Today in White Sox History: July 24
The latest Opening Day in major league history
1960
In the first game of a doubleheader at New York, future Hall-of-Famer Nellie Fox banged out his 2,000th career hit. On the afternoon he’d have a pair, in the 6-3 White Sox victory. The hit came in the first inning, on a single to left field off of Jim Coates. The Sox would split the doubleheader for the day.
2020
Because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the regular season started four months later than normal. A bizarre, bastardized, 60-game season was ordered by commissioner Rob Manfred after the owners and players union could not agree on a longer schedule.
There were also new, bizarre rules put in place, while many people questioned the wisdom of sports being played while thousands were getting infected and many were dying.
For the White Sox, hoping to build on three years of rebuilding and a terrific offseason, they hosted the Minnesota Twins on this late Opening Day — and were beat up, 10-5, immediately putting a damper on things.