The Chicago Cubs play at West Side Park in 1906
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Where Did the Chicago Cubs Play Before Wrigley Field?
Though today it seems to us like the Chicago Cubs have always played in Wrigley Field, many people are surprised to learn that it is actually the FOURTH ballpark the Cubs franchise has played in.
Wrigley Field Became the [...]
Weeghman Park, 1914 (Now known as Wrigley Field)
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What Was the Original Name of Wrigley Field?
Yes, it’s true.
Wrigley Field has not always been named Wrigley Field.
Before the Chicago Cubs moved into Wrigley Field in 1920, it was known as Weeghman Park. Weeghman Park was built in 1914 by Charles Weeghman and was the home of [...]
Welcome to Beautiful and Historic Wrigley Field (2006)
photo by Jesus G
Hello again Cubs fans. Today I’m going to answer a reader question I received regarding the history of Wrigley Field. To answer this question I’ll be starting at the very beginning of Wrigley Field’s history, before it was even Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs [...]
photo by Sheehan Family
The Cubs W Flag
The Chiago Cubs “W” Flag is an iconic symbol on the north side of Chicago. The W Flag flies over Wrigley Field after every Cubs home win. It’s also become a symbol of the Cubs and you can see the W on t-shirts, hats, and other items besides just [...]
original photo by wfbakker2
In May of 2009, Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux’s number 31 became the most recent uniform number to be retired by the Chicago Cubs franchise. They become members of a select group of Cubs players who performed at the highest level, became extremely popular and even became living symbols of the Chicago [...]
In a pregame ceremony at Wrigley Field on Sunday May 3rd 2009, the Chicago Cubs organization bestowed the greatest honor that can be given to any former player: The Cubs retired the uniform number 31 of both Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux for all time.
Both former Cubs players appeared in person for the ceremony in [...]
photo by Matt Stratton
Well, this was not quite the start we were hoping for. The Chicago Cubs have finished April 2009 with a 10-11 record, one game below the .500 mark. And unfortunately, a few of those loses have been BRUTAL. The Cubs just looked terrible in some of them. Sigh.
In April 2008 Cubs [...]
Look up every regular season record by year for the Chicago Cubs MLB baseball franchise in the list below. Find the regular season won-lost record. This historical season results list includes all nickname changes; the same baseball franchise has always remained in Chicago, but has only been known as the Chicago Cubs since 1903.
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(PHOTO BY Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Our beloved Chicago Cubs finished the 2008 regular season with a 97-64 record. 97 freaking wins my friends!
Some fans hoped they might get to that 100 win milestone but that didn’t happen, and that’s alright. It doesn’t really matter anyway, wins and losses mean nothing going into the playoffs. Instead of [...]
Moises Alou photo by Jared Kelly
Only a few months ago, Moises Alou proclaimed Bartman innocent, saying he never would have caught that foul ball in 2003 any way. It sent waves of shock across the Cubosphere. We wondered, had Cubdom overreacted in blaming Bartman for conspiring with an evil goat to curse the [...]
