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Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 – October 26, 1931), nicknamed "Commy" or "the Old Roman", was an American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League, and was also founding owner of the Chicago White Sox.
Apr 26, 2024 · Charles Comiskey (born Aug. 15, 1859, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Oct. 26, 1931, Eagle River, Wis.) was a baseball player, manager and owner during the formative years of professional baseball, and one of the founders of the American League.
In his five-plus decades in the game, Charlie Comiskey found success as a player, manager and owner at the big league level. Comiskey’s baseball career began as a talented pitcher for amateur ball clubs in Chicago.
One theory for why the players conspired to throw the World Series is that White Sox owner Charles Comiskey was a cheapskate. While the myth that Comiskey stiffed Eddie Cicotte out of a bonus has been discredited, his reputation as a skinflint is still strong. And for good reason.
Debut: May 2, 1882 (Age 22-260d, 519th in major league history) Last Game: September 12, 1894 (Age 35-028d) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Pioneer/Executive in 1939. (Voted by Old Timers Committee) View Charlie Comiskey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Jan 4, 2012 · One of the most influential figures in the history of the sport, Charles Comiskey had a 55-year odyssey through professional baseball that ran the gamut: captain of one of the greatest teams of the nineteenth century; league-jumper during the 1890 players’ rebellion; one of the chief architects of the American League’s emergence in 1901 as ...
May 27, 2022 · Charles Comiskey is the Organizational selection for the 2022 Cardinals Hall of Fame Class. Bill DeWitt III: "We believe it's overdue to recognize the key player in that era for us, and that's...
Sep 18, 2020 · Here lies Charles Comiskey, one of the pioneers of baseball and a founder of the American League. Unfortunately, his legacy in the game has been tarnished, as his (inaccurate) portrayal as the miserly owner of the Chicago White Sox has been tied to the Black Sox scandal of the 1919 World Series.
Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 – October 26, 1931), nicknamed " Commy " or " the Old Roman ", was an American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League, and was also founding owner of the Chicago White Sox.
Jun 2, 2024 · Charles Comiskey was a speedy first baseman and pennant-winning manager best remembered as the founder and longtime owner of the Chicago White Sox. Comiskey played a pivotal role in the early success of the American League but was marginalized by a late-in-life feud with long-time AL president Ban Johnson and the Black Sox Scandal .
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