Every weekday throughout the offseason, CSN White Sox Talk will pass along three completely trivial (but hopefully interesting) tidbits from White Sox history. Most of these notes come from Baseball-Reference's Play Index. Today, we look at pitchers who were afraid or not allowed to pitch to Frank Thomas.
10: The number of walks Gary Peters allowed on Sept. 13, 1967. He pitched an 11-inning complete game, struck out seven, allowed one hit and no runs. That walk total is the highest for any White Sox pitcher who allowed no runs in an outing. Peters only induced three double plays and didn't pick anyone off in the start, which is somewhat surprising given the shutout.
3: The number of times Jose Contreras walked at least five in a start an escaped without allowing a run. No other White Sox pitcher this decade can say they've done that. Two of those starts came in 2007, Contreras' worst year in a Sox uniform, but on Sept. 7, 2005, Contreras walked five over 7 23 innings without allowing a run in a 1-0 win over Kansas City.
12: The most number of walks a White Sox pitcher has ever allowed in a game, that dozen coming from the right arm of Vallie Eaves on April 22, 1940 against Detroit. Eaves threw 7 23 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) and struck out seven with those 12 free passes.
Bonus: No White Sox pitcher has walked eight or more opponents in a game since Scott Eyre walked eight Angels on May 12, 1998. The last White Sox pitcher to walk seven in a start is Jake Peavy, who allowed seven walks, hits and runs against the Rays April 22, 2010.