In the storied chronicles of the Chicago White Sox, the names Jerry Reinsdorf and Charles Comiskey conjure very differing sentiments. Both have had a storied tenure at the helm of a franchise, and ...
White Sox founder and owner Charles Comiskey died in his home in Eagle River, Wis. He left his entire estate to his son, Louis Comiskey (including the White Sox) assets valued at $1,529,707 million ...
The image above is that of Charles Comiskey. Comiskey was the owner of the so-called Black Sox who threw the 1919 World Series. In retrospect, it seems like Comiskey’s cheapness was a contributing ...
It’s opening day and there might not be a team in baseball that looks forward to wiping its slate clean more than the Chicago White Sox, who set a record for most losses in 2024. As the team begins ...
In a telegram discovered in 2012, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey told scout George Mills that the asking price for pitcher Babe Ruth ($16,000) was too high. At the time, Ruth was playing for the ...
It may be hard to believe, but a White Sox stadium was actually built in Chicago with private funds. Even more astonishing, the home team not only played in it for more than 30 years before it needed ...
In the wake of the Black Sox, fortunes were going to turn hard against the fortunes of the South Siders — but don’t blame ...
Matt Holliday, Julián Javier and Charles Comiskey were announced as the three inductees for the Class of 2022 in the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame on Friday. Since 2014, the St. Louis Cardinals ...
HINSDALE, Ill. - Charles Albert "Chuck" Comiskey II, grandson and namesake of the Chicago White Sox founder and a former front-office executive and co-owner during the "Go Go Sox" years in the 1950s, ...
When Grace Reidy, daughter of a Chicago traction executive, set off on her honeymoon in 1913, she had plenty of company. Two baseball teams went with her —the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants ...