charles comiskey

1893Ban Johnson is given control of the reorganized Western League, being named its president, secretary and treasurer. While…

1869Clark Griffith was born, in Clear Creek, Mo. While his 63.8 WAR career was built mostly in the…

1945Harry Grabiner, the longest-tenured executive in White Sox history and certainly one of the longest-running employees overall, resigned…

1945Harry Grabiner, the longest-tenured executive in White Sox history and certainly one of the longest-running employees overall, resigned…

1926The White Sox traded one future Hall-of-Famer player-manager for another. Second baseman-manager Eddie Collins was released (as player,…

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a…

1901American League president Ban Johnson and his close friend/associate, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, secure a five-year lease…

1959White Sox pitching standout and central Black Sox World Series fixer Lefty Williams died in Laguna Beach, Calif.…

1914White Sox pitching star, executive and Comiskey-by-marriage Johnny Rigney was born in Oak Park. Rigney had a nondescript…

1. In 1920, a Chicago grand jury indicted eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of…

1876Some 24 years before the White Sox were even founded, a key member of the later-1900s Pale Hose…

1931White Sox founder and owner Charles Comiskey died in his home in Eagle River, Wis. He left his…