"1937 Mike Kreevich tied the MLB record, with four doubles in four straight at-bats, in a 9-1 win at Detroit. The center fielder's 4-for-6 day, with three runs and an RBI, moved his batting average up to .318. Three of his four doubles came off Tigers starting pitcher Tommy Bridges. In his second season as a regular, the 29-year-old put up 3.9 rWAR, what would hold up as his career best."
"1970 It was one of the key dates in franchise history, as Roland Hemond was hired as player personnel director to rebuild the franchise. The club would lose a team record 106 games in 1970. The very next year, after an offseason with Hemond retooling the team, the White Sox improved by 23 games, from 56 to 79 wins, and by 1972 would be a legitima"
In 1937 Mike Kreevich tied the MLB record with four doubles in four straight at-bats during a 9-1 win at Detroit, going 4-for-6 with three runs and an RBI and raising his average to .318. Three of those doubles came off Tigers starter Tommy Bridges. Kreevich finished the year with a .302/.350/.468 slash, 3.9 rWAR and a 10th-place MVP finish while leading the American League with 16 triples. In 1960 Nellie Fox missed a doubleheader due to a viral infection, pausing a lengthy consecutive-games streak. In 1961 Joe Horlen debuted in a blank jersey and earned a 9-5 win. In 1970 Roland Hemond was hired and the team improved markedly the following season.
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