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| The Baseball Palace of the World
Old Comiskey Park |
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| Location | 324 West 35th St. Chicago, Illinois 60616 (now demolished) |
| Opened | July 1, 1910 |
| Closed | September 30, 1990 |
| Demolished | 1991 |
| Owner | Chicago White Sox |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $750,000 USD; |
| Architect | Zachary Taylor Davis, Osborn Engineering |
| Former names | White Sox Park (1910-1912, 1962-1975) |
| Tenants | Chicago White Sox (AL) (1910-1990) Chicago Cubs (NL) (1918 World Series) Chicago Cardinals (NFL) (1922-1925), (1929-1958) Chicago Bulls (AFL) (1926) Chicago American Giants (1941-1952) (Negro Leagues) Chicago Mustangs (NASL) (1968) Chicago Sting (NASL) (1980-1985) |
| Capacity | 28,800 (1910) 52,000 (1927) 50,000 (1938) 51,000 (1939) 50,000 (1940) 46,550 (1942) 50,934 (1953) 44,492 (1969) 43,951 (1990) |
| Field dimensions | (1910) Foul lines - 363 ft / 111 m (1986) |
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Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series (one of which was played by the Chicago Cubs due to lack of seating at Wrigley Field) and more than 6,000 major league games. Charles Albert "The Old Roman" Comiskey ( August 15, 1859 &ndash October 26, 1931) was a Major League Baseball player Zachary Taylor Davis ( May 26 1872, Aurora Illinois – December 16 1946, Chicago, Illinois) was the architect For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago
The successor to Comiskey Park was built across 35th Street to the south, and was also named Comiskey Park (or "New" Comiskey Park) until 2003, when it was renamed U.S. Cellular Field. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. US Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago Illinois. The original Comiskey Park is now sometimes known as "Old Comiskey Park".
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Early years
The park was built on a former city dump that Comiskey bought in 1909 to replace the wooden South Side Park. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting South Side Park was the name used for three different Baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago Illinois at different times and whose sites were all just a few blocks It was originally built as White Sox Park, but within three years was renamed for White Sox founder and owner Charles Comiskey. Charles Albert "The Old Roman" Comiskey ( August 15, 1859 &ndash October 26, 1931) was a Major League Baseball player The original name, White Sox Park, was restored in 1962, but it went back to the Comiskey Park name in 1976. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Comiskey Park was very modern for its time. It was the fourth concrete-and-steel stadium in the major leagues, and the third in the American League. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in As originally built, it sat almost 29,000, a record at the time. Briefly, it retained the nickname "The Baseball Palace of the World. "
The park's design was strongly influenced by Sox pitcher Ed Walsh, and was known for its pitcher-friendly proportions (362 feet to the foul poles, 420 feet down the middle). This article deals with Ed Walsh baseball player For other meanings see Ed Walsh (disambiguation. Later changes were made, but the park remained more or less favorable to defensive teams. For many years this reflected on the White Sox style of play: solid defense, and short, quick hits. The 1959 American League Most Valuable Player, Nellie Fox, who led the White Sox to the 1959 American League championship, was known for his frequent hit production. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacob Nelson Fox ( December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Chicago
The first game in Comiskey Park was a 2-0 loss to the St. Louis Browns on July 1, 1910. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Baseball World Series - Philadelphia Athletics defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 Boxing The last game at Comiskey was a win, 2-1, over Seattle on September 30, 1990. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The White Sox won their first-ever home night game, over St. Louis on August 14, 1939, 5-2. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The first no-hitter at Comiskey Park was hurled by Vern Kennedy on August 31, 1935 in a 5-0 shutout over Cleveland. Lloyd Vernon (Vern Kennedy ( March 20, 1907 - January 28, 1993) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.
World Series
Comiskey Park was the site of four World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In 1917, the Chicago White Sox won games 1, 2 and 5 at Comiskey Park and went on to defeat the New York Giants four games to two. In the 1917 World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants four games to two The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. It was the last Championship for the White Sox for 88 years.
In 1918 Comiskey Park hosted the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Cubs borrowed Comiskey Park for the series due to its larger seating capacity. The Red Sox defeated the Cubs four games to two. Games one, two and three were played at Comiskey Park. The Red Sox won games one and three. It was the last Championship for the Red Sox for 86 years. Attendance was under capacity in that war year. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The best crowd was game 3, with some 27,000 patrons.
In 1919 the White Sox lost the infamous "Black Sox" World Series to the Cincinnati Reds, five games to three in a nine-game series. The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. The Black Sox Scandal refers to a number of events that took place around and during the play of the 1919 World Series. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Games three, four, five and eight were played at Comiskey Park. The White Sox won game three and lost games four, five and eight.
In 1959 the White Sox lost four games to two to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1959 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers beating the American League champion Chicago White Sox, The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Games one, two and six were played at Comiskey Park. The White Sox won game one and lost games two and six.
