Editing Chicago White Sox (section)

===Previous ballparks===
[[File:00118 n 9abwn9hwm1496.jpg|thumb|250px|Batting practice at Comiskey Park, 1986]]

The St. Paul Saints first played their games at [[Lexington Park]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thornley|first=Stew|title=Twin Cities Ballparks|url=http://stewthornley.net/twincityballparks.html|website=stewthornley.net|year=2004|access-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> When they moved to Chicago's [[Armour Square]] neighborhood, they began play at the [[South Side Park III|South Side Park]]. Previously a [[cricket]] ground, the park was located on the north side of 39th Street (now called Pershing Road) between South Wentworth and South Princeton Avenues.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Cellular Field History|url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424032104/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=history|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2011|website=WhiteSox.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|access-date=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Its massive dimensions yielded few home runs, which was to the advantage of the White Sox's [[1906 Chicago White Sox season|Hitless Wonders]] teams of the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|last=Healey|first=Paul|title=South Side Park|url=http://projectballpark.org/history/ua/southside3.html|website=Project Ballpark|access-date=June 8, 2014}}</ref>

After the 1909 season, the Sox moved five blocks to the north to play in the new Comiskey Park, while the 39th Street grounds became the home of the [[Chicago American Giants]] of the Negro leagues. Billed as the Baseball Palace of the World, it originally held 28,000 seats and eventually grew to hold over 50,000.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fletcher|first=David J.|title=Never on a Friday|url=http://www.chicagobaseballmuseum.org/chicago-baseball-museum-Comisky-Park.php|website=Chicago Baseball Museum|access-date=June 8, 2014}}</ref> It became known for its many odd features, such as the outdoor shower and the exploding scoreboard. When it closed after the [[1990 Chicago White Sox season|1990 season]], it was the oldest ballpark still in [[Major League Baseball]].