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Wrigley Field / ˈ r ɪ ɡ l i / is a ballpark on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Whales of the Federal League, which folded after the 1915 baseball season.
Cubs Park was formally renamed Wrigley Field prior to the start of the 1927 season. Despite the half-finished state of the upper deck expansion, the 1927 Cubs drew over 1.1 million fans, becoming the first National League team ever to do so.
July 29 Wrigley Field hosted, for the first time in its storied history, a minor league game when the Midwest League Peoria Chiefs, coached by Baseball Hall of Famer and former Cubs player Ryne Sandberg, hosted the Kane County Cougars at Wrigley. Over 32,000 fans were present for the contest. The game experienced by dramatic weather.
Iconic Wrigley Field will again host the NHL’s showcase event, this time with the Chicago Blackhawks and 2024 Calder Trophy winner Connor Bedard and Jordan Kyrou and the St. Louis Blues, in a ...
Prior to the start of the 2015 season, both left and right field bleachers were expanded and the stadium was extended further onto both Waveland Avenue to the north and Sheffield Avenue to the east. Seven new outfield signs were installed along with a 2,400-square-foot (220 m 2 ) video scoreboard in right field.
The NFL's Chicago Bears called Wrigley Field home from 1921 to 1970 before making the move to Soldier Field, where they still play today. The Bears' 50 seasons at Wrigley Field was the NFL record ...
The Cubs' 96 wins earned them home field advantage for the series. However, Wrigley Field did not yet have lights. ABC television, which broadcast the League Championship Series, pressured the National League to award San Diego a third home game to allow for an additional prime-time broadcast. In the first game of the NLCS the Cubs won 13–0 ...
From 1929 through 1996, some of the greatest names in baseball honed their skills at this Rochester sports landmark.