Comiskey also saw post-season action in 1983, when the White Sox lost the American League Championship Series to the Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 1, with games 3 and 4 being in Chicago. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
All-Star Games
Comiskey Park was the site of three Major League Baseball All-Star Games, and each of them marked a turn in the direction of dominance by one league or the other:
- The first-ever All-Star Game was held there in 1933. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the first playing of the midseason exhibition Baseball game between the all-stars of the American League Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It began as a promotion by Arch Ward, sports editor of the Chicago Tribune, in connection with the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition being held on Chicago's lakefront. Arch Ward ( December 27, 1896 - July 9, 1955) was the powerful and ambitious sports editor for the Chicago Tribune and personal friend The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World's Fair held in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate The Americans defeated the Nationals, helped in part by a home run by Babe Ruth, who was nearing the end of his career, but could still swing a mighty bat. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of The game also inaugurated a stretch when the Americans dominated, winning 12 of the first 16 (skipping 1945 due to wartime travel restrictions). The 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was to have been the 13th annual playing of the midseason exhibition Baseball game between the all-stars of the American
- The park next hosted the July classic in 1950, a game unfortunately best remembered for Ted Williams' collision with the outfield wall that broke his elbow and ended his playing season. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams ( August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter Less remembered is that it began a turnaround for the Nationals, who won the game in extra innings and started to win frequently, a trend that continued for more than three decades, building up an astounding 30 wins against only 6 losses and 1 tie (during 1959-1962, two games were held each year).
- The 50th Anniversary All-Star Game in 1983 was held at Comiskey Park in commemoration of the first All-Star Game at that same venue. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The American League's lopsided win, including the first-ever grand slam in an All-Star Game, by Fred Lynn, turned out to signal an end to the National League's crushing dominance in the mid-summer classic. Frederic Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3 1952 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball During the last 8 years of the park's existence the Americans went 5-3, and they have continued to win much more often than not since then, as of 2007. Hosting a winning All-Star Game was also a good omen for the Sox, as they won their division in 1983, the first baseball title of any kind in Chicago since the Sox won the 1959 pennant.
This coincidental connection of White Sox ballparks to significant points in All-Star history would continue at U. S. Cellular Field. Beginning with the game at the Cell in 2003, new rules awarded the winning league home field advantage in the World Series. The American League All-Stars won the 2003 All-Star Game on Chicago's South Side, and began an American winning streak that has continued through 2007.
Fans
From the 1970s until its demolition in 1991, Comiskey was the oldest park still in use in Major League Baseball. Many of its known characteristics, such as the pinwheels on the scoreboard, were installed by Bill Veeck (owner of the White Sox from 1959 to 1961, and again from 1975 to 1981). William Louis Veeck Jr (ˈvɛk rhymes with "wreck" February 9 1914 &ndash January 2 1986) also known as " Sport Shirt The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 From 1960 to 1990, Sox fans were also entertained by Andy the Clown, famous for his famous Jerry Colonna-like elongated cry, "Come ooooooooooon, go! White! Sox!". Andy the Clown was the performing name of Andrew Rozdilsky Jr Jerry Colonna may refer to Jerry Colonna (entertainer, American comedy writer and performer Jerry Colonna (financier, New York City
Starting in the 1970s, Sox fans were further entertained by organist Nancy Faust who picked up on, and reinforced, the spontaneous chants of fans who were singing tunes like, "We will, we will, SOX YOU!" and the now-ubiquitous farewell to departing pitchers and ejected managers, "Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey-hey, GOOD-BYE!" Before he became an institution on the north side with the Cubs, Sox broadcaster Harry Caray was a south side icon. Nancy Faust (born March 11 1947) is the popular long-time stadium organist for the Chicago White Sox franchise in Major League Baseball " We Will Rock You " is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen. " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye " is a song written and recorded by Gary DeCarlo Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka; attributed to a then fictitious band "Steam" Harry Caray (b Harry Christopher Carabina, March 1, 1914, St Louis, Mo At some point he started "conducting" Take Me Out to the Ball Game during the seventh-inning stretch, egged on by Veeck, who (according to Harry himself) said that the fans would sing along when they realized that none of them sang any worse than Harry did. " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of Baseball although neither of its authors The seventh-inning stretch is a tradition in Baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh Inning of any game
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The largest crowd ever at Old Comiskey Park was a crowd of 55,555 (which was 11,063 over capacity) on May 20, 1973 for a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, which also had the promotion of "Bat Day". Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. By contrast, just over two years earlier, the smallest attendance at the park was recorded, with a puny number of 511 souls showing up for a game on May 6, 1971 against the Boston Red Sox. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.
