News - Gordon Beckham
--Out of the Park for Parkinson's Campaign Launches its Second Season-- CHICAGO and MIAMI, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gordon Beckham, second baseman for the Chicago White Sox, is making a donation to the National Parkinson Foundation for every home run that he hits during the 2011 season and he is asking his fans to join him.
Gordon Beckham's RBI single capped a four-run fifth Saturday and helped the Chicago White Sox edge Baltimore 4-3. Chicago's other runs in the fifth scored on Jermaine Dye's two-run homer and A.J.
Ramon Castro's three-run homer in the sixth put Chicago in front Wednesday and the White Sox completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland 6-2. Chicago won its fifth straight and inched within three games of division-leading Detroit in the American League Central. Jose Contreras (3-7) continued to turn his season around with an eight-inning effort, during which he gave up two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts.
Gordon Beckham was 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs Tuesday to help the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 11-4. The game was called in the seventh inning because of rain. Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer and Josh Fields a solo homer for the White Sox, who had 17 hits.
Gordon Beckham's second hit Saturday, a ninth-inning RBI single, boosted the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 inter-league win over the Chicago Cubs. Scott Podsednik led the White Sox with four hits -- one a fifth-inning solo homer -- and three RBI. A.J.
