Venue Info
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Year Opened: 1914
- Home of: Chicago Cubs
- Capacity: 41160
- Bucket Listed: 3 times
Venue History
Wrigley Field is the home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, and is located in the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. The ballpark opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park, with the Cubs playing their first game there in 1916. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 through 1926 before being named Wrigley Field in 1927 after team owner William Wrigley, Jr. Wrigley Field was also home to the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1921 through the 1970 season before moving to Soldier Field.
Wrigley Field is the second-oldest ballpark in the leauge, behind Boston's Fenway Park. The most recognizable feature of Wrigley Field is the ivy covered brick outfield wall. Wrigley Field is also known for fans watching games from the rooftops of the buildings across the street beyond the outfield wall, as well as the wind patterns that come off of Lake Michigan that make for pitcher's duels when the wind is “blowing in” early in the season and high scoring games when “blowing out” during the summer months.
