Posts Tagged ‘Comiskey Park’
Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Greenville And Stays
Joesph Jefferson Wofford “Shoeless Joe” Jackson was born in 1887 in Pickens County, South Carolina, just west of Greenville. He began his professional baseball career in 1908, playing first for the Greensville Spinners and then for the Philadelphia Athletics later that season. In addition to the Athletics, Shoeless Joe also played for the Cleveland Indians…
Read MoreChicago’s South Side Park And The Neighborhood Of Lost Ballparks
South Side Park, located at the intersection of W Pershing Road and S Princeton Street in Chicago, Illinois, was the home of the Chicago White Sox from their inception in the American League in 1901 until mid way through the 1910 season. Starting in 1911, the ballpark was home to Rube Foster’s Chicago American Giants.…
Read MoreChicago’s West Side Grounds – Where The Cubs Last Won the World Series
West Side Grounds (also called West Side Park) at the intersection of S Wolcott Avenue and W Polk Street was the home of the Chicago Cubs from 1893 until 1915. It was the second ballpark in Chicago known by that name, the first being located a mile to the northeast at the intersection of South…
Read MoreComiskey Park The First
Comiskey Park, located on Chicago’s South Side, was home to the Chicago White Sox for 80 years from 1910 to 1990. The White Sox’s ballpark predated famed Wrigley Field (Weeghman Field) by four years. The Cubs did not begin play at Wrigley until 1916. The picture below shows the single-deck seating along first base. An upper deck was…
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