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The Base Ball Palace of the World: Comiskey Park
Paperback
Series: Sabr Cities and Stadiums, Book 71
ISBN13: 9781970159141
Publisher: Soc For Amer Baseball Res
Published: Oct 14 2019
Pages: 314
Weight: 1.61
Height: 0.66 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Comiskey Park, affectionately known as the Base Ball Palace of the World, was the home of the Chicago White Sox for parts of nine decades, from 1910 to 1990. Despite being built on the site of a former dump, the ballpark's address was one of baseball's most iconic. At the intersection of 35th Street and Shields Avenue, it sat in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city.
The Base Ball Palace of the World: Comiskey Park is our humble volume which aims to evoke memories of the storied ballpark and introduce others to its exciting history through detailed summaries of more than 80 games played there and several feature essays. The volume is a collaborative and tireless effort of 50 members of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Among the gems presented in this book we have Big Ed Walsh's no-hitter in 1911, several Negro League contests including the 1933 All-Star Game, Game One of the 1959 World Series, Disco Demolition night, the 1983 All-Star game, and many more, including:
July 1, 1910: Baseball Palace Opens, Bob LeMoine
August 27, 1911: Big Ed Walsh No-Hitter, Gregory H. Wolf
August 29, 1915: Shutout in 68 Minutes, Richard Riis
October 6, 1917: World Series Arrives, John Bauer
September 24, 1919: Clinch AL Pennant, Jacob Pomrenke
October 9, 1919: Reds Win First Championship, Mike Lynch
June 22, 1921: Hooper Homers Twice, Gordon Gattie
May 29, 1925: The Line Drive That Changed History, Matthew M. Clifford
July 6, 1933: A Dream Realized, Lyle Spatz
August 11, 1935: The Mule Kicks the Maestro, Frank Amoroso
April 16, 1940: Feller's No-Hitter, C. Paul Rogers III
August 1, 1943: 51,723 See Satchel Paige, Bob Lemoine
September 9, 1944: Lopat Slings Extra-Inning Gem, Tom Pardo
September 26, 1947: Negro League World Series, Ken Carrano and Richard Cuicchi
July 11, 1950: Schoendienst's Extra-Inning, C. Paul Rogers III
October 1, 1950: Gus Zernial's Three Homers, Richard Cuicchi
May 1, 1951: Miñoso & Mantle Firsts, Mark S. Sternman
July 3, 1952: Eddie Robinson Knocks in Seven, Stephen D. Boren
May 1, 1959: Early Wynn One-Hitter, Scott Ferkovich
October 1, 1959: White Sox Clobber Dodgers, Russ Lake
October 8, 1959: Dodgers Win Series, Alan Cohen
June 26, 1960: Early Wynn 275th Career Victory, Mike Huber
September 21, 1962: Electrifying Game-Ending Rally, Richard Riis
July 15, 1963: Gary Peters Near-Perfect Game, Richard Cuicchi
September 6, 1967: Four-Way Tie for First Place, Russ Lake
May 17, 1968: Joe Horlen Extra-Inning Shutout, John Gabcik
August 28, 1968: Convention Turmoil, Doug Feldmann
September 30, 1971: Bill Melton Leads League in Homers, Joe Schuster
April 18, 1972: Wilbur Wood Three-Hit Shutout, Bob Wood
May 26, 1973: Two-Day Marathon, Joseph Wancho
May 14, 1977: Spencer Knocks in Eight, Don Zminda
July 14, 1979: Irish Night Brings Luck, Mark Mullane
October 4, 1981: Season Finale, Thomas J. Brown Jr.
July 7, 1982: Baines Belts Three, Katie Dickson with Gregory H. Wolf
July 6, 1983: Golden All-Star Anniversary, Brian Wright
October 7, 1983: Routed in First Playoff Game in 24 Years, Brian P. Wood
May 8-9, 1984: Longest Game in History, Ken Carrano
May 16, 1984: Carlton Fisk Hits for the Cycle, Mike Huber
July 22, 1987: Baines Sets Franchise HR Record, Brandon Lee
April 7, 1984: Jack Morris No-Hitter, Nathan Bierma
July 17, 1989: Fisk 2,000th Hit, Paul Hofmann
July 1, 1990 Hawkins Loses in No-No, Stew Thornley
September 30, 1990 Farewell, old beauty, John Bauer
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