Peter,

In the half-century between 1953 (Billy Pierce) and 2003 (Esteban Loiza) who was the only White Sox pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts?

Hint: #1 Mickey Mantle hit more home runs off him than Mantle did off any other pitcher.

Hint: #2 The year he finished third in Most Valuable Player voting, the two ahead of him were teammates.

Hit: #3 He was a teammate of Hall of Famer Ted Lyons and also of Tommy John.

Monday’s question answered:

Q. Who pitched the first National League perfect game in the Modern Era?

Hint: #1 He was the first twentieth century pitcher to rack up a thousand career strikeouts in each league (NL/AL).

Hint: #2 After his playing and coaching career, he began representing players as their agent.

A. JIM BUNNING  [SABR Bio]

– Ans. The only NL perfectos preceding Bunning’s on Fathers’ Day 21-Jun-1964, were both in 1880. There have been 6 since.

– #1 Bunning’s K total was 2,855 — 1,406 w/DET & 1,449 w/PHI, PIT & LAD.

– #2 He had at 30 clients contracted when he first entered politics.

FCR – Brett Moore, Studio City, California

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