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Originally Posted by tayloraj
Gus Zernial hit 29 in 1950. As an side...how did it take the White Sox so long to have a 20-homer guy? Was old Comiskey that much of a pitcher's park?
EDIT: Upon further review, Carl Reynolds hit 22 for the White Sox in 1930. I never knew he played for them; remember him only for the Bill Dickey incident in Washington.
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Sad I had never even heard of him, went on to have a good career with the A's. In 1949 the dimensions were
Clem's Baseball ~ Comiskey Park
CF was huge. We also had some very bad players from 1921 til the mid 50's.
Comiskey Park Historical Analysis by Baseball Almanac
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