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  Clem's Baseball ~ Wrigley Field
The ballpark that was most similar to Wrigley Field was Crosley Field, where the grandstand was likewise curved behind home plate, with the upper decks set back a fair distance from the field, and with no upper decks extending into the outfield.
Wrigley Field assumed its more-or-less final form in 1938, as the exquisite tapered bleachers with the ivy-covered walls were added, along with the trademark scoreboard that towers above center field at the corner of Waveland and Sheffield.
Wrigley Field's only real "shortcoming" (from my point of view) is the fact that the field layout is rather symmetrical, at least in terms of the marked distances.
www.andrewclem.com /Baseball/WrigleyField.html   (1399 words)

  
  Wrigley Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wrigley Field is a sports stadium in Chicago, Illinois which was built in 1914 for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales, and which became the home of the Chicago Cubs in 1916.
Wrigley Field is known for the Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) planted against the outfield wall in 1937 by Bill Veeck, whose father had been team president until his 1933 death.
Wrigley Field was also used for a lengthy establishing scene in A League of Their Own (1992), a Hollywood account of the women's baseball league which the eccentric but visionary Cubs owner P.K. Wrigley had, in fact, championed during World War II.
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 Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles which served host to minor league baseball teams in the region for over 30 years, and was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels in their expansion season of 1961.
The Los Angeles Wrigley Field was built to resemble a Spanish-architecture and somewhat scaled-down version of the Chicago ballpark as it looked at the time, and known then as Cubs Park.
The use of Wrigley was studied by the Dodgers, but they opted for seating capacity over suitability as a baseball field, and instead set up shop in the Los Angeles Coliseum while awaiting construction of Dodger Stadium.
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 Chicago Cubs WRIGLEY FIELD
Wrigley Field is a sports facility which was built in 1914.
Originally known as Weeghman Park, Wrigley Field was built on the grounds once occupied by a seminary.
The lights that were planned to be added to Wrigley Field in 1942 were donated by William Wrigley to the war efforts after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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 Wrigley Field, Determined Eligible for Designation: National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wrigley Field, nicknamed the "Friendly Confines," is the second oldest ballpark in the major leagues and the oldest standing National League ballpark.
Wrigley Field was the stage for the Cubs capture of the National League championship in 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, and 1938, but the Cubs lost the World Series in each of these years.
Wrigley Field is not listed on the National Register, but it has been determined eligible for designation as a National Historic Landmark.
www.cr.nps.gov /nhl/DOE_dedesignations/wrigley.htm   (694 words)

  
 Wrigley Field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wrigley Field was built in 1914, but hasn’t changed much over the years.
Wrigley Field is located at 1060 West Addison, Chicago, IL 60613-4397.
Because Wrigley is located in a residential neighborhood, they are forced to play more afternoon games, in order to avoid curfew requirements set by the city.
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 Wrigley Field : McGraw-Hill Professional Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is a refuge, it is a haven, it is an escape­­from the workweek or from homework.
To Cubs fans, Wrigley Field is many things: a museum and a hot dog stand; a day at the beach and a night in the rain; a national monument and a neighborhood hangout; a circus and a timeless "edifice of beauty." Simply put, it is a delightful contradiction.
Wrigley Field is a resplendent volume, showcasing the history, vitality, and greatest moments of this national monument of sport.
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 Ballparks of Baseball-Wrigley Field-Chicago Cubs
Nestled in the streets of Chicago, Wrigley Field continues to remain one of baseball's oldest parks.
Lights for Wrigley Field were originally to be installed for the 1942 season.
Wrigley Field has basically remained advertisement free, with advertisements on nearby buildings and a few in the ballpark.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /nl/WrigleyField.htm   (959 words)

  
 Wrigley Field
It was renamed Wrigley Field in his honor in 1926.
The foul area down the right field line was remodeled in 1950-1951, changing the sitelines in that section from pointing toward second base to the pitcher's mound.
Wrigley Field: A Celebration of the Friendly Confines by Mark Jacob, Stephen Green and Ernie Banks.
www.ballparks.com /baseball/national/wrigle.htm   (1936 words)

  
 Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Wrigley is also supposedly the origin of the term "out in left field" as there used to be a mental institution outside the stadium on the left field side.
The Wrigley family was one of the major corporate supporters of the war effort, and donated tons of gum, which was considered a war ration, to the troops.
Wrigley was also the first field with an organist, and is one of the few fields to have a real organ today.
www.derekmiller.us /baseball/wrigley.html   (3425 words)

  
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 Cubs' Fans Cheer Wrigley's Ivy, But Others Knock It Down - WSJ.com
The ivy at Wrigley Field highlights a controversy over the merits of the plant that is spreading among a diverse group of horticulturists, architects, stadium employees and just about anyone with an opinion on the subject.
But its hardiness will be put to the test this growing season at Wrigley Field, where the new plants will live in a highly inhospitable growing environment.
Rathje, Wrigley Field's director of stadium operations, thinks the new ivy will be adaptable enough to handle the stress of thousands of people brushing by on a narrow sidewalk 81 times a year before and after games.
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 Plenty of flavor in long-awaited Wrigley taste - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Red Sox - Sports
Fourteen years later, he finally got to Wrigley in a World Series with the Yankees and he liked the joint so much he stepped out of the batter's box and pointed to where he was going to hit a home run off Charlie Root in Game 3.
The cozy field at the Corner of Clark and Addison was known as Cubs Park for 12 years, then became Wrigley.
Cubs-Red Sox at Wrigley is an impossible ticket and must-see TV because it's a collision of the past and present.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/06/10/plenty_of_flavor_in_long_awaited_wrigley_taste   (919 words)

