About South Side Park II
South Side Park II was an MLB stadium in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1890 and closed in 1940. Its last recorded capacity was 15,000. Tenants included Chicago Pirates (MLB, 1890) and Chicago Colts (MLB, 1891–1892). On our ranked lists it ranks 165th 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
182 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 Colts While based here: 2 seasons · 152-127-5 regular season
MLB · 1891–1892
All 7 home venues of the Chicago Colts
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MLB | 1891–1892 |
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Chicago Pirates While based here: 1 season · 75-62-1 regular season
MLB · 1890
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MLB | 1890 |
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.
A season split between two home venues counts in full at each.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of South Side Park II?
The capacity of South Side Park II is 15,000.
When was South Side Park II built?
South Side Park II opened in 1890.
Where did the Chicago Colts play before South Side Park II?
Before moving to South Side Park II in 1891, the Chicago Colts played at West Side Park I from 1885 to 1891.
Where did the Chicago Colts play after South Side Park II?
After leaving South Side Park II in 1892, the Chicago Colts moved to West Side Park II in 1893. They played there until 1915.
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: Coordinates (compiled by VenueStats; no outside source was kept for this point), Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Comiskey Park | 1910–1991 | Same site |
| Rate Field | 1991– | 0.2 mi |
| South Side Park III | 1893–1940 | 0.6 mi |
| South Side Park I | 1884– | 0.8 mi |
| International Amphitheatre | 1934–1999 | 1.3 mi |
| 23rd Street Grounds | 1872–1877 | 1.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.