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South Side Park III

Chicago, IL · 1901–1910

South Side Park III
Photo: Chicago Daily News photographer, public domain

South Side Park III was a ballpark in Chicago, IL. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 24, 1901 and the last on June 27, 1910. The register files it under the American League.

721 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1901 and 1910. The Chicago Columbia Giants played 1 season here, in 1902. Across those seasons the club went 1-2. Its recorded capacity is 15,000.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 24, 1901, when the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Blues 8–2. Bill Hoffer started for the Cleveland Blues and Roy Patterson for the Chicago White Sox. Tommy Connolly was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 27, 1910, when the Cleveland Naps beat the Chicago White Sox 7–2. Spec Harkness started for the Cleveland Naps and Fred Olmstead for the Chicago White Sox. Billy Evans was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 30,900, for a game between the New York Highlanders and the Chicago White Sox on August 12, 1906.

Other parks stood on this ground: South Side Park I (1884–1884) and South Side Park II (1890–1893). 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 South Side Park I (1884–1884), and 6 other grounds.

Other parks on this site

1884–1884
1890–1893

Further reading: Wikipedia