WRIGLEY FIELD
The Chicago Cubs may not be known for their winning ways (last World Series:1945), but Wrigley Field offers one of the best atmospheres to view a major league game. Ivy-covered walls, ''ice cold'' Budweiser and the bleachers (shirts optional for men), are just a few things that make Tribune Co.'s Wrigley Field a great place to see a ball game


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Distances from plate:
  • Left field - 355 feet
  • Left-center - 368 feet
  • Center field - 400 feet
  • Right-center - 368 feet
  • Right field - 353 feet
  • Plate screen - 60.5 feet

  • Height of wall:
  • Bleachers - 11.5 feet
  • In corners - 15.0 feet

FUN FACTS:

Opened in 1914, the second-oldest ballpark in the majors behind Boston's Fenway Park (1912). Wrigley Field seats 38,765 in a magically intimate style. Although lights for night games were finally added in 1988, the ivy and old-fashioned ambiance at Wrigley Field hearken back to the time when baseball was free of free agents and interleague play. The bleachers are where the true diehard Cub fans stake out their space and maintain their reputation as some of the most intense baseball fans in the world. While the action in the ballpark is entertaining, Wrigley Field is also in a neighborhood full of places to party before and after the game. The Host to Major League Baseball for the 95th season in 2008 - and to the Cubs for the 93rd year.

The Friendly Confines has been the site of such historic moments as:

  • Babe Ruth's "called shot," when Ruth allegedly pointed to a bleacher location during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series ... Ruth then hit Charlie Root's next pitch for a homer.
  • Gabby Hartnett's famous "Homer in the Gloamin' " September 28, 1938, vs. Pittsburgh's Mace Brown.
  • the great May 2, 1917, pitching duel between Jim "Hippo" Vaughn and the Reds' Fred Toney ... both Vaughn and Toney threw no-hitters for 9.0 innings before Cincinnati's Jim Thorpe (of Olympic fame) drove in the only run in the 10th inning ... Toney finished with a no-hitter.
  • Ernie Banks' 500th career home run May 12, 1970, vs. Atlanta's Pat Jarvis.
  • Pete Rose's 4,191st career hit, which tied him with Ty Cobb for the most hits in baseball history ... Rose singled off Reggie Patterson September 8, 1985.
  • Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout affair in 1998.
  • Sammy Sosa's 60th home runs in 1998, 1999 and 2001.
  • the 1947, 1962 and 1990 All-Star Games.
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