On This Day in White Sox History: July 30, 1952

             It was a battle of the Starting Ks at Comiskey Park Wednesday afternoon as Lou Kretlow of the White Sox bested Bob Kuzava and the first-place Yankees, 7-0.  The veteran right-hander went the distance, surrendering two hits and four walks while striking out six.  Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin all took the collar for the visitors, whose lead over Chicago now stands at seven games.  The White Sox attack was paced by second baseman Nellie Fox, who went three for three with a run and an rbi, and leftfielder Minnie Minoso with three rbis.  Centerfielder Jim Rivera hit his fifth home run of the season, a solo shot, in the third inning.

The game started at 1:30 PM, by which time I was four hours and ten minutes old, having entered the world at Englewood Hospital, about four miles south of the ballpark.  My parents were both one month shy of 39.  That means this August they would have turned 100.  Clare was born four months after my 39^th birthday.

            She was four or five the day we went hitting at Grandma and Grandpa’s in the backyard; it was the first and only time I ever threw a ball to my father.  Clare put on a clinic, lining balls into the black-eyed Susans by the garage.  So, my parents had some idea what their granddaughter would turn into.

            With luck, Clare will turn 61 the November after I reach 100.