One look at the map of Wrigley Field and baseball fans are transported to the time of year when you can smell fresh grass, hear the yelling of fans and the sound of a baseball bat knocking the ball into deep left field and over the wall.
Wrigley Field in Chicago is located in the heart of a Chicago neighborhood so closely packed that people can sit on nearby roofs and watch the games. Since 1916, this legendary venue has been hosting some of baseball's greatest teams.
The park only cost $250,000 to build in 1914, about as much as some MLB players make for a single game today. Wrigley Field seating accommodates 41,000 fans with additional standing room for 1,374.
The field was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, who only 4 years earlier had designed Comiskey Park for the Chicago White Sox.
Over the last century, Wrigley Field tickets have borne the names of many teams: The Chicago Whales, The Chicago Bears and, of course, the Chicago Cubs. Ernie Banks nicknamed the field, “The Friendly Confines,” a name that stuck and exactly the way Cubs fans feel about this old familiar home.
In 2006, Wrigley Field's capacity will be 41,118 making Wrigley Field the fourth-smallest ballpark being used in 2006. Wrigley Field became the home of the Cubs following the 1915 season when the Federal League was disbanded. Wrigley Field had an original seating capacity of 14,000 and cost $250,000 to build. Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. Wrigley Field is the second oldest active major league ballpark, and the only remaining Federal League park. Wrigley Field was also the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1921-1970. Wrigley Field was built in 1914 for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales. Wrigley Field was originally named Weeghman Park for the Whales' club owner, Charles Weeghman, who obtained a 99-year lease on the property from the city. Wrigley field was then called Cubs Park from 1920 to 1925 before it was expanded and named after Wrigley in 1926; "Cubs Park" is still sometimes used as an alternate name.
Wrigley Field News
Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Tunney and Chicago Cubs Announce Framework for Restoration of Wrigley Field
CHICAGO, April 15 -- The Office of the Mayor of Chicago issued the following news release:Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Tom Tunney (44th Ward) and Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts announced today a framework which will allow the Cubs to begin the City's approval process to undertake a $500 million ... (Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News)
Create jobs by renovating Wrigley Field
A year ago, we enthusiastically supported a plan to renovate Wrigley Field and create permanent jobs and economic development in Chicago and Illinois.With our economy in need of new revenue and jobs, a plan to help put unemployed Chicagoans back to work deserves a new look. After several years of ... (Publication: Chicago Sun-Times)
Wrigley Field name carries sense of magic
This is about a magic place that may be on the brink of losing its magic; a place whose memory may become as remote as the sands of Carthage. This is about Wrigley Field, home of the hapless Chicago Cubs.What does any of that have to do with Long Beach? Well, strange as it may seem, there are Cub ... (Publication: Press-Telegram)
Wrigley Field More Problem Than Solution
Byline: Mike Imrem Whenever the next Cubs owner is officially announced, the first question will be obvious. What are your plans for Wrigley Field? The answer will tell a lot about his plans for the Cubs and whether they'll ever win another World Series. You'll notice that none of the responses to ... (Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL))
TAKE ME OUT TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK CUBS PLAY HARDBALL ABOUT WRIGLEY FIELD CUBS' PLANS TO EXPAND BALLPARK STRIKE OUT WITH NEIGHBORS
CHICAGO - The neighborly relations between Chicago's beloved Cubs and the residents of Wrigleyville have broken down over a dispute pitting baseball profits against the historic character of the neighborhood. The team's owners are suing the operators of rooftop businesses just beyond Wrigley ... (Publication: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA))
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