Charlie Comiskey
For nearly 50 years, Charlie Comiskey was a key part of professional baseball as a player, manager, owner, and league heavyweight. He was a ruthless negotiator, shrewd businessman, and generous philanthropist. As owner of the Chicago White Sox, his team won three American League pennants and two World Series titles. His legacy is forever tainted by the 1919 Black Sox scandal, when eight of his players conspired to throw the World Series, but Comiskey was a seminal figure in the success of the American League.
| Career Batting Stats |
| G |
AB |
H |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
OPS |
OPS+ |
| 1390 |
5796 |
1530 |
994 |
29 |
883 |
419 |
.264 |
.338 |
.293 |
.631 |
93.2 |
|
Quotes From Charlie Comiskey
"Baseball is the only game that is complicated enough to always be interesting and yet simple enough to always be understood."
"There are seven who never will play on this team again." — quoted after Game Eight of the 1919 World Series, which was thrown by as many as eight of his own players
Teams Charlie Comiskey Managed
St. Louis Browns, National League (1883-1889)
Chicago Pirates, Players League (1890)
St. Louis Browns, National League (1891)
Cincinnati Reds (1892-1894)
Born
Charles Albert Comiskey was born on August 15, 1859, in Chicago, IL.
Died
October 26, 1931, Eagle River, WI
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Major League Debut
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Nicknames
Commy,The Old Roman
Related Players
Ban Johnson, Ed Walsh, Fielder Jones, Kid Gleason, Eddie Collins, Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson, Chick Gandil
| Hall of Fame Voting |
| Year |
Election |
Votes |
Pct |
| 1936 |
Veterans |
6 |
% |
1939 |
Old Timers |
|
% |
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Post-Season Appearances
1885 World Series
1886 World Series
1887 World Series
1888 World Series
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