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  1. 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.

  2. Charles Albert Comiskey II (November 19, 1925 – August 26, 2007) was part-owner of the Chicago White Sox from 1956 to 1961. A native of Chicago, Comiskey was the grandson of the team's founder, Charles Comiskey.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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.

  6. 6 days ago · 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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  8. 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.

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