West Side Park facts for kids
West Side Park was a famous baseball park in Chicago, Illinois. It was the home field for the Chicago Cubs baseball team for many years. The Cubs played there from 1893 until 1915.
This park was very special because the Cubs won their first two World Series championships there. They won in 1907 and again in 1908. These were their only World Series wins until 2016! After the 1915 season, the team moved to their current home, Wrigley Field, in 1916.
The park got its name because it was located on the west side of Chicago. Today, where the ballpark once stood, there is a building that is part of the University of Illinois Medical School.
Images for kids
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Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs in 1909
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First West Side Park around 1885
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Action at a Cubs-Sox exhibition game, 1905
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The expanded left-side grandstand in 1908
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The right field area and rooftop bleachers in 1908.
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West Side Park hosting Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1916. The Cubs had already moved to Weeghman Park.
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A colorized photo of the park
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August 30, 1908 – Cubs vs. Giants
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Cubs score a run in 1908
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A new right field billboard, 1910
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Action during the 1912 "City Series" with the White Sox
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Dusty Rhodes of the Cleveland Bronchos bats against the Chicago Orphans, 1902
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Cubs vs. Reds in 1910
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A sign on Wood Street remembering the park
