Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: The scoreboard in the 1990s

There are quite a few interesting things about this photo of the Wrigley Field scoreboard.

At first glance, you might think it’s from the early 1980s, when Tribune Co. first put a small electronic display underneath the board, and the fact that the paint is so badly faded.

But then there are the team standing flags. There are 14 of them — so this has to be after 1993, when the National League expanded to 14 teams. Some of you might recall this Sports Illustrated cover from 1987, showing the Wrigley board:

Clearly, the photo at the top is from later than that due to the team flags.