"The Night Disco Died"
The most famous (or infamous) promotional event ever held at Old Comiskey was "Disco Demolition Night", organized by longtime Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl and White Sox promotions manager Mike Veeck (Bill's son) on July 12, 1979. Disco Demolition Night was a Promotional event that took place on July 12 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Steve Dahl (born November 20 1954 in Pasadena, California) has been an American Radio personality for over thirty years Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Between games of a make-up doubleheader between the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, Dahl and his crew destroyed a pile of disco records that fans had brought in in exchange for a ticket with a discounted price of 98¢ (US) in honor of Dahl's station at that time, WLUP-FM. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA In many national currencies, the cent is a monetary unit that equals 1/100 of the basic monetary unit The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been WLUP ( 979 "The Loop") is a Mainstream rock Radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan area More than 50,000 fans were in attendance, along with another 20,000 who crashed the gates even though the game was sold out. After the demolition, several thousand fans, many of them intoxicated, stormed the field. The nightcap of the doubleheader was canceled and forfeited to the Detroit Tigers.
Transitions
When Bill Veeck re-acquired the team, he took out the center field fence, reverting to the original distance to the wall (posted as 440 in the 1940s, re-measured as 445 in the 1970s). . . a tough target, but reachable by sluggers like Allen and Zisk and other members of a team that was tagged "The South Side Hit Men". For others with the same name see Richard Allen. Richard Anthony Allen (born March 8 1942, in Wampum Pennsylvania Richard Walter Zisk (born February 6, 1949 in Brooklyn New York) was a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, They were long removed from their days as "The Hitless Wonders". During that time the ballpark also featured a lounge where one could buy mixed drinks. This prompted some writers to dub Comiskey "Chicago's Largest Outdoor Saloon".
For a number of years, off and on, the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL called Comiskey Park home when they weren't playing at Normal Park or Soldier Field. The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Normal Park is the name of a former football field in Chicago, Illinois. Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Illinois, and is currently home to the NFL The 1947 NFL championship game was held at Comiskey. The 1947 National Football League Championship game was the 15th annual championship game and was held December 28, 1947 at Comiskey Park in The stadium also presented boxing matches, including World Heavyweight Championship bouts featuring Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Joseph Louis Barrow ( May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) better known as Joe Louis, was a heavyweight boxing champion. Floyd Patterson ( January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. Charles L "Sonny" Liston (May 8 1932?–January 5 1971 was a professional boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd Roller Derby, professional wrestling and soccer games were also played at Comiskey Park. Roller derby is an American -invented contact Sport —and historically a form of Sports entertainment —based on formation Roller skating Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff
Final years
During the last 8 years of its existence, Comiskey's annual attendance surpassed the 2 million mark three times, including the final season when the team contended for much of the year before losing the division title to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf received more than $200 million in public financing for the new stadium after threatening to move the club to St. Petersburg, Florida. Jerry M Reinsdorf (born February 25 1936) is a CPA, lawyer and the majority owner of both the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. The stadium now called Tropicana Field was constructed by officials in St. Tropicana Field is a Domed stadium in St Petersburg Florida, which has been the home of Major League Baseball 's Tampa Bay Rays since Petersburg in an effort to lure a Major League Baseball club to Florida. The deal was sealed in a last-minute legislative maneuver by then-governor James R. Thompson. James Robert Thompson Jr (born May 8, 1936) also known as "Big Jim Thompson" was the longest-serving Governor of the U [1]
Comiskey Park was demolished in 1991, a process that started from behind the right field corner, and took all summer. The last portion to come down was the center field bleachers and the "exploding" scoreboard. The site of the old park was turned into a parking lot to serve those attending games at the new Comiskey Park (later renamed U.S. Cellular Field). US Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago Illinois.
Bill Veeck once remarked that "There is no more beautiful sight in the world than a ballpark full of people!" On its best days, Comiskey was stuffed to the gills, with 55,000 people or more lining the aisles and even standing for nine (or eighteen) innings on the sloping ramps that criss-crossed behind the scoreboard. The nearly-fully enclosed stands had a way of capturing and reverberating the noise without any artificial enhancement. As a Chicago sportswriter once remarked, "Wrigley Field yayed and Comiskey Park roared. "
'Old' Comiskey's home plate is a marble plaque on the sidewalk next to U. S. Cellular Field, and the field is a parking lot. Foul lines are painted on the lot. Also, the spectator ramp across 35th Street is designed in such a way (partly curved, partly straight but angling east-northeast) that it echoes the outline of part of the old grandstand.
When the Sox won the 2005 World Series, their victory parade began at U. S. Cellular Field, and then circled the block where old Comiskey had stood, before heading on a route through various south side neighborhoods and toward the downtown.
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| Preceded by South Side Park |
Home of the Chicago White Sox 1910 – 1990 |
Succeeded by Comiskey Park II |
| Preceded by Normal Park Normal Park |
Home of the Chicago Cardinals 1922 – 1925 1929 – 1958 |
Succeeded by Normal Park Soldier Field |
| Preceded by First Ebbets Field Olympic Stadium |
Host of the All-Star Game 1933 1950 1983 |
Succeeded by Polo Grounds Briggs Stadium Candlestick Park |
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