Today in White Sox History: May 25

Two extra-base hits from Harry Lord helped key a 17-inning win for the first-place White Sox on this day, 113 years ago. | Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images

A marathon game at Comiskey Park

1912

In an example of will never be again, the White Sox won a 17-inning game against Detroit, 5-4: Harry Lord led off the 17th with a double, was sacrificed to third by Walt Kuhn, and trotted home to end the nearly four-hour game on a fly ball to the wall/single from Ping Bodie.