South Side Park I

South Side Park I was a ballpark in Chicago, IL. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 2, 1884 and the last on August 1, 1884. The register files it under the Union Association. It was also known as Cricket Club Grounds; Union Grounds.

35 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1884.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 2, 1884, when the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds beat the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 8–5. George Bradley started for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds and Hugh Daily for the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League). Blake Mapledoram was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 1, 1884, when the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) beat the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 4–3. Dick Burns started for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds and Al Atkinson for the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League). Moxie Hengel was the plate umpire.

Other parks stood on this ground: South Side Park II (1890–1893) and South Side Park III (1901–1910). The major leagues also played in Chicago, IL at Lake Front Park I (1871–1871), 23rd Street Park (1872–1877), Lake Front Park II (1878–1882), Lake Front Park III (1883–1884), and West Side Park (1885–1891), and 6 other grounds.