List of baseball parks in Chicago, Illinois

List of baseball parks in Chicago, Illinois

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Chicago, Illinois. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.

;Dexter Park:Occupant: Chicago White Stockings, independent professional club (1870):Location: Halsted Street (east), between 47th Street (south) and the imaginary line of 42nd Street (north). Adjacent to Union Stock Yards.:Later: site of International Amphitheatre:Currently: Uniform services plant.

;Ogden Park:Occupant: Chicago White Stockings (1870) - some games:Location: East of where Ontario Street (at that time) T-ed into Michigan Avenue.

;Union Base-Ball Grounds a.k.a. White Stocking Park:Occupant: Chicago White Stockings - National Association (1871):Location: Randolph (north), Michigan Avenue (west):Currently: Northwest corner of Lake Park (now known as Grant Park)

;23rd Street Grounds:Occupants: Neutral site for some out-of-town clubs' games (1872-1873); Chicago White Stockings - NA (1874-1875), National League (1876-1877) :Location: 23rd Street (north), State Street (east), 22nd Street (now Cermak Road) (south) and what is now Federal Street

;Lake Park a.k.a. Lake-Shore Park:Occupant: Chicago White Stockings - NL (1878-1884):Location: Same as 1871 site.

;South Side Park (I):Occupant: Chicago - Union Association (1884):Location: near 39th Street and South Wabash Avenue

;West Side Park (I):Occupant: Chicago White Stockings - NL (1885 - 1891):Location: Congress, Loomis, Harrison, and Throop Streets:Currently: Andrew Jackson Language Academy (1340 West Harrison Street)

;South Side Park (II):Occupants: Chicago White Stockings - NL (1891 - mid-1893):Notes: Split schedule with West Side Park (I) in 1891 and West Side Park (II) in 1893:Location: 35th Street and South Wentworth Avenue, just east of eventual Comiskey Park site

;West Side Park (II):Occupant: Chicago White Stockings - NL (mid-1893 - 1915):Location: Taylor, Wood, Polk and Lincoln (now Wolcott) Streets:Currently: University of Illinois College of Medicine

;South Side Park (III) renamed Schorling's Park:Occupants: Chicago White Sox - American League (1900 - mid-1910); Chicago American Giants - Negro Leagues (1911-1940):Location: 39th Street (now called Pershing Road) between South Wentworth Avenue and South Princeton Avenue:Currently: Wentworth Gardens housing project

;Comiskey Park a.k.a White Sox Park (1960s-1970s):Occupants: Chicago White Sox - AL (mid-1910 - 1990); Chicago American Giants - Negro Leagues (1941-ca.1950):Location: 324 West 35th Street - 35th Street (south); Shields Street (west); 34th Street (north); Wentworth Avenue (east) and Dan Ryan Expressway (further east):Currently: Parking lot.

;Wrigley Field previously Weeghman Park, then Cubs Park:Occupants: Chicago Whales - Federal League (1914-1915); Chicago Cubs - NL (1916-present):Location: 1060 West Addison Street - Addison Street (south), Clark Street (southwest and west), Waveland Avenue (north), Sheffield Avenue (east).

;U. S. Cellular Field initially "New Comiskey Park":Occupant: Chicago White Sox - AL (1991-present):Location: 333 West 35th Street, across the street to the south from "Old" Comiskey Park

ee also

*List of baseball parks

ources

*"Ballparks of North America", Michael Benson, McFarland, 1989.
*"Green Cathedrals", by Phil Lowry, several editions.


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