Good morning!
With Tristan Peters' walk-off base on balls Thursday afternoon, he secured the first back-to-back walk-off winners for the White Sox since 2023. He also marked the thirtieth recorded instance in franchise history of a walk-off walk, and the first time since August of 2015.
In so doing, it afforded the opportunity for a Sporcle theme never considered: who else in franchise history has gotten on base via a walk to get the walk-off? Will you achieve semantic satiation as I have, seeing the word "walk" so many times in about 100 words? Possibly! As mentioned above, there are thirty instances: how many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the date of the game, the position of the player, and the opponent.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- Darold Knowles is the only opposing pitcher to have allowed two walk-off walks against the White Sox. He had four (!) in his career.
- The Athletics franchise has recorded the most walk-off walks with 44. The Dodgers are second with 36, while the Sox are tied with the Phillies, with sixth-most all-time.
- Ron Swoboda is the batter to record the most such instances with four, while John Wyatt set the record for pitchers, with five. Darold Knowles breathes a sigh of relief.
All data from stathead.com
