Wrigley Field

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Wrigley Field is a stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the 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.

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Located in the heart of Chicago, Wrigley Field has been home to the Chicago Cubs since 1914. Originally named Weeghman Park, Wrigley is known for its ivy-covered outfield walls and old school manual scoreboard, both of which date back to 1937. Wrigley has history with Babe Ruth, whose famous “called shot” took place at Wrigley during the 1932 World Series. The Cubs were also plagued by a decades-long curse that supposedly prevented them from winning the World Series from 1945 until 2016.
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