Wilson Alvarez--1992
On This Date in Major League
History, August 11, 1991…
In his first big league start, Wilson
Alvarez failed to get out of the first
inning, allowing three hits and two walks
before manager Bobby Valentine
grabbed the 19-year-old from further
embarrassment.
Toronto center fielder Junior Felix
opened the game with a line drive single
to center and came home on a long
home run to left by shortstop Tony
Fernandez. Third baseman Kelly Gruber
continued the organized batting practice
with a big blast of his own to center.
Walks to George Bell and Fred McGriff
prompted the managerial march by
Valentine.
Five days later, the southpaw was traded
by Texas to the White Sox on July 29.
1989 along with Sammy Sosa for Harold
Baines and Fred Manrique. It would take
a couple of solid minor league seasons
before Alvarez would join the Chicago
rotation during their pennant drive of
1991.
Taking the mound for his second major
league start with an infinite ERA courtesy
of his lone start with Texas in '89, Alvarez
would no-hit the Baltimore Orioles in his
White Sox debut on August 11, 1991. It
wasn’t a pretty affair, as the lefty walked
five and his defense committed an error
behind him. However, it was an easy win
for the White Sox who would finish as
bridesmaids in the American League
West, as Chicago posted four early runs
en route to a 7-0- win in Baltimore.
The win propelled Alvarez to a 3-2 mark
on the season and into the White Sox
future plans that saw the native
Venezuelan go 67-50 in seven seasons
for the Pale Hose, which included an All-
Star appearance in 1994.
The no-hitter also brought Alvarez to a
meeting with Ghostbusters in his 1992
card by Score, as his cardboard is a
cultural sign of the times of the early
1990s.
(8/11/10)
History, August 11, 1991…
In his first big league start, Wilson
Alvarez failed to get out of the first
inning, allowing three hits and two walks
before manager Bobby Valentine
grabbed the 19-year-old from further
embarrassment.
Toronto center fielder Junior Felix
opened the game with a line drive single
to center and came home on a long
home run to left by shortstop Tony
Fernandez. Third baseman Kelly Gruber
continued the organized batting practice
with a big blast of his own to center.
Walks to George Bell and Fred McGriff
prompted the managerial march by
Valentine.
Five days later, the southpaw was traded
by Texas to the White Sox on July 29.
1989 along with Sammy Sosa for Harold
Baines and Fred Manrique. It would take
a couple of solid minor league seasons
before Alvarez would join the Chicago
rotation during their pennant drive of
1991.
Taking the mound for his second major
league start with an infinite ERA courtesy
of his lone start with Texas in '89, Alvarez
would no-hit the Baltimore Orioles in his
White Sox debut on August 11, 1991. It
wasn’t a pretty affair, as the lefty walked
five and his defense committed an error
behind him. However, it was an easy win
for the White Sox who would finish as
bridesmaids in the American League
West, as Chicago posted four early runs
en route to a 7-0- win in Baltimore.
The win propelled Alvarez to a 3-2 mark
on the season and into the White Sox
future plans that saw the native
Venezuelan go 67-50 in seven seasons
for the Pale Hose, which included an All-
Star appearance in 1994.
The no-hitter also brought Alvarez to a
meeting with Ghostbusters in his 1992
card by Score, as his cardboard is a
cultural sign of the times of the early
1990s.
(8/11/10)
