These new essays and memories cover the history and evolution of the former home of the Chicago White Sox, as well as its importance to its surrounding neighborhoods, and to the city of Chicago. The essays cover Charles Comiskey and the location of the ballpark; the neighborhoods that surround the site; the dimensions and configurations of Old Comiskey Park; a summary of All-Star, World Series, and playoff games played there; Negro League baseball at Comiskey Park; Bill Veeck; the ballpark as host to events and sports other than White Sox baseball; and an analysis of the evolution of the famous ""exploding scoreboard,"" the original model for today's modern sports stadium boards. Former players, White Sox personnel and fans contributed memories, including substantial pieces by Roland Hemond and Nancy Faust.
Edited by:
Floyd Sullivan,
David Cicotello,
Angelo J. Louisa
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780786475926
ISBN 10: 0786475927
Series: McFarland Historic Ballparks
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 20 June 2014
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword delete(Mike Veeck) Introduction delete(Floyd Sullivan) I—History and Background The Neighborhoods delete(Carl Rinder) Diamond in the Rough: The Transformation of a Forgotten Area into a Home for Baseball delete(Richard A. Smiley) Inside the Park: Dimensions and Configurations of Comiskey Park I (Ronald M. Selter) Special Years at Comiskey Park: All-Star Games, the American League Championship Series and the World Series delete(Stephen D. Boren) Negro League Baseball at Comiskey Park delete(Christopher Kamka) Bill Veeck and Comiskey Park delete(Dan Helpingstine) From Wrestling to Football to Rock ’n’ Roll: Comiskey Park as a Multiuse Venue delete(Floyd Sullivan) II—Memories of Old Comiskey Park Mary Frances Veeck Remembers Husband Bill and the ’59 White Sox Football at Old Comiskey Park delete(Stormy Bidwill) The Chicago Cardinals at Old Comiskey Park: Ray Geraci and Carl Scichili in the Football Press Box Interview delete(Floyd Sullivan) Take Me Out to Old Comiskey Park delete(Greg Prince) Tearing Down the Old Ballpark, 1991 Part I. Erasing Comiskey Park from the Face of the Earth (Patrick T. Reardon) Part II. Demolition delete(Eric Hess) Players and Personnel Remember Fans Remember Appendix—The Scoreboard delete(Floyd Sullivan) Bibliography About the Contributors and Interviewees Index
Floyd Sullivan, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a writer and photographer and lives in Chicago. His Cubs blog is www.waiting4cubs.com.
Reviews for Old Comiskey Park: Essays and Memories of the Historic Home of the Chicago White Sox, 1910-1991
an historical book series such as the McFarland Historic Ballparks collection, whose latest installment encompasses the 81 year story of Old Comiskey Park in Chicago, the long-time home of Barack Obama's beloved White Sox --<i>Life.nationalpost.com</i>; for anyone who loved the old park, it's an absolute must-have, and for any White Sox fan or student of baseball history, it's a great read. --Kurt Smith, author of <i>Ballpark E-Guides</i> series.
