The Wrilgey Field Confines

Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois and has served the Chicago Cubs since 1916. In 1914, it was built for the Chicago Whales. Opening on April 23, the first Cubs game was played on April 20, 1916. The first night game was scheduled for August, 1988 but did not get played until the next day due to rain. Babe Ruth’s famous “called shot” happened there along with Gabby Hartnett’s “Homer in the Gloamin.” It takes many workers to run the park and to keep it going. Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, took much construction to build the lights and to design the stadium but held numerous important events. Along with players who made the site famous also caused for many job opportunities. The future of Wrigley Field may be going downhill, but the field now is famous because of the way it was built and the players who have played there.

Wrigley Field took only six to seven weeks to build. The cost of it was $250,000 which is about 5.3 million dollars if it was built today. It took four days for the workers to complete the brick foundation for the bleachers when it was laid. Three days before the park opened seats were installed by 490 workers. There were 4,000 yards of soil and 4 acres of blue grass to construct the field. Even though the construction only took between six and seven weeks to build Wrigley the lights were not installed until much later due to controversy.

The lights were a big deal because of where the stadium was located and the noise created by games at night. A public hearing in the Lakeview neighborhood was called for information for a proposal that would ban night games at Wrigley Field. More than 350 people showed up to the hearing to protest against lights being installed so ni...

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...a last place team. This shows how dedicated the Cub’s fans are and why Wrigley has lasted so long. Wrigley is better today now than it has ever been, better maintained, more functional, more beautiful, and more alive (Jacob 213).

Wrigley Field has grown from the construction of it in seven weeks to the best it has ever been today thanks to the lights, the memorable moments, and the dedicated vendors. Adding the lights to the stadium was the greatest renovation since it first began because the stadium draws larger crowds and more business. The ballpark would not be as famous as it is now without the great players that have once played there. The workers are dedicated and keep Wrigley running because they are true fans of the Cubs. No one knows how long Wrigley Field will last but as long as there are fans to fill the seats, Wrigley will continue to make history.