Quotes by Charles Comiskey

About Charles Comiskey:

Charles Albert Comiskey 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. Comiskey Park, the White Sox' storied baseball stadium, was built under his guidance and named for him.
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To me, baseball is as honorable as any other business. It is the most honest pastime in the world. It has to be, or it could not last a season out. Crookedness and baseball do not mix. It has become immeasurably more popular as the years have gone by...

Charles Comiskey

I was perfectly satisfied with the West Side of Chicago when I was in knickerbockers. I hope it was with me.

Charles Comiskey

I would not be on the level did I not confess that I always have believed that the old Browns were a great team, one of the greatest ever organized.

Charles Comiskey

I had some great pitchers while in St. Louis. At first, they only 'pitched' the ball fifty feet. They had an allowance of six bases on balls, which was neutralized to some extent by four strikes. Later on, the 'throw' became a free-for-all, overhand,...

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With me, baseball will never grow old. In my own estimation, it may not have improved so much as many believe, but regardless of everything, it is the same good old game. If I have contributed to its success, I do not refer to this in the sense of bo...

Charles Comiskey

It is the small things in life which count; it is the inconsequential leak which empties the biggest reservoir.

Charles Comiskey

The fellow who can pay only twenty-five cents to see a ball game always will be just as welcome at Comiskey Park as the box seat holder.

Charles Comiskey

Chicago is the greatest of all baseball cities. I make no exception, although I have been treated well wherever I have been. It is the greatest city because the fans will stick to a loser season after season. I have had my share of defeats, so I shou...

Charles Comiskey

There is nothing I enjoy more than to see others enjoy themselves.

Charles Comiskey

No one has any license to brag because he is honest. That should be natural instinct and, besides, if you are not, they put you in jail. Honesty is merely a form of insurance.

Charles Comiskey

Baseball is the greatest sport in the world. It is the cleanest, besides affording more people the right kind of amusement than any other. I do not say that because I have made my living at it. I say it from the heart.

Charles Comiskey

Author Bio

  • NameCharles Comiskey
  • DescriptionAmerican baseball player, manager, team owner
  • BornAugust 15, 1859
  • DiedOctober 26, 1931
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBaseball Player