The Chicago White Sox is Chicago’s second professional baseball team. They currently play in the American League Central Division of Major League Baseball. Starting out as the Sioux City Cornhuskers, Charles Comiskey bought the team in 1894 and moved them to St. Paul, MN in 1895 and re-named them the St. Paul Saints. Then in 1900, he again moved the team, this time to Chicago and again he re-named them, this time to the Chicago White Stockings. The team now known as the Cubs had abandoned that name by then. In 1904 they became known as the Chicago White Sox. They have won three World Series: 1906, 1917 and 2005.
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GUARANTEED RATE FIELD (1991-present) – STADIUM
333 W. 35th Street, Chicago
This ballpark replaced Comiskey Park in 1991 and the Chicago White Sox still play here. The Chicago White Sox front office and management also work here. This ballpark holds 40,612 spectators.
COMISKEY PARK (1910-1990) – SITE
324 W. 35th Street, Chicago
This ballpark was built for the Chicago White Sox to play in by then owner Charles Comiskey. It was a steel and concrete stadium, being one of the newer types of stadiums then being built. It was home to the team for 80 years. Originally it held almost 32,000 spectators, then a record, By the time it closed, held 43,951 spectators.
SOUTH SIDE PARK (1900-1910) – SITE
Pershing Road between Wentworth Avenue and Princeton Avenue, Chicago
This ballpark was on the north side of 39th Street (Pershing), between Princeton Avenue and Wentworth Avenue. This ballpark was enlarged by Charles Comiskey so his team could play here after moving from Minnesota. The White Sox won the crosstown World Series against the Cubs here in 1906. Later, the Negro Baseball League played games in this ballpark. This ballpark held 15,000 spectators.
Chicago White Sox Tour Links
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Chicago White Sox -> Chicago White Sox @ MLB.com
Chicago White Sox -> Wikipedia
BALLPARKS
Guaranteed Rate Field -> @MLB.com
Guaranteed Rate Field -> Wikipedia
Comiskey Park -> Wikipedia
South Side Park -> Wikipedia
Lexington Park, St Paul, MN -> Wikipedia
