St. Louis vs. Chicago Cubs, opening day, baseball player running toward home base at West Side Grounds - Chicago Daily News, Inc.

SDN-009409

Title: St. Louis vs. Chicago Cubs, opening day, baseball player running toward home base at West Side Grounds Description: Image of players on the field during the 1911 season opening game between the National League's Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals played at West Side Grounds, which was located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street, in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. A player is running toward home plate from third base as the catcher and home plate umpire are standing nearby. Spectators sitting in the grandstands are visible in the background. Date Depicted: 1911 April 12 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 5 x 7 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-009409, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum CHM Catalog ID: 112478 Max Pixels - Width: 640 Max Pixels - Height: 461 Help improve this content