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Charles A. Comiskey was a highly regarded civic figure, philanthropist, and sportsman who played and managed baseball, founded the Chicago White Sox in 1900, co-founded the American League in 1901, built Comiskey Park, led American League championship clubs in 1901, 1906, 1917, and 1919, and saw world championship teams in 1906 and 1917. He became a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. Members of the Comiskey family owned and served as executives of the Chicago White Sox from 1900 to 1962, including Charles A. Comiskey, J. Louis Comiskey, Grace Reidy Comiskey, Charlie Comiskey, Dorothy Comiskey Rigney, and Gracie Lou Comiskey.
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