Full Description
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.
Contents
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
