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Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey and was the site of four World Series (one of which was played by the Chicago Cubs due to lack of seating at Wrigley Field) and more than 6,000 major league games. The successor to Comiskey Park was also named Comiskey Park (or "new" Comiskey Park) until 2003, when it was renamed U.S. Cellular Field.

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  • Comiskey Park
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  • Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey and was the site of four World Series (one of which was played by the Chicago Cubs due to lack of seating at Wrigley Field) and more than 6,000 major league games. The successor to Comiskey Park was also named Comiskey Park (or "new" Comiskey Park) until 2003, when it was renamed U.S. Cellular Field.
  • Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series (one of which was played by the Chicago Cubs because of a lack of seating at Wrigley Field) and more than 6,000 major league games. The field was also the site of the 1937 heavyweight title match in which Joe Louis defeated then champion James J. Braddock in eight rounds.
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Former names
  • White Sox Park
  • White Sox Park ,
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demolished
  • 1991(xsd:integer)
Dimensions
  • Center field –
  • Backstop - 86 ft
  • Backstop - 98 ft
  • Backstop –
  • Center Field - 409 ft
  • Center Field - 420 ft
  • Center Field –
  • Deep Left Center - 382 ft
  • Deep Right Center - 382 ft
  • Foul lines –
  • Left Field - 347 ft
  • Left Field - 363 ft
  • Power alleys –
  • Right Field - 347 ft
  • Right Field - 363 ft
Closed
  • 1990-09-30(xsd:date)
Nickname
  • "The Baseball Palace of the World"
  • Old Comiskey
  • The Baseball Palace of the World
  • White Sox Park
record attendance
  • 511(xsd:integer)
  • 55555(xsd:integer)
  • 1971-05-06(xsd:date)
  • 1973-05-20(xsd:date)
  • White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox
  • White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
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construction cost
  • 750000.0
  • $750,000 USD;
Title
  • Host of the All-Star Game
  • Home of the Chicago Cardinals
stadium name
  • Comiskey Park
Operator
general contractor
  • George W. Jackson
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