West Side Park II

Opened in 1893

About West Side Park II

West Side Park II was an MLB stadium in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1893 and closed in 1915. Its last recorded capacity was 10,000. Its only tenant was Chicago Cubs (MLB, 1893–1915). On our ranked lists it ranks 73rd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

Appears in

73rd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
37th shortest-lived of 82 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
53rd longest single tenancy (22 years) of the 100 longest on record in MLB stadiums

Venue Information

Capacity

10,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1893

Year Closed

1915

Location

Chicago, Illinois

Elevation

591 ft

180 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

Home seasons at West Side Park II by team, 1893–1915. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Chicago Cubs While based here: 23 seasons · 1884-1454-66 regular season · 4 postseason trips (postseason results on record for 12 of 23 seasons) MLB · 1893–1915 Chicago Colts (1893–1897) Chicago Orphans (1898–1902) Chicago Cubs (1903–1915) Territory map on ImperialismMap South Side Park II 1891–1892 West Side Park II 1893–1915 Wrigley Field 1916–present All 7 home venues of the Chicago Cubs Union Base-Ball Grounds 1871 23rd Street Grounds 1874–1877 Lake Front Park 1878–1884 West Side Park I 1885–1891 South Side Park II 1891–1892 West Side Park II 1893–1915 Wrigley Field 1916–present	MLB	1893–1915

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

What is the capacity of West Side Park II?

The capacity of West Side Park II is 10,000.

When was West Side Park II built?

West Side Park II opened in 1893.

Where did the Chicago Cubs play before West Side Park II?

Before moving to West Side Park II in 1893, the Chicago Cubs played at South Side Park II from 1891 to 1892.

Where did the Chicago Cubs play after West Side Park II?

After leaving West Side Park II in 1915, the Chicago Cubs moved to Wrigley Field in 1916.

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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 35 m of this point).

Location

Coordinates: 41.8747, -87.6606

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
West Side Park I	1885–1891	Same site
Credit Union 1 Arena	1982–	0.2 mi
Chicago Stadium	1929–1995	0.8 mi
United Center	1994–	0.8 mi
Chicago Coliseum	1899–1971	2.0 mi
Lake Front Park	1871–1884	2.0 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Chicago Cubs

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.