  
 Wrigley Field
A mecca for baseball fans, a Chicago landmark, and the heart of “Wrigleyville,”; fabled Wrigley Field originated in 1914 as home of the Chicago Whales in the short-lived Federal League.
Successfully marketing “Beautiful Wrigley Field” and “The Friendly Confines” as an attractive place to spend a carefree afternoon in the sun, the Wrigleys and the Tribune Company (owners since 1981) have found it unnecessary in the modern era to mount a consistently good team.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, about to become the oldest ballpark in baseball, Wrigley Field had become a model for a new generation of baseball-only parks in other cities.
www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1389.html   (289 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Wrigley Field at Epinions.com
Wrigley Field is a shrine, not only to baseball but also to the city of Chicago.
The atmosphere of Wrigley field (dubbed "The Friendly Confines" by a local radio announcer)is truly a one of a kind experience that is not to be missed by any true baseball fan.
Wrigley Field has not changed, it is the same baseball with Grand surroundings.
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 The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: ballpark: Wrigley Field History
Wrigley Field is the second-oldest ballpark in the majors behind Boston's Fenway Park (1912).
Originally known as Weeghman Park, Wrigley Field was built on the grounds once occupied by a seminary.
Wrigley Field has also been the site of numerous construction projects since Tribune Company purchased the Cubs in 1981.
chicago.cubs.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/chc/ballpark/index.jsp   (879 words)

  
 Wrigley Field, Chicago venue-baseball from Chicago Traveler
Wrigley Field, home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team, was built in 1914 and is the second-oldest ballpark in the majors behind Boston's Fenway Park (1912).
Originally known as Weeghman Park, the field was the home of Chicago's entry in the Federal League -- the club was known as both the Federals and the Whales.
The park became known as Cubs Park in 1920 after the Wrigley family purchased the team from Weeghman, but was renamed Wrigley Field in 1926 in honor of William Wrigley Jr., the club's owner.
www.chicagotraveler.com /attractions/wrigley-field.html   (331 words)

  
 Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field (also known as the Friendly Confines) is the second oldest major league baseball park, behind Fenway Park in Boston.
Wrigley Field was the last ballpark to install lights.
Wrigley Field is great old ballpark to play in and to watch a game.
www.mlb.com /mlb/kids/website_contest/runnerup_a/wrigley.html   (261 words)

  
 Sports Hollywood - Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
Construction on Wrigley Field began in 1924, and the million-dollar park opened on September 29, 1925.
The Angels were probably the most succesful franchise in the history of the league, and they were the team that the field was built for; But the Hollywood Stars played there from 1926 to 1935, whenever the Angels were on the road.
But then O'Malley decided against using Wrigley, maybe because the field was too small, or maybe because he wanted more seats for fans -- legend has it that he was upset about a whorehouse that was running across the steet from the stadium.
www.sportshollywood.com /lawrigley.html   (2872 words)

  
 Chicago Cubs - Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wrigley is also the most tradition-laden ballpark in the game.
Because of this quirk, Wrigley is the only ballpark in the majors where it is easier to hit a hoe run 50 or so feet into fair territory than down the foul line.
Now that Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium is gone and Fenway Park is playing neutral, Wrigley has developed a reputation as being perhaps the best hitter's park in the majors (aside from Coors Field).
www.baseball-statistics.com /Ballparks/ChiC   (2014 words)

  
 Wrigley Field
Nicknamed "The Friendly Confines," Wrigley is the second-oldest major league ballpark (1914) behind Boston's Fenway Park.
Wrigley Field is located on Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois and was built in
this baseball field has a lot of traditions such as the ivy planted against the outfield wall and the current scoreboard-still manually operated-was erected in 1937, and has never been struck with a batted ball.
www.totalsportsguide.com /stadiums/wrigley-field   (105 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Chicago Cubs Clubhouse
Wrigley Field was built in 1914 and is the second oldest ballpark in the major leagues behind Boston's Fenway Park (1912).
Originally known as Weeghman Park, Wrigley Field was the site of Babe Ruth's historic "called shot", when he allegedly pointed to the outfield bleachers during the 1932 World Series and then hit Charlie Root's next pitch for a homer.
One tradition of Wrigley Field is the flying of a flag bearing "W" or "L" atop the scoreboard after a game.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/teams/stadium?team=chc   (119 words)

  
 Wrigley Expansion - Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs
The familiar brick wall behind Wrigley Field's home plate may have a facelift by April if the Cubs have their way.
The highest-priced ticket at Wrigley in 2003 was $45 on a prime date for a club box, currently the closest seats to the field.
Wrigley Field, originally named Weeghman Park, was built in 1914 for $250,000, with a seating capacity of 14,000.
www.wrigleyexpansion.com /art69.html   (892 words)

  
 Wrigley Field Information from Ticket Solutions
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago that has been the home of the Chicago Cubs since 1916.
Wrigley Field has been nicknamed "The Friendly Confines." It is the second oldest active major league ballpark behind Fenway Park and is the fourth smallest being used as of the 2006 year.
Wrigley roof is the name given to the roofs of residential buildings which have bleachers or seating on top to view sporting events nearby like in "Wrigleyville" to watch the Chicago Cubs play baseball!
www.tickets4u.com /info-wrigley.asp   (1466 words)

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