Gunther Park
 Gunther Park, c. 1913 | |
| Location | Chicago, IL |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1905 |
| Closed | 1913 |
| Tenants | |
| Gunther Nine (1905-1913) Chicago Green Sox (1912) | |
Gunther Park (now Chase Park) was a semi-professional baseball park in Chicago, Illinois. It was (and still is) located at Clark Street and Leland Avenue, and was built in 1905.[1] It was just 11 blocks north of Wrigley Field.,[2] and held a capacity of approximately 5,000.[3]
After housing the Gunther Nine of the Chicago City League[4] and the Chicago Green Sox of the outlaw United States Baseball League, Gunther Park was replaced by Chase Park in 1913. It became a recreational park with tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds, baseball fields, soccer fields, and pools.
References
- ^ http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/bbbc1dda-d725-4c13-a9a2-72a22a8e6c23.cfm
- ^ Wrigley Field: the unauthorized biography. By Stuart Shea, George Castle, p. 8-9
- ^ Black baseball and Chicago: essays on the players, teams, and games. By Leslie A. Heaphy, p. 175
- ^ Black baseball and Chicago: essays on the players, teams, and games. By Leslie A. Heaphy, p. 175