10 Facts About Comiskey Park

1.

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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2.

Originally called Comiskey Park, it was renamed U S Cellular Field in 2003 and Guaranteed Rate Field in 2016.

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3.

Park was built on a former city dump that Comiskey bought in 1909 to replace the wooden South Side Park.

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4.

Comiskey Park's design was strongly influenced by Sox pitcher Ed Walsh, and was known for its pitcher-friendly proportions .

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5.

In 1918, Comiskey Park hosted the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox.

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6.

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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7.

From 1971 until its demolition in 1991, Comiskey was the oldest park still in use in Major League Baseball .

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8.

Major and oft-mentioned promotional event held at Old Comiskey Park was "Disco Demolition Night" in 1979, organized by longtime Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl and White Sox promotions manager Mike Veeck on Thursday, July 12.

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9.

Comiskey Park was demolished in 1991; starting from behind the right field corner, the process took all summer to complete.

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10.

At the time Comiskey Park was demolished, Chicago's two baseball stadiums were a combined 157 years old.

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