West Side Grounds

West Side Grounds was a ballpark in Chicago, IL. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 13, 1893 and the last on October 3, 1915. The register files it under the National League.

1,750 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1893 and 1915. The game logs list the Chicago Cubs as the home club here. 1 game played here has a page of its own in this archive: Heinie Groh Hits for the Cycle, 1915 in 1915.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 14, 1893, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Colts 13–12. Ice Box Chamberlain started for the Cincinnati Reds and Gus McGinnis for the Chicago Colts. Jack Bennett was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 3, 1915, when the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7–2. Slim Sallee started for the St. Louis Cardinals and Hippo Vaughn for the Chicago Cubs. Lord Byron was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 35,000, for a game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs on September 16, 1909.

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.