage.

Owner Bill Veeck couldn’t afford to keep Gamble past the 1977 season, so he was allowed to leave as a free agent.  But his time on the south side wasn’t done, as Gamble returned to the White Sox as a free agent in 1985.  Unfortunately, his second go around did not go as well.

Gamble split time at DH with Ron Kittle, but did not put up much offense.  He managed a paltry 4 home runs with a lowly .203 average.  He was designated for assignment on August 12 to make room for rookie Joe DeSa.  “The fact Oscar only hit four homers doesn`t mean he didn`t help us,” manager Tony LaRussa said.  “What he needed to do was hit for a higher average. He had one of the highest on-base percentages on the club with all his walks. I thought Oscar did all right with us.”

Gamble’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:

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2014 Tickets – Southside Edition

Word came down yesterday afternoon that Cub season tickets had started to arrive, so imagine my surprise when I got home and found this sitting on my doorstep:

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Inside the box were the two ticket books, a collection of parking passes, and some miscellaneous paperwork.  The tickets themselves have returned to a portrait orientation, and feature photos of all-time White Sox greats.

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#299 – Bill Long

billlongName: Bill Long

Rank: 299

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1985, 1987-1990

Bill Long was acquired by the White Sox along with Ozzie Guillen, Tim Lollar, and Luis Salazar from the Padres in exchange for LaMarr Hoyt in December of 1984.  Long made his major league debut that July against the Indians, going 5 innings and getting a no decision in the White Sox loss.  Long finished the year with a disappointing 10.29 ERA in 4 games with the big league club.

That performance helped keep Long at Triple A for the entire 1986 season, but he bounced back in 1987, making 23 starts for a White Sox team that finished in 5th place.  1988 saw Long spend more time in the bullpen, finishing the season with a career high in appearances.  The next year was even better, as Long put up a career best 3.92 ERA in only 30 games.

April of 1990 saw Long appear in 4 games, giving up 5 runs in less than 6 innings before GM Larry Himes decided it was time for Long to move on.  As the month drew to a close, Long was traded across town to the Cubs in exchange for a minor league pitcher.

Long’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: Continue reading →

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#305 – Tim Lollar

timlollarName: Tim Lollar

Rank: 305

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1985

Tim Lollar was acquired by the White Sox in December of 1984 from the Padres along with Bill Long, Luis Salazar, and a minor league shortstop named Ozzie Guillen in exchange for 2 minor leaguers and former Cy Young award winner LaMarr Hoyt.  Lollar started the 1985 campaign in the rotation for the South Siders, but by late May, his spot was getting skipped and he started getting work out of the bullpen.  It seemed that his time with the White Sox would be short.

Trade rumors around Lollar started swirling in June, with the Red Sox looking like a likely landing spot.  Initial reports had Boston offering Wade Boggs, Bruce Hurst and Mark Clear in exchange for Richard Dotson and Luis Salazar.  The White Sox countered with Lollar, Salazar and a relief pitcher for Boggs.  While a blockbuster involving the future Hall of Famer obviously never materialized, the two Soxes eventually came to a meeting of the minds on Lollar, with him heading to Boston in early June in exchange for outfielder Reid Nichols.

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