Lake Front Park I

Lake Front Park I was a ballpark in Chicago, IL. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 8, 1871 and the last on September 29, 1871. The register files it under the National Association. It was also known as Union Base-ball Grounds.

17 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1871.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 8, 1871, when the Chicago White Stockings beat the Cleveland Forest Citys 14–12. Al Pratt started for the Cleveland Forest Citys and George Zettlein for the Chicago White Stockings. Gardner Willard was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 29, 1871, when the Chicago White Stockings beat the Boston Red Stockings 10–8. Al Spalding started for the Boston Red Stockings and George Zettlein for the Chicago White Stockings. Harry McLean was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 10,000, for a game between the New York Mutuals and the Chicago White Stockings on July 28, 1871.

Other parks stood on this ground: Lake Front Park II (1878–1882) and Lake Front Park III (1883–1884). The major leagues also played in Chicago, IL at 23rd Street Park (1872–1877), Lake Front Park II (1878–1882), Lake Front Park III (1883–1884), South Side Park I (1884–1884), and West Side Park (1885–1891), and 6 other grounds.