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zappa1 · 07-29-2016, 10:16 PM

West Side Park was the name used for two different baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago, Illinois. They were both home fields of the team now known as the Chicago Cubs of the National League. Both parks hosted baseball championships. The latter of the two parks, where the franchise played for nearly a quarter century, was the home of the last world champion Cubs team, the team that posted the best winning percentage in Major League Baseball history and won the most games in National League history, the only cross-town World Series in Chicago, and the immortalized Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combo. Both ballparks were what are now called "wooden" ballparks.

The first West Side Park was from 1885-1891.
The second one was built a few blocks west-southwest of the 1st one and was used from 1893-1915.

I believe he stated that this project was for the 1908 park.

Weeghman Park was built in 1914. The Cubs didn't play there until the 1916 season.

This info is from Wikipedia, search West Side Park, Weeghman Park.

07-29-2016, 10:16 PM	#21
zappa1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,197	West Side Park was the name used for two different baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago, Illinois. They were both home fields of the team now known as the Chicago Cubs of the National League. Both parks hosted baseball championships. The latter of the two parks, where the franchise played for nearly a quarter century, was the home of the last world champion Cubs team, the team that posted the best winning percentage in Major League Baseball history and won the most games in National League history, the only cross-town World Series in Chicago, and the immortalized Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combo. Both ballparks were what are now called "wooden" ballparks. The first West Side Park was from 1885-1891. The second one was built a few blocks west-southwest of the 1st one and was used from 1893-1915. I believe he stated that this project was for the 1908 park. Weeghman Park was built in 1914. The Cubs didn't play there until the 1916 season. This info is from Wikipedia, search West Side Park, Weeghman Park. Last edited by zappa1; 07-29-2016 at 10:24 PM.