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Photos of the Day Tuesday March 18, 2014 Old Comiskey Park Chicago.....I went overboard!

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mchenrycards

Featured Contributor, Vintage Corner, Senior Membe
Ok, so I stumbled on a crapload of photos of the old Comiskey Park and thought I would post a few. It ended up being much more than a few so I apologize in advance if I overwhelm anyone. I wont comment too much on these photos but will leave that up to you all.

I hope you enjoy todays photos of the day....these are posted in no certain chronological order.

The Baseball Palace under construction in 1910

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1919 World Series

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Unsure of the occasion
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Babe Ruth at the plate in 1922
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Gehrig with some ladies
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Using a helicopter to dry the field after a rain.
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Fans sitting on the field
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Al Smith having a beer dumped on him while the fan who was holding the beer went for the home run ball.
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Roller derby at Comiskey
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Tom Terrific throwing on opening day in 1986.
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The Beatles at Comiskey in 1965
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1917 World Series
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Green Bay Packers playing the Chicago Cardinals.
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Sox players during the 1st world war dressed in soldiers uniforms as a way to drum up business for war bonds.
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Boxing match set up
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Gehrig
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Joe Jackson
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Hank Greenburg
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Umpire having a fan tossed out of the game
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1933 All Star game American League dugout
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Cross town game against the Cubs....the Cubs watch something on the field burn while waiting for the game to resume.
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Sox dugout...notice the grafitti on the wall....frame the same city series as the above photo
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mchenrycards

Featured Contributor, Vintage Corner, Senior Membe
"No betting allowed" or "No batting allowed?" Guessing the former, given the date is after 1919.......Great pics- thanks as always for sharing.

Stadiums from the earlier eras had huge signs saying "No Betting Allowed" as the was a huge gambling influence in the 19th century on baseball games and the leagues tried to eliminate that as much as possible. Obviously that didnt work all that well especially during the early 1900's. I think it is ironinc that the 1919 World Series photos show "no betting allowed" in the stadiums which was aimed at the fans but the players would never head those warnings.
 

mchenrycards

Featured Contributor, Vintage Corner, Senior Membe
Disco Demolition Night!

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Bill Veeck's original "Pin Wheel" scoreboard - loved seeing a homerun hit and the pinwheel lights and fireworks go off.

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I loved that scoreboard too! There was nothing better than seeing the ball go over the fence and watching that thing light up like a slot machine that just hot the jackpot. The icing on the cake was to BOOM from the fireworks that seemed to shake the whole place.
 

Austin

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That last picture showing the parking lot from above is pretty wild.
All of the cars are the exact same shape and size, just different colors.
 

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