By proclamation of Gov. James Thompson and Mayor Richard M.Daley, Wednesday was Carlton Fisk Day in Illinois and Chicago. Itwas Fisk Night at Comiskey Park, in recognition of his White Sox andmajor league home run records.
Sox catcher Fisk was presented with a photo plaque of memorablemoments from this season, a gold watch and a ring especially createdby Sox management. In a short pre-game speech, Fisk thanked bothmanager Jeff Torborg and former manager Tony LaRussa, now withOakland. Wednesday's crowd was so large - swelled by Straight A coupon night- that many of those who did get into Comiskey Park did not have aseat. Officials turned away many with coupons and …
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