Old Comiskey Park

Floyd Sullivan a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a writer and photographer and lives in Chicago. David Cicotello is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and a contributor to its Deadball Stars volumes. A student affairs administrator at Middle Tennessee State University, he lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Angelo J. Louisa is a researcher, writer, and community educator who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he has contributed articles to books, periodicals, and websites.

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