Stealing First in a Two-Team Town: The White Sox from Comiskey to Reinsdorf

by Richard C. Lindberg

" Stealing First in a Two-Team Town is a unique and moving account of the Chicago White Sox from the earliest days of the teams's founding in 1900 by the enigmatic Charles Comiskey through the triumphant 1990s. A great read for White Sox fans and baseball lovers alike.

274 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1994

Reviews

[Mickey Mantle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Admittedly, this book would appeal to a small audience, Chicago White Sox devotees. I have been with the author a few times. When I picked up this book, I expected a lot of editorial comment and pro White Sox Management propaganda. I was pleasantly surprised by the LACK of editorial comment. The book was published in 1994. It is a well researched magnificent history of the Chicago White Sox with a focus on the deterioration of Comiskey Park and the political machinations that took place in building a new State funded ballpark for the White Sox.

Obviously, the economic times have changed greatly since 1994, and the idea of taxpayer money being used to build stadiums for billionaires who are paying ballplayers millions of dollars while schools and infrastructure are ignored is finally being scrutinized and frowned upon, but the optimism of the author about the project at the time the book was written is perfectly understandable.

This is a fabulous history. Pure Chicago. A must read for a Sox Fan.