Restoring Wrigley Field

They say that baseball is as American as apple pie. The game of baseball conjures up images of some of the great men of sports – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax and countless others. The ballparks where baseball is played have a historical aspect of their own. Wrigley Field in Chicago is one of these parks.

Wrigley Field was built in 1914 and is the oldest baseball park in the country, only second to Fenway Park in Boston. Then it was known as Weeghman Park and was home to the Chicago Whales, a Federal League baseball team. The Chicago Cubs began playing there in 1916. The Chicago Bears called Wrigley Field home from 1921 to 1970. It was the first park with a permanent food concession stand. It bears the name of chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr.

Restoration required at Wrigley Field
Over the years, Wrigley Field has been the site of many baseball games, not to mention other events. These events have taken a toll on the famed park and its field is suffering from wear and tear. To help keep Wrigley Field in operation, and to keep a long-standing Chicago tradition going, the services of Roger Bossard, the so-called Sodfather, were required.

Read More about Wrigley Field’s Restoration
For baseball park history buffs, or for fans of the game, an interesting article about the Wrigley Field restoration project can be found at the Smithsonian Magazine. To read it, log on to http://www.smithsonianmag.com/.

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The Repair of Wrigley Field

One of the best known ballparks is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has had a proud and long history being the second oldest ballpark in America (the oldest ballpark is Fenway in Boston). Throughout the almost 100 years that this park has been around, it has served as being one of the best places to play ball, enjoy a concert or other event. Unfortunately, over the past few years, the field at Wrigley grew into disrepair and required a complete and utter renovation.

Wrigley Field had plenty of firsts and after almost 100 years of being a landmark in Chicago, the field went through a complete renovation. The park is known as being the first to offer permanent concession stand and the first to allow fans to keep foul balls hit into the stands- two parts of the game that are not only enjoyable, but long lasting traditions. Besides being first at many aspects of baseball, it was also the last too. In this case, Wrigley Field was last at putting up night lights to offer night baseball games- in 1988.

To read more about Wrigley Field and the complete restoration process that recently took place, please visit the Smithsonian Magazine. You can read the article at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/

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Wrigley Field: One of the Oldest Ballparks

If you love baseball, you probably have a soft spot for one of the oldest and most storied parks in the world- Wrigley Field. Located in Chicago, Illinois, Wrigley Field is the second oldest ballpark in America, the only older one is Fenway Park in Boston. However, Wrigley Field offers some of the firsts and some of the lasts in the country. Here are just some of the interesting facts about this great ballpark.

Wrigley Field was built in 1914 and a few years later was bought by William Wrigley of the gum fame. Throughout its history, Wrigley Field was one of the best parks to see a ballgame. Some of the firsts of this park included, the first park to allow fans to keep foul balls hit into the stands and the first to offer a permanent concession stand. It should also be known that Wrigley Field was the last ballpark to install lights for night games in 1988.

Recently Wrigley Field has undergone a major renovation after years of disrepair. Once one of the worst ballparks to play on, today it is a shining achievement once again refurbished for the many years to come. For those interested in Wrigley Field, the Smithsonian Magazine offers an interesting article on the subject. You can read it at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/

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