The Chicago Cubs are home tonight in Wrigley Field!
Did you know……
- The Chicago Cubs were originally known as the Chicago White Stockings-in 1907 their name was officially changed to the Chicago Cubs
- Wrigley Field has been the home of the Cubs since 1916 and is one of the oldest ball parks in the country
- It’s been longer since the Cubs have won a World Series (108 years) than it was since John Adams was president (107 years)
- The star pitcher of the 1908 Cubs team was Mordecai “Three Fingers” Brown and his salary was $3,500
- There are 42,157 seats at the stadium
- The Cubs have Hall of Famers at every position
- Wrigley Field was originally named Weeghman Stadium after the builder, Charles Weeghman but was later changed to Wrigley Field in 1927