Wrigley Field
IN THE BEGINNING
In the beginning, there was no beginning. In the end, there was no end. But when it comes
to Wrigley Field, there is a beginning, but there is no end.
The park was originally built in 1914 at a hefty price tag of $250,000. Which was a record
until Montreal spent about a billion on their's. It was the original home of the Chicago Whales, a
team from the federal league. When the Whales folded in 1916 Charles Weeghman bought the Cubs and
moved them to Wrigley which was then known as Weeghman Park.
WRIGLEY'S FIRST
The first Cubs game played at Wrigley was on April 20, 1916. The Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds,
7-6 in 11 innings.
ATTENDANCE RECORD
On June 27, 1930, 51,556 people watched the Cubs play the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Largest Opening day crowd was in 1978 when 45,777 people saw the Cubs open the season against
Pittsburgh.
WRIGLEY BECOMES WRIGLEY
Weeghman Park became known as Cubs Park in 1920 after the Wrigley family purchased the team from
Charles Weeghman. It was officially re-named Wrigley Field in 1926 in honor of William Wrigley Jr., the
club's owner.
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February 23, 1998 By Peder Bergand Justin Anderson