Mercedes had said this week he couldn’t wait for the fans to ‘‘meet the Yerminator.’’ ‘‘They love me right now,’’ he said after his latest performance. Mercedes’ homer came after Jose Abreu, responding to chants of ‘‘M-V-P,’’ lined a double with two outs and Moncada homered. Mercedes’ blast, his second of the season, added another sensational layer to his unthinkable start to the season. Only homers by Joe Borchard (504 feet) on Aug. 30, 2004, against the Phillies and Frank Thomas (495 feet) on July 23, 2002, against the Twins traveled farther on the Sox’ list of longest blasts at the ballpark. And then Lynn found a way to upstage Mercedes. He struck out Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi and Carlos Santana in order in the first on his way to the second shutout and fourth complete game of his career.
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CHICAGO Here’s a look at the Top 5 seasons in White Sox history, along with a few White Sox teams who just missed.
1. 1917
The White Sox have won three World Series titles but have won 100 games exactly one time in franchise history a total reached via a 100-54-2 record in ’17. A team featuring catcher Ray Schalk, second baseman Eddie Collins, third baseman Buck Weaver and Shoeless Joe Jackson in the outfield beat the New York Giants in six games to claim baseball’s top prize. Eddie Cicotte stood No. 1 on the pitching staff with 28 wins, 29 complete games, a 1.53 ERA and seven shutouts, while Red Faber, Lefty Williams and Reb Russell also made strong mound contributions. Faber earned the wins in Games 2, 5 and 6 of the World Series and lost Game 4.