The Chicago Cubs is Chicago’s first professional baseball team. Beginning in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings, the team is part of the National League of Major League Baseball. In 1903, the team took the Chicago Cubs as their permanent name. The Chicago Cubs have won three World Series, in 1907, 1908, and in 2016, breaking a 108 year old drought.
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WRIGLEY FIELD (1916-present) – STADIUM
1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago
Where the Chicago Cubs have their offices and where the ball team has played baseball since 1916. This is the second oldest ballpark in the US, behind Fenway Park in Boston. To be fair however, both ballparks have been renovated several times over the decades. Currently, the ballpark holds 41,649 spectators.
(2nd) WEST SIDE PARK (1893-1915) – SITE
Taylor Street and Wood Street, Chicago
The Chicago Colts, now the Cubs, moved here because of the World’s Columbian World’s Fair of 1893, as ball games played on Sundays was forbidden at their old ballpark and the team wanted to attract visitors from the White City. The original second West Side Park was reported to be bounded by Taylor Street, Wood Street, Polk Street, and Wolcott Avenue. This ballpark is where the first official game was played as the Chicago Cubs. The ballpark held about 12,500 spectators.
SOUTH SIDE PARK (1891-1893) – SITE
35th Street and Wentworth Avenue, Chicago
Where Comiskey Park once sat and where the Chicago White Sox once played, the Chicago Colts, now Cubs, played at a ballpark, sometimes called Brotherhood Park, that once sat there. The ballpark held about 7000 spectators.
(1st) WEST SIDE PARK (1885-1891) – SITE
Harrison Street and Loomis Street, Chicago
The original first West Side Park was reported to be bound by Congress, Loomis Street, Harrison Street, and Throop Street. The Chicago White Stockings, now the Cubs, played here from 1885 until 1891. Lumber from the Union Base Ball Grounds Stands was re-used to construct this park in part. The ballpark had room for about 10,000 spectators.
UNION BASE BALL GROUNDS (1878-1884) – SITE
Part of Millennial Park, Chicago
Originally bounded by Michigan Avenue, Randolph Street, and the railroad tracks that ran along the lakeshore at that time. The Chicago White Stockings, now the Cubs, first started playing at a ballpark at this site in 1870. However, the ballpark and all the team’s possessions were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. The ballpark was rebuilt and the team started playing in the new place. The City of Chicago took back the land after the 1884 season.
TWENTY-THIRD STREET GROUNDS (1876-1877) – SITE
Approximately State Street and Cermak Avenue, Chicago
Where the Chicago White Stockings, now the Cubs, first started to play baseball as a member of the National Association of Base Ball Players.
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CHICAGO CUBS
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BALLPARKS
Wrigley Field (1916-present) -> @ MLB.com
Wrigley Field (1916-present) -> Wikipedia
2nd West Side Park (1893-1915) -> Wikipedia
2nd South Side Park (1891-1893) -> Wikipedia
West Side Park (1885-1891) -> Wikipedia
2nd Lakefront Park (1883-1884) -> Wikipedia
1st Lakefront Park (1878-1882) -> Wikipedia
2nd Lakefront Park (1883-1884) -> Wikipedia
