About 23rd Street Grounds
23rd Street Grounds was an MLB stadium in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1872 and closed in 1877. Its only tenant was Chicago White Stockings (MLB, 1874–1877). On our ranked lists it ranks 11th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
183 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Chicago White Stockings While based here: 4 seasons · 136-115-3 regular season
MLB · 1874–1877
All 7 home venues of the Chicago White Stockings
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MLB | 1874–1877 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was 23rd Street Grounds built?
23rd Street Grounds opened in 1872.
Where did the Chicago White Stockings play before 23rd Street Grounds?
Before moving to 23rd Street Grounds in 1874, the Chicago White Stockings played at Union Base-Ball Grounds in 1871.
Where did the Chicago White Stockings play after 23rd Street Grounds?
After leaving 23rd Street Grounds in 1877, the Chicago White Stockings moved to Lake Front Park in 1878. They played there until 1884.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 6 m of this point).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wintrust Arena | 2017– | 0.4 mi |
| Chicago Coliseum | 1899–1971 | 0.6 mi |
| Soldier Field | 1924– | 0.9 mi |
| South Side Park II | 1890–1940 | 1.5 mi |
| Comiskey Park | 1910–1991 | 1.5 mi |
| Rate Field | 1991– | 1.6 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.