West Side Park
Chicago, IL · 1885–1891
West Side Park was a ballpark in Chicago, IL. The first major-league game the register places here was on June 6, 1885 and the last on October 3, 1891. The register files it under the National League.
429 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1885 and 1891. The Chicago White Stockings played 5 seasons here, from 1885 to 1889. Across those seasons the club went 392-232.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 6, 1885, when the Chicago White Stockings beat the St. Louis Maroons 9–2. Hugh Daily started for the St. Louis Maroons and John Clarkson for the Chicago White Stockings. Bob Ferguson was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 2, 1891, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Colts 17–16. Ed Crane started for the Cincinnati Reds and Tom Vickery for the Chicago Colts. Tim Hurst was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 15,000, for a game between the Detroit Wolverines and the Chicago White Stockings on July 10, 1886.
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.