CHICAGO – Wrigley Field opened in a North Side of Chicago neighborhood in 1914, home for the Chicago Whales of the Federal League for two years before the league folded. The Cubs moved into the ballpark in 1916 and it’s been a landmark for the next century as the oldest National League park in Major League Baseball.
It’s housed all the greats. Babe Ruth called his shot at Wrigley in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series. Most Hall of Famers have played at least a few games in The Friendly Confines.
In the 107-year history of the ballpark, few players have ever put on the show Joey Votto did this week.