query: occupant 23rd street grounds
supports: The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. As the series is played in October (and occasionally November), during the autumn season in North America, it is often referred to as the Fall Classic. At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a "title". 23rd Street Grounds , also known as State Street Grounds and 23rd Street Park , and sometimes spelled out as Twenty - third Street Grounds , was a ballpark in Chicago . In it , the Chicago White Stockings played baseball from 1874 to 1877 , the first two years in the National Association and the latter two in the National League . 23rd Street first hosted baseball in 1872 -- 1873 , rented out by the Chicago White Stockings as the club nursed its financial wounds following the 1871 Great Chicago Fire ( for two years following the fire , it did not field a team ) . Seven games were even relocated to Chicago by professional teams in other major cities . The Cleveland and Troy clubs played two and four home games here , respectively , in 1872 , when they were struggling economically ( both went out of business ) . The Boston Red Stockings played one in 1873 when they were flourishing . The grounds was on a block bounded by 23rd Street , State Street , 22nd Street ( now Cermak Road ) and what is now Federal Street . No illustration is known to survive , but contemporary newspaper descriptions imply that the diamond was in the north end of the block ; a line drawn from home plate through the pitcher 's mound and second base would have pointed south . If so , fair territory would probably have been shaped like a modern five - sided `` home plate '' . ( Home plate was square in shape at that time . ) It has been discussed in Green Cathedrals , Philip J. Lowry 's book on American baseball venues . The final game played at this park was on Saturday , October 6th , 1877 . Chicago defeated Louisville 4 - 0 behind a shutout effort from hurler Laurie Reis . The final home run at the grounds was hit four days earlier by Lip Pike of Cincinnati . The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit, in contrast to MLB's other league, the American League, which was founded 25 years later. Both leagues currently have 15 teams. The two league champions of 1903 arranged to compete against each other in the inaugural World Series. After the 1904 champions failed to reach a similar agreement, the two leagues formalized the World Series as an arrangement between the leagues. National League teams have won 48 of the 112 World Series contested from 1903 to 2016. The 2016 National League champions are the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division, where they are the defending World Series champions. The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field, located on the city's North Side. The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The team, first known as the White Stockings, was a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major league status. It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season, 25 years after the formation of the National League (the "Senior Circuit"). The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP), or simply the National Association (NA), was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season. It succeeded and incorporated several professional clubs from the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP); in turn several of its clubs created the succeeding National League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
candidates: chicago cubs chicago white sox major league baseball national league
answer: chicago cubs