I just stumbled across a reference that shows the Cubs calling Cominsky Park home during the 1918 season. Wrigley was built in 1916, was this just for a few games, or what? Anyone know? It didn't list it as a split, it showed Cominskt as THE home field for the season. Did we disinfect it afterwards?

Not according to baseball-reference....

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1918.shtml

Not according to baseball-reference....

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1918.shtml

I just stumbled across a reference that shows the Cubs calling Cominsky Park home during the 1918 season.  Wrigley was built in 1916, was this just for a few games, or what? Anyone know? It didn't list it as a split, it showed Cominskt as THE home field for the season. Did we disinfect it afterwards? 

It wasn't for all of 1918, Tex, just for the World Series against Babe Ruth and the Red Sox. Comiskey held more people than Weeghman Park (It wasn't renamed Wrigley until 1926 I think, and it was also Cubs park for a few years before that).

 

Here's some more info on the Series.

Anyone realize that 1917 was the last time we won a world series. The f***in' Cubs show up in 1918 and we don't win one since.

Anyone realize that 1917 was the last time we won a world series. The f***in' Cubs show up in 1918 and we don't win one since.

That explains everything!

It is now alleged by a writer in a recent bok that the 1918 Cubs took a dive in that series, something that Bill Veeck aluded to in 1965 in "The Hustler's Handbook."

It is now alleged by a writer in a recent bok that the 1918 Cubs took a dive in that series, something that Bill Veeck aluded to in 1965 in "The Hustler's Handbook."

It is also likely that they were involved in scapling their own tix to that series, according to the same research - buying the tix themselves on the cheap and turning around and reselling to fans at scalper prices. Sounds familiar, huh?

Not according to baseball-reference....

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1918.shtml

Ballparks

Wrigley Field (1916-present)

Comiskey Park (1918)

West Side Park (1893-1915)

South Side Park (1891-1893)

West Side Park (1885-1892)

Lakefront Park (1878-1884)

23rd Street Grounds (1876-1877)

 

from the baseball page

Ballparks

Wrigley Field (1916-present)

Comiskey Park (1918)

West Side Park (1893-1915)

South Side Park (1891-1893)

West Side Park (1885-1892)

Lakefront Park (1878-1884)

23rd Street Grounds (1876-1877)

 

from the baseball page

Nope, that link brings up a page (see below) that says the park in 1918 was Wrigley (though it was still called Weeghman Park back then. At the time it was only 2 years removed from being the home field of the CVhicago Whales of the short-lived Federal League. Weeghman owned the Whales, and when the league folded he and several other people (including Wrigley i think) bought the Cubs and moved them into Weeghman Park.

They must list any ballpark that a team played a "home game" at.

I just stumbled across a reference that shows the Cubs calling Cominsky Park home during the 1918 season.  Wrigley was built in 1916, was this just for a few games, or what? Anyone know? It didn't list it as a split, it showed Cominskt as THE home field for the season. Did we disinfect it afterwards? 

I've got a question regarding this. What the hell is "Cominsky"?!? It's amazing how many people I know that refer to US Cellular Field as "Cominsky". Where the f*** does the N come from?!? I was wearing the 1983 throwback a few days ago, and it has the 75th anniversary logo of Comiskey Park on the side, and a dude at my school read it off as "Cominsky". I don't understand the madness!