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Comiskey Park I

Chicago, IL · 1910–1990 · also known as White Sox Park

Comiskey Park I
Photo: User Rdikeman on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
5,873
Games on file
1912
First
1990
Last

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.

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1959

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.

1914

Joe Benz's No-Hitter

Joe Benz threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Naps on May 31, 1914, winning 6–1.

1935

Vern Kennedy's No-Hitter

Vern Kennedy threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Indians on August 31, 1935, winning 5–0.

1937

Bill Dietrich's No-Hitter

Bill Dietrich threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the St. Louis Browns on June 1, 1937, winning 8–0.

1940

Bob Feller's No-Hitter

Bob Feller threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 1940, winning 1–0.

1957

Bob Keegan's No-Hitter

Bob Keegan threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Washington Senators on August 20, 1957, winning 6–0.

1962

Bill Monbouquette's No-Hitter

Bill Monbouquette threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on August 1, 1962, winning 1–0.

1967

Joe Horlen's No-Hitter

Joe Horlen threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Detroit Tigers on September 10, 1967, winning 6–0.

1984

Jack Morris's No-Hitter

Jack Morris threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Chicago White Sox on April 7, 1984, winning 4–0.

1990

Andy Hawkins's No-Hitter

Andy Hawkins threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 1, 1990.

1924

Baby Doll Jacobson Hits for the Cycle, 1924

Baby Doll Jacobson hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Browns against the Chicago White Sox on April 17, 1924.

1925

Roy Carlyle Hits for the Cycle, 1925

Roy Carlyle hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on July 21, 1925.

1946

Mickey Vernon Hits for the Cycle, 1946

Mickey Vernon hit for the cycle for the Washington Senators against the Chicago White Sox on May 19, 1946.

1948

Joe DiMaggio Hits for the Cycle, 1948

Joe DiMaggio hit for the cycle for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on May 20, 1948.

1950

Elmer Valo Hits for the Cycle, 1950

Elmer Valo hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Chicago White Sox on August 2, 1950.

1960

Brooks Robinson Hits for the Cycle, 1960

Brooks Robinson hit for the cycle for the Baltimore Orioles against the Chicago White Sox on July 15, 1960.

1976

Lyman Bostock Hits for the Cycle, 1976

Lyman Bostock hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Chicago White Sox on July 24, 1976.

1984

Carlton Fisk Hits for the Cycle, 1984

Carlton Fisk hit for the cycle for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals on May 16, 1984.

1988

Robin Yount Hits for the Cycle, 1988

Robin Yount hit for the cycle for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Chicago White Sox on June 12, 1988.

1929

Lou Gehrig's Three-Home-Run Game, 1929

Lou Gehrig hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on May 4, 1929.

1938

Merv Connors's Three-Home-Run Game, 1938

Merv Connors hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Philadelphia Athletics on September 17, 1938.

1940

Charlie Keller's Three-Home-Run Game, 1940

Charlie Keller hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 28, 1940.

1957

Ted Williams's Three-Home-Run Game, 1957

Ted Williams hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on May 8, 1957.

1969

Mike Epstein's Three-Home-Run Game, 1969

Mike Epstein hit three home runs for the Washington Senators against the Chicago White Sox on May 16, 1969.

1970

Paul Blair's Three-Home-Run Game, 1970

Paul Blair hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Chicago White Sox on April 29, 1970.

Further reading: Wikipedia