Two months after Comiskey Park hosted Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game, it hosted the inaugural East-West Negro Leagues Classic, a game of equal -- if not greater -- importance.
Thanks to a sports editor who fancied himself a promoter, Comiskey Park hosted the first All-Star Game in World Series history back in 1933.
In his last All-Star Game, Carlton Fisk hit his way into the history books and made a game-saving defensive play as well. Not bad for an old man.
Hall of Fame shortstop Luke Appling played at an All-Star level into his early 40s, and he made his last appearance in the Midsummer Classic count.
The White Sox sent a franchise-record nine players to the All-Star Game in 1954, and one of their most iconic players delivered the big blow.
The White Sox scored five runs for Gavin Floyd in the first inning, and Floyd let the game get away from him as the Twins continued to beat up on their rivals.
Paul Konerko became the third White Sox to make it onto the All-Star roster via the Final Vote. Scott Podsednik was the first to do it, and his All-Star appearance was a much bigger surprise.
A White Sox player has never been named the All-Star Game MVP, but Al Simmons probably comes closest.
The 2011 All-Star Final Vote ends today at 3 p.m. CT. Join SSS as we take a look at some oddities the system has provided us over the past ten years.
Gary Peters was plagued by poor offensive support during his stellar White Sox career. In the 1967 All-Star game, it was more of the same.
