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Wrigley Field. / 41.94806°N 87.65556°W / 41.94806; -87.65556. Wrigley Field / ˈrɪɡli / 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 ...
August 9 the Chicago Cubs hosted the New York Mets in the first official night game at Wrigley Field. The Cubs beat the Mets 6–4. 1989. October 4 the Cubs lost 11–3 to the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of the 1989 National League Championship Series, the first postseason night game at Wrigley. 1990s 1990
The second West Side Park was a few blocks west-southwest of the first one, on a larger block bounded by Taylor, Wood, Polk and Lincoln (renamed Wolcott in 1939) Streets. It was located at 41°52′13″N87°40′21″W41.87028°N 87.67250°W. A ballpark on the site was first constructed in 1888 for the Garden City Athletic Club.
Guaranteed Rate Field. / 41.83000°N 87.63389°W / 41.83000; -87.63389. Guaranteed Rate Field, formerly Comiskey Park and U.S. Cellular Field, is a baseball stadium located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball ’s Chicago White Sox, one of the city's two MLB teams, and is ...
In the fall of 1987, Chicago mayor Harold Washington proposed a compromise ordinance to the Chicago City Council which allowed the Cubs to install lights, but limited the number of night games per year. Washington died a week after the compromise was proposed, but the city eventually approved a compromise in February 1988 under interim mayor ...
The 1969 Chicago Cubs season was the 98th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 94th in the National League and the 54th at Wrigley Field. The season involved the Cubs gaining renown as "the most celebrated second-place team in the history of baseball." [1] In the first season after the National League was split into two divisions, the Cubs ...
Coordinates: 41.948672°N 87.655978°W. The Steve Bartman incident was a controversial play that occurred during a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins on October 14, 2003, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, during Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2003 postseason. The play involved a spectator attempting to catch a ...
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central Division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's North Side. They are one of two major league teams based in Chicago, alongside the ...