Comiskey Park's Last World Series: A History of the 1959 Chicago White Sox

by Charles N. Billington

Overview

 Charter members of the American League and the country's last "neighborhood" pro baseball franchise, the White Sox are one of the few teams of the power hitting-focused modern era to win a pennant with speed, pitching and defense. Covering the 1959 White Sox from a range of perspectives, the author examines the club's historical importance to Chicago and the significance of the '59 "South Side Series"—the first in 40 years. Many behind-the-scenes details are discussed, from the refined media markets of Golden Age baseball to the team's ancillary sources of revenue to the bitter legal feud between Charles Comiskey and Bill Veeck.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476676852
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	07/03/2019
Pages:	209
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Charles N. Billington is a rehabilitation administrator and sports historian with longtime interests in 20th-century baseball and football. He lives in the Chicago area.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
 1. February: See You in Court
 2. March: “My Kingdom … What Has Become
deleteof My Kingdom?”
 3. April: Play Ball, but Try to Play Nice
 4. May: Win Some, Lose Some
 5. June: Treading Water
 6. July: We Might Have Something Here
 7. August: The South Side Rises Again
 8. September: Forty Years, but Worth the Wait
 9. October: Bridgeport in the Spotlight
10. October: Let the Games Begin
11. The Sadness of Fleeting Success
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Fabulous...exciting details...a terrific job...Billington is a polished writer and tireless researcher and he provides many fascinating facts that you may have forgotten or never knew.”—Chicago Tribune

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