Good morning!
Entering Friday evening's game against the Detroit Tigers, there is one player who has tormented the White Sox and who we will not be seeing again after Sunday: Miguel Cabrera.
Miguel Cabrera in his prime was a joy to watch even if it often came at the expense of the White Sox. 40 of his 510 home runs have come against the White Sox (third-most against any opponent), 26 of those dingers have come in Chicago which is also third-most of any stadium he has hit in. The other two? Dolphin Stadium when he was a Marlin and Comerica Park as a Tiger. And finally, though I could go on all day: of the 3,159 hits, a full 245 (7.7%) of them have been against the White Sox.
For today’s Sporcle, I thought it might be fun (?) to test your knowledge remembering who else has hit well against the White Sox over the course of their careers. To qualify, the hits must have come in the DH era (1973), and a player needed to have at least 150 hits against the White Sox. That leaves 40 names: how many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I’ve allotted 20 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I’ve provided the entire length of the player’s career (so note that extends past 1973 in some cases, but won’t include hits from before then) and the teams they played for over the course of their career (in rough chronological order, but not including any return stints to former teams).
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- While Cabrera has the fourth-most hits against the Sox of any player on this list, he drops down to 68th all-time if you expand it to 1901.
- Ty Cobb has the most hits of any player against the White Sox, with 575.
- Factoring in only home runs, Cabera is 15th on the list. Babe Ruth, unsurprisingly, has the most of any player with 98 dingers.
All data from stathead.com
