Comiskey Park was a baseball park in Chicago, Illinois, located in theArmour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city.
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Originally called Comiskey Park, it was renamed U S Cellular Field in 2003 and Guaranteed Rate Field in 2016.
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Park was built on a former city dump that Comiskey bought in 1909 to replace the wooden South Side Park.
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Comiskey Park's design was strongly influenced by Sox pitcher Ed Walsh, and was known for its pitcher-friendly proportions .
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In 1918, Comiskey Park hosted the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox.
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Comiskey Park was the site of three Major League Baseball All-Star Games, and each marked a turn in the direction of dominance by one league or the other:.
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From 1971 until its demolition in 1991, Comiskey was the oldest park still in use in Major League Baseball .
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Comiskey Park was demolished in 1991; starting from behind the right field corner, the process took all summer to complete.
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At the time Comiskey Park was demolished, Chicago's two baseball stadiums were a combined 157 years old.
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