Wrigley Field
| The Friendly Confines Cubs Park |
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Wrigley Field on July 24, 2015
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| Former names | Weeghman Park (1914–1920) Cubs Park (1920–1926) |
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| Address | 1060 West Addison Street |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°56′53″N 87°39′22″W / 41.948°N 87.656°WCoordinates: 41°56′53″N 87°39′22″W / 41.948°N 87.656°W |
| Public transit | Addison (CTA Red Line station) |
| Owner | Chicago Cubs |
| Operator | Chicago Cubs |
| Capacity | 41,268 |
| Record attendance | 47,101 (May 18, 1947 vs. Brooklyn Dodgers) |
| Field size |
Left Field – 355 ft (108.2 m) Left-Center – 368 ft (112.2 m) Center Field – 400 ft (121.9 m) Right-Center – 368 ft (112.2 m) Right Field – 353 ft (107.6 m) Backstop – 60 ft 6 in (18.4 m) Outfield Wall Height: Bleachers – 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) In corners – 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Surface | Merion bluegrass/Clover |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 4, 1911 |
| Opened | April 23, 1914 (102 years ago) |
| Renovated | 1937, 1988, 2014–2019 |
| Expanded | 1922, 1927, 2006 |
| Construction cost |
$250,000 ($5.98 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Zachary Taylor Davis |
| General contractor | Blome-Sinek Company |
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Chicago Whales (FL) (1914–1915) Chicago Cubs (MLB) (1916–present) Chicago Tigers (APFA) (1920) Hammond Pros (NFL) (1920–1926) Chicago Bears (NFL) (1921–1970) Chicago Cardinals (NFL) (1931–1939) Chicago Sting (NASL) (1977–1982; 1984) |
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| Designated | February 1, 2004 |
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 Bleacher Bums (Part 1, 1984), WTTW - Channel 11, the play Bleacher Bums with Dennis Franz and Joe Mantegna
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Wrigley Field /ˈrɪɡli/ is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two Major League Baseball (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. 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.
In the North side community area of Lakeview in the Wrigleyville neighborhood, Wrigley Field is on an irregular block bounded by Clark (west) and Addison (south) Streets and Waveland (north) and Sheffield (east) Avenues. Wrigley Field is nicknamed "The Friendly Confines," a phrase popularized by "Mr. Cub," Hall of Fame shortstop and first baseman Ernie Banks. The oldest park in the National League, the current seating capacity is 41,268; it is the second-oldest in the majors after Fenway Park (1912), and the only remaining Federal League park.
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