Our friends at Flagstaff Films have posted yet another old-time color film of Wrigley Field. There aren’t any Cubs visible in this film, but there are great views of the ballpark.
Pre-game with the @Reds, 1940, Wrigley Field. There is a poignant reason for the black arm bands.(from the Flagstaff Films baseball home movie archive) pic.twitter.com/seeRBiqvKK
— Flagstaff Films (@Flagstafffilms) November 17, 2018
The “poignant reason” for the black armbands you can see on the Reds uniforms is that their backup catcher, Willard Hershberger, had committed suicide on August 3.