On a night Paul Konerko was honored at U.S. Cellular Field, rookie phenom Jose Abreu also made history.
The Chicago White Sox first baseman launched his 36th homer off Kansas City Royals starter Danny Duffy in the bottom of the first inning to set a new franchise single-season rookie home-run record.
The two-run blast broke a tie with Ron Kittle's mark of 35 bombs in 1982.