Peters had spent seven full and four partial seasons with the White Sox, winning 20 games once, making two All- Star teams, leading the league in ERA and winning the Rookie of the Year in 1963. On the third anniversary of his ill-fated Todd Ritchie deal, Ken Williams made good in a continued fine-tuning of his contending club: The White Sox GM sent powerful but defensively-challenged outfielder Carlos Lee to Milwaukee as part of a four-player deal after manager Ozzie Guillén lost patience with him and wanted to get away from the “home run or nothing” character the team had. The player coming back to replace him, Scott Podsednik, energized the lineup, stole more than 40 bases for the White Sox twice, made the All-Star team in 2005 and hit a dramatic, walk-off home run in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series to win it for the Sox, 7-6.
Author: Brett Ballantini
Published at: 2025-12-13 20:01:00
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