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The city of Chicago gave the Lincoln Park Conservation Association permission to improve the community in the 1960s. [3] In 1974, the Chicago Park District acquired the land and began constructing a park. [3] Lyman Frank Baum, a children's author and the creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was a resident of Chicago’s Humboldt Park in the ...
West Side Park (II) South Side Park (III) Comiskey Park Wrigley Field U.S. Cellular Field. This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Chicago. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed. Dexter Park Home of: Chicago White Stockings, independent professional club (1870)
The first home game for the Chicago White Stockings in the newly formed National League came on May 10, 1876, with the locals defeating Cincinnati. The final game played at this park was on Saturday, October 6, 1877. Chicago defeated Louisville 4–0 behind a shutout effort from hurler Laurie Reis.
One of baseball's most famous ballparks was originally built for a Federal League team: Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, began its long life as Weeghman Park, the home of the Chicago Whales. Marc Okkonen, in his book on the Federal League, referred to Wrigley as a "silent monument" to the failed Federal League experiment.
The following is a list of ballparks previously used by professional baseball teams. In addition to the current National (NL) and American (AL) leagues, Major League Baseball recognizes four short-lived other leagues as "major" for at least some portion of their histories; three of them played only in the 19th century, while a fourth played two years in the 1910s.
Additionally, the dilapidated park found itself competing unsuccessfully with new steel-and-concrete baseball venues. The Chicago White Sox inaugurated Comiskey Park in 1910. Four years later, the upstart Federal League placed a franchise on the North Side and began play in Weeghman Park. By 1915, the Cubs were the third most popular team in a ...
The Chicago City League began minor league play in 1887. The 1887 league member teams are unknown. [1] The 1890 Chicago City League played with six team members. The Chicago Brands, Chicago Franklins, Chicago Garden Citys, Chicago Rivals, Chicago West Ends and Chicago Whitings were the six league franchises. Records and standings are unknown.
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