Wrigley Field - Home of the Chicago Cubs # 11
by Allen Beatty
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Wrigley Field - Home of the Chicago Cubs # 11
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Allen Beatty
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Photograph - Photographs
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Wrigley Field - Home of the Chicago Cubs # 11 by Allen Beatty
Wrigley Field is the home of the Chicago Cubs. 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. The Cubs played their first home game at the park on April 20, 1916, defeating the Cincinnati Reds with a score of 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired complete control of the Cubs in 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927.
Wrigley Field is known for its ivy-covered brick outfield wall, the unusual wind patterns off Lake Michigan, the iconic red marquee over the main entrance, the hand-turned scoreboard, its location in a primarily residential neighborhood with no parking lots and views from the rooftops behind the outfield, and for being the last Major League park to have lights installed for play after dark, in 1988.
Here we see Chicago pitcher Jon Lester delivering a pitch against the Cleveland Indians.
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June 8th, 2018
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