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The History of Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs tickets have been around for years, and Wrigley Field is the second-oldest ballpark in the majors built in 1913 behind Boston's Fenway Park which was constructed in 1912. Originally known as Weegham Park, the park was built on the grounds once occupied by a seminary. Weegham Park was the home of Chicago's entry in the Federal League and was the property of Charles H. Weegham. The cost of building the park, which had a seating capacity of 14,000, was estimated at $250,000. The infield and outfield consisted of more than 4,000 yards of soil and four acres of bluegrass.
The first major league game at the ballpark took place on April 23, 1914 with the local team then known as the Federals. When the Federal League folded for financial reasons in 1915, Weegham purchased the Cubs from the Taft family of Cincinnati and moved the baseball club to the two-year-old park at the corner of Clark and Addison, and Chicago Cubs tickets were born. The park became known as the Cubs Park in 1920 after the Wrigley family purchased the team from Weegham and in 1926 it was renamed to Wrigley Field in honor of William Wrigley Jr., the club's owner.
The parks bleachers and scoreboard were constructed in 1937 when the outfield area was renovated to provide improved and expanded seating for additional Chicago Cubs tickets for the fans. The original vines and ivy of Wrigley Field were planted by Bill Veeck in September 1937 and to this day remains a unique trademark of the field.
Wrigley Field added lights to the park in 1988 and first night game took place August 8 against Philadelphia but was rained out after 3 and a half innings. The first official night game occurred the following day verse New York when the Cubs defeated the Met 6-4. In 2007, Wrigley Field will be celebrating it's 20th year of having Chicago Cubs tickets to baseball under the lights.
The baseball park has been the site of numerous construction projects and upgrades since the Tribune Company purchased the Cubs in 1981. New office space was created and the old offices refurbished in the administrative area behind home plate in 1981-1982, while the Chicago Cubs tickets office was built directly behind home plate in 1983. During the winter of 1984, a new home clubhouse was completed under the third base stands and the visitors' clubhouse was renovated in 1990. 1989 construction brought about private boxes on the mezzanine level relocating the press boxes and broadcasting booths to the upper deck directly behind home plate. Additional renovations in 1994 and 1995 increased the number of private boxes to 63 and the amount of Chicago Cubs tickets that could be sold. Following the 2005 season, the Cubs expanded the bleachers and added a restaurant in the batter's eye.
While most of the park has been updated and remodeled to increase the chances fans have on getting their hands on Chicago Cubs tickets, the original scoreboard from 1937 remains. The score-by-innings and pitchers' numbers are changed by hand and the numbers signaling batter, balls, strikes and outs, along with the hits and errors are eyelets. No batted ball has ever hit the centerfield scoreboard but two baseballs barely missed it. A homer hit into right-center by Bill Nicholson in 1948 and another ball hit by Roberto Clement to left-center in 1959 came very close.
One of the traditions of Wrigley Filed is flying a flag bearing a "W" or "L" atop the scoreboard after every game. A white Flag with a blue "W" indicates a victory and a blue flag with a white "L" denotes a loss. Make sure you're there to experience Wrigley Field first hand with Chicago Cubs tickets from JustGreatTickets.com.
