This Day in Baseball: The White Sox Steal Eleven

By Precious Sanders @pdsanders99

In a game against the St. Louis Browns on July 7, 1909, the Chicago White Sox stole 11 bases as a team, including three steals by third baseman Billy Purtell. The Sox also stole home plate three times, en route to a 15-3 victory at South Side Park.

South Side Park, 1907 (Chicago Daily News)