At the 1977 winter meetings, the Angels sent Dotson, their first-round pick that
June, to the White Sox in a headline-grabbing, six-player deal for outfielder Brian Downing.
Dotson reached Chicago late in 1979, tied for the AL lead with four shutouts in the strike-shortened 1981 season, but truly blossomed in 1983. While becoming the youngest White Sox pitcher in 70 years to record 20 victories (following Reb Russell in 1913), his 22-7 mark
helped Chicago to a major-league high 99 wins and the club's first playoff berth since 1959. Between the '83 and 1984 All-Star Games, he went 25-6.
Dotson missed most of 1985 with a circulatory problem near his right shoulder
that required surgery. He struggled upon his return in 1986, losing a league-high 17 games with a 5.48 ERA. During the 1987 winter meetings, Chicago
sent him to the Yankees for outfielder Dan Pasqua, whom they had long coveted.
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»April 28, 1981: Ken Singleton's consecutive-hit streak is snapped at 10 when he grounds into a double play off Chicago's Rich Dotson in the Orioles' 8–6 loss. Singleton singles and homers in his first two at bats after going 4-for-4 in each of the previous two games.
»May 18, 1983: Chicago's Rich Dotson pitches a one-hitter against the Orioles, and loses 1–0. Baltimore's lone hit is Dan Ford's 8th-inning home run.
»June 24, 1984:
At the Dome, Tim Teufel's bloop single in the 9th inning with two on turns into an inside-the-park homer when it bounces over the head of Harold Baines to give the Twins a 3–2 win over the White Sox. Rich Dotson is the unlucky loser. The Twins Bush had an IPHR in yesterday's 4–3 win over Chicago.
»August 26, 1995: Atlanta P Greg Maddux ties a major league record by notching his 16th consecutive road win, a 7-2 victory over his former team, the Cubs. Maddux now shares the record with Denny McLain, Cal McLish, and Rich Dotson.
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