Pumpsie Green Breaks the Red Sox's Color Line
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first Black player to appear for the Boston Red Sox, the last major league team to integrate, more than twelve years after Jackie Robinson's debut.
Chicago, IL · 1910–1990 · also known as White Sox Park
Comiskey Park I was a ballpark in Chicago, IL. The first major-league game the register places here was on July 1, 1910 and the last on September 30, 1990. The register files it under the American League. It was also known as White Sox Park.
6,265 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1910 and 1990. The game logs list the Chicago White Sox as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 28,000. 27 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Pumpsie Green Breaks the Red Sox's Color Line in 1959, Joe Benz's No-Hitter in 1914, and Vern Kennedy's No-Hitter in 1935.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 1, 1910, when the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 2–0. Barney Pelty started for the St. Louis Browns and Ed Walsh for the Chicago White Sox. Tommy Connolly was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 30, 1990, when the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 2–1. Rich DeLucia started for the Seattle Mariners and Jack McDowell for the Chicago White Sox. Joe Brinkman was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 55,555, for a game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox on May 20, 1973.
The major leagues also played in Chicago, IL at Lake Front Park I (1871–1871), 23rd Street Park (1872–1877), Lake Front Park II (1878–1882), Lake Front Park III (1883–1884), and South Side Park I (1884–1884), and 6 other grounds.
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first Black player to appear for the Boston Red Sox, the last major league team to integrate, more than twelve years after Jackie Robinson's debut.
Joe Benz threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Naps on May 31, 1914, winning 6–1.
Vern Kennedy threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Indians on August 31, 1935, winning 5–0.
Bill Dietrich threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the St. Louis Browns on June 1, 1937, winning 8–0.
Bob Feller threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 1940, winning 1–0.
Bob Keegan threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Washington Senators on August 20, 1957, winning 6–0.
Bill Monbouquette threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on August 1, 1962, winning 1–0.
Joe Horlen threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Detroit Tigers on September 10, 1967, winning 6–0.
Jack Morris threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Chicago White Sox on April 7, 1984, winning 4–0.
Andy Hawkins threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 1, 1990.
Baby Doll Jacobson hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Browns against the Chicago White Sox on April 17, 1924.
Roy Carlyle hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on July 21, 1925.
Mickey Vernon hit for the cycle for the Washington Senators against the Chicago White Sox on May 19, 1946.
Joe DiMaggio hit for the cycle for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on May 20, 1948.
Elmer Valo hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Chicago White Sox on August 2, 1950.
Brooks Robinson hit for the cycle for the Baltimore Orioles against the Chicago White Sox on July 15, 1960.
Lyman Bostock hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Chicago White Sox on July 24, 1976.
Carlton Fisk hit for the cycle for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals on May 16, 1984.
Robin Yount hit for the cycle for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Chicago White Sox on June 12, 1988.
Lou Gehrig hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on May 4, 1929.
Merv Connors hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Philadelphia Athletics on September 17, 1938.
Charlie Keller hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 28, 1940.
Ted Williams hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on May 8, 1957.
Mike Epstein hit three home runs for the Washington Senators against the Chicago White Sox on May 16, 1969.
Paul Blair hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Chicago White Sox on April 29, 1970.
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