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The Chicago American Giants played basball in 1910.  Later they became a charter member of the Negro National League in 1920. The Chicago American Giants was the most dominate team in the midwest.

In 1900 the Chicago Columbia Giants and the Chicago Unions both claimed the Colored Championship in the Midwest. But there was no play-off, so the
title remain in dispute. Frank Leland the team owner of the Giants ended the disagreement by combining the two squads to form the Chicago Union Giants. He than appointed himself manager, and the team was recognized as a top team in the midwest.

The Chicago Giants had great stars like John Henry Lloyd, Pete Hill, Bruce Petway, and the remarkable Grant "Home Run" Johnson. The Giants finished the 1910 baseball season with a 106-7 record. The owner, Rube Foster considered this team the greatest baseball talent ever assembled.  Foster felt the success of the Giants depended on having its own ballpark. Foster formed a business partnership with John Schorling, the son-in-law of White Sox owner Charles Comiskey to rent the old Chicago White Sox park.  That partnership marked the beginning of a dynasty that would last until Foster departed from the game.
 

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Dick "Richie" Allen
After the 1971 season, the Sox acquired their most exciting player of the early 1970s: slugger Dick Allen. He signed the biggest contract in the history of Chicago sports, then hit .308 while leading the American League(AL) in home runs (37), runs batted in (133), walks (99), and slugging average (.603). His efforts earned him the most valuable player award. For the first time in club history, the sox drew over one million fans to Comiskey Park. The next year, Allen missed most of the season with an injury. Chicago fell from second to fifth place with a 77-85 record.
    Allen came back in 1974 and got off to a quick start. But the club's .500 performance began to wear on him. On September 14, Allen shocked the league by announcing his retirement. Having missed the final three weeks of the 1974 season, Allen still won the  AL home run title. The Sox finished in fourth place with an 80-80 mark.

Dick Allen Quotes:
If a horse can't eat it, I don't want to play on it.
[Complaining about artificial turf]

I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realize that it's nothing
but a business. I treat my horses better than the owners treat us.

I wish they'd shut the gates and let us play ball with no press and no fans.

Your body is like a bar of soap. The more you use it, the more it wears down.

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