23rd Street Grounds, also known as State Streets Grounds, was a baseball park located in Chicago, Illinois. The ballpark was home to the Chicago White Stockings of the National Association from 1874 to 1875 and remained their home when they joined the National League in 1876 through 1877. The ballpark was on a block bounded by 23rd Street, State Street, 22nd Street (now Cermak Road) and what is now Federal Street. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... Chicago, Illinois — officially the City of Chicago and colloquially known as Chicago, the Second City and the Windy City — is the third largest city of the United States after New York City and Los Angeles and is the largest inland city of the nation. ... The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The National Association of Professional Baseball Players, or simply the National Association, was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season, after which its stronger teams created the National League. ... See also: 1873 in sports, 1875 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Football (Soccer) FA Cup - Oxford University beat Royal Engineers, 2-0 March - Aston Villa football club was formed Births Deaths Categories: 1874 ... See also: 1874 in sports, 1876 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Football (Soccer) FA Cup - Royal Engineers beat Old Etonions 2-0 (replay) Horse racing Aristides wins first Kentucky Derby Vinaigratte wins first Kentucky Oaks Births Deaths Categories... This article refers to the American baseball league. ... See also: 1875 in sports, 1877 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs is formed in New York at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City. ... See also: 1876 in sports, 1878 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Dead Heat Cricket Australia defeats England in the first ever Test match by 45 runs Football (Soccer) FA Cup Wanderers FC beat Oxford University 2-1 (aet) Tennis...

It also hosted one game for the Boston Red Stockings of the National Association in 1873. The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... See also: 1872 in sports, 1874 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Football (Soccer) FA Cup - Wanderers FC beat Oxford University 2-0 Horse racing First Preakness Stakes won by Survivor Births Deaths Categories: 1873 ...

Primary source: "Green Cathedrals", by Philip J. Lowry.