April 6: A great day for White Sox baseball

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It's a good thing the Sox are starting the season on April 6:

- They are 14-6 on this date in Franchise history
- They have won five straight April 6 games
- They haven't lost on April 6 since 2001
- They have won 13 of their last 14 on today's date
- This will be their fourth April 6 opener (they're 2-1 so far)

There have been a lot of exciting moments along the way. Here's the complete list of April 6 contests, which date back to 1974:

2011: Sox rally for four with two outs in the 9 off Joakim Soria to take a 7-6 lead, but Thornton blows the save. Sox score three in the 12th for the 10-7 win at Kauffman Stadium.
2008: Sox light up Justin Verlander for nine runs (four earned) and nine hits. Buehrle gets the decision in 13-2 blowout at Comerica Park.
2005: Sox erase 3-0 deficit in ninth inning off Indians' closer Bob Wickman when Paul Konerko (with a runner on) and Jermaine Dye go back-to-back; Juan Uribe knocks in the winning run on a sac fly.
2003: 9-run eighth inning (eight unearned) and go on to win 10-2 at home vs Tigers.
2002: 14-0 win at Kauffman Stadium.
2001: 10-9 10-inning loss vs Tigers.
2000: 6-2 win at Texas

1999: 11-3 win in Seattle -- Sox crush Jamie Moyer (6 IP, 11 H, 8 ER)
1998: 5-4 win vs Rangers
1997: 5-3 win vs Tigers -- Jaime Navarro pitches seven scoreless with 11 K
1996: 8-4 win at Angels -- Alex Fernandez pitches eight innings and strikes out 10 Halos.
1994: 9-2 win at the Skydome -- Robin Ventura and Darrin Jackson each hit two home runs.
1993: 10-5 Opening Day win at the Metrodome.

1989: 3-2 win in California -- Bert Blyleven gets the no decision for the Halos.
1988: 4-2 loss vs Angels in 10 innings.
1987: 5-4 Opening Day win in Kansas City.
1984: 3-2 loss vs Tigers -- Jack Morris no-hits them the next day.
1983: 4-1 loss in Texas -- Sox start season 0-3, but finish 99-63.

1979: Jim Palmer hands Sox 5-3 Opening Day loss in Baltimore.
1974: White Sox lose 3-2 vs Angels -- Bill Melton hit a homer.

Total: 14-6 (13-1 in last 14)

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