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| Breaking News |  | Chicago 1956 Round 2 Champions
Friday, October 19th, 1956: At Comiskey Park today Chicago outclassed the Chicago Cubs 1-0 and won the Major League Baseball Round 2 for the 5th time in its club history.
The White Sox rounded out the 1956 season with a 89-65 mark and wound up in second place in the American pennant chase. |
 | Cardinals May Trade Clifton
Friday, October 19th, 1956: In the latest churning of the rumor mill, reports indicate that 35-year-old third baseman Herman Clifton of the St. Louis Cardinals could be on the trading block. While the player refused to comment, the team did not outright deny the claims. "If it'll help this team, we'll make a move," said one team official. |
| Veteran Hutchinson Signs with White Sox
Monday, October 15th, 1956: Happy times in Chicago as the White Sox and star starting pitcher Fred Hutchinson put the finishing touches on a $2,850,000 contract extension that will keep the 37-year-old in town 3 years longer.
The signing is great news for Chicago because players of this caliber are hard to come by.
This year in 39 starts, Hutchinson has recorded 26 wins and absorbed 7 losses. He has pitched 323.1 innings, allowed 260 hits, struck out 187 and has a 2.48 ERA.
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