Bridgeport in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Comiskey Park Home Plate
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 7, 2024
1. Comiskey Park Home Plate Marker
1910-1990
Home plate
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports.
Location. 41° 49.893′ N, 87° 38.06′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Bridgeport. It is on South Shields Avenue east of West 35th Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is just south of Parking Lot B at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 West 35th Street, Chicago IL 60616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nellie Fox (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harold Baines (about 400 feet away); Luke Appling (about 400 feet away); Pope Leo XIV (about 400 feet away); Minnie Miρoso (about 400 feet away); Luis Aparicio (about 400 feet away); Paul Konerko (about 400 feet away); Comiskey Park Project Labor Agreement (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
More about this marker. According to a measurement using Google Maps, the old Comiskey home plate is 503 feet (153 meters) almost exactly due north of home plate at Rate Field.
Regarding Comiskey Park Home Plate.
this page online
Also see . . . Ballparks of Baseball: Comiskey Park.
Excerpt: "Comiskey Park was the location of many great moments including the first MLB All-Star game in 1933 and the 50th Anniversary game in 1983. It was also the home of the East-West Negro League All-Star Game between 1933 to 1960. Comiskey Park is most famously known for 'Disco Demolition Night.' On July 12, 1979 in between games of a doubleheader, a large pile of disco records that fans brought in exchange for a discounted ticket to the game were exploded on the field. The sellout crowd rushed the field after the demolition leading to the game being forfeited because of the crowd and the field was damaged. Not only was Comiskey Park home to the White Sox, but to the Chicago Cardinals professional football team between 1922 and 1958. It was also the site of several heavyweight boxing titles in 1937 when Joe Louis knocked out James Braddock and in 1962 when Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson."(Submitted on June 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 7, 2024
2. Comiskey Park Home Plate Marker
Kids play around the home plate marker, near parking lots A, B and C just north of Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. That stadium, which was originally called new Comiskey Park and later U.S. Cellular Field and Guaranteed Rate Field, is visible through the building in the background, which includes a ramp into the stadium and a few shops.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 7, 2024
3. Comiskey Park Home Plate Marker, a view from behind home plate
Chicago Daily News Collection, Chicago History Museum, October 18, 1912
4. Comiskey Park
A 1912 photograph by the Chicago Daily News shows Heinie Zimmerman, a member of the Chicago Cubs, sliding into home plate at Comiskey Park during a "City Series" exhibition game between the Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox, one of the founding franchises of the American League, played their home games at Comiskey Park on the south side of Chicago from 1910 until 1990, when the stadium was closed and replaced by a new Comiskey Park (now called Rate Field). The Cubs, members of the National League, play their home games about 8½ miles north of here at Wrigley Field, which opened in 1914.
Melody Miller; courtesy of Chicago History Museum, circa June 1991
5. Old Comiskey Park and New Comiskey Park
A view of the original Comiskey Park during demolition, with a walkway for the new parking lot leading to the new Comiskey Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,833 times since then and 229 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 5. submitted on October 29, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
