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Wrigley Fiel is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales. It was also the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1921-1970. It was also called Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926 before finally being renamed for then Cubs team owner and chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr..

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  • When asked for a home address in "The Blues Bros." Elwood gives 1060 W. Addison St., the home of this facility
  • Built in 1914 & named for the club's owner in 1926, it's the oldest National League ballpark still in use
  • [Hi, I'm Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker of the Chicago Bears] Before moving to Soldier Field in 1971, the Bears played its home games for 50 seasons in this Cubs park
  • At night you'll have no trouble spotting this stadium at 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago--it's now lighted
  • With a capacity of just 38,756, this Chicago Cubs stadium is the smallest in the National League
  • Sammy Sosa hit his 60th homers of 1998, 1999 & 2001 in this Chicago venue
  • Sammy Sosa
  • On August 9, 1988 the Cubs' first game under this stadium's new lights was postponed due to rain
  • Though WLS-TV did not exist, I covered Babe Ruth's called shot in the 1932 series in this park's "friendly confines"; I'm old
  • "The Friendly Confines"
  • (Hi, I'm Mike Piazza) On Sept. 1, 1992 I made my major league debut at this Chicago Cubs stadium with a 3-for-3 day at the plate

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