Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a ballpark on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two 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 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired the Cubs in 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927. The stadium currently seats 41,649 people and is the second stadium to be named Wrigley Field, as a Los Angeles ballpark with the same name opened in 1925.
| Former names | Weeghman Park (1914–1920)
Cubs Park (1920–1926) |
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| Address | 1060 West Addison Street
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| Coordinates | 41°56′53″N 87°39′20″W
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| Capacity | 41,649
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| Record attendance | 47,101
(May 18, 1947 vs. Brooklyn Dodgers) |
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| 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)  |
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CONSTRUCTION
| Broke ground | March 4, 1911
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| Opened | April 23, 1914
(105 years ago) |
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| Renovated | 1937, 1988, 2014–2019
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| Expanded | 1922, 1927, 2006
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| Construction cost | $250,000
($6.25 million in 2018 dollars) |
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| Architect | Zachary Taylor Davis
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| General contractor | Blome-Sinek Company
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