The Sox struggled through most of this period.  Still, Comiskey contained magic from future hall of fame players like Ted Lyons and Luke Appling.  The very best major league players competed against each other at Comiskey Park for the first time in 1933, the beginning to one of baseball's greatest annual traditions.  The Negro Leagues held their All-Star games here, too -- a dozen times in the 30's and 40's!  Comiskey Park, the neighborhood, the city and the nation itself still struggles to solve the problems that separated baseball's all-stars in the first place.

Comiskey Park in the 1930's.

 

Mont Stratton warms up as the Cubs' Dizzy Dean looks on
before the annual crosstown series.   Comiskey's centerfield
had no scoreboard back in the 30's.

Comiskey Park hosted the first ever major league All-Star Game
in 1933.  Seated beside each other inside the A.L. dugout are
Yankee teammates Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

Team photo of the Negro League all-star team
taken inside their annual home, Comiskey Park.