Charles Comiskey

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Charles Comiskey was an American baseball player, manager, and influential early team owner best known for founding and owning the Chicago White Sox.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Charles Albert Comiskey 1
J. Louis Comiskey 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball owner
baseball executive
baseball manager
baseball player
human
bats left
birthDate 1859-08-15
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States
burialPlace Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois, United States
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1931-10-26
deathPlace Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States
era 19th-century baseball
early 20th-century baseball
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Comiskey
fieldOfWork professional baseball
founded Chicago White Sox
fullName Charles Comiskey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles Albert Comiskey
givenName Charles
hallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: Baseball Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1939
hasHonor induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
influenced development of the American League
leagueFounded American League
leaguePlayedIn Major League Baseball
legacy pioneer of professional baseball team ownership
memberOf American League
namedAfter Comiskey Park
nickname Commy
notableFor being an influential early Major League Baseball team owner
founding and owning the Chicago White Sox
occupation baseball executive
baseball manager
baseball player
owned Chicago White Sox
parentOf Charles Comiskey self-linksurface differs
surface form: J. Louis Comiskey
positionPlayed first baseman
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
roleInEvent owner of the Chicago White Sox during the 1919 Black Sox Scandal
sport baseball
teamManaged Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
teamPlayedFor St. Louis Browns
surface form: St. Louis Brown Stockings

St. Louis Browns
throws left

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Charles Comiskey fullName Charles Comiskey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles Albert Comiskey
Comiskey Park namedAfter Charles Comiskey
Old Comiskey Park namedAfter Charles Comiskey
Charles Comiskey parentOf Charles Comiskey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: J. Louis Comiskey