Wrigley Field is the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs, which was built in 1914. It was initially known as Weeghman Park and was built on the ground that was once a possession of a seminary. The ballpark was basically built for the Federal League Baseball club viz. the Chicago Whales. In 1915, it became the ballpark of the Chicago Cubs when the Federal League dissolved and Charlie Weeghman took the ownership of the team. The chewing gum industrialist William K. Wrigley was also a part of the group of shareholders who bought the club. In 1919, he attained the complete proprietorship of the ballpark. In 1926, the cub adopted the moniker of Wrigley Field after Wrigley.

Initially the ballpark was built with only one deck of grandstands in a V-shape with wooden bleachers in the outfield. The nickname of the field is The Friendly Confines. It is the second oldest major league ballpark and the only remaining Federal League park. One of the finest features of this ballpark is the ornamental ivy plant that was planted by Bill Veeck against the outfield in 1937. He also sponsored the installation of the manual scoreboard. In 1942 William Wrigley donated the lights that were to be added Wrigley Field in order to facilitate night games.
IThis highly disappointed the Cubs higher officials and they threatened to move the franchise at the Busch Stadium. Even the MLB declared that they won’t hold any playoff at the Wrigley Stadium. As a result, the lights were eventually installed in 1988.
The prevailing atmospheric conditions also affect the play-offs in this major league ballpark. The cool puffs of air of the spring season that arises from Lake Michigan turn the potential home runs of the teams and convert them into outs. In the summer the winds from the south and the southwest turns the fly balls into home runs. Since the winds do not blow as hard after the dawn, the Cubs are scheduled to play as many as 30 of their 81 home games

in 2005 during night. The other notable attraction of this stadium is that the scoreboard operators raise to the top of the scoreboard either a white flag with a blue "W" to signify a Cubs victory, or a blue flag with a white "L" to signify a loss to let the passengers on the train know the status of the game. The nearness of the Red Line stop at Addison is less than one block from the Wrigley Field. It is one of baseball's most time-honored parks where the scoreboard is still operated manually.

Tenant: Chicago Cubs

Capacity: 14,000 (original), 38,965 (current)

Surface: Grass

Opened: April 23, 1914-

Cost: $250,000

Dimensions: 355-L, 368-LC, 400-C, 368-RC, 353-R

Architect: Osborn Engineering