It is now acknowledged that Ruth did indeed gesture toward the outfield just before depositing Root s pitch into the bleachers, but it may never be known just what he meant. The mystery only adds to the mystique. It was at Wrigley that Ernie Banks hit his 500th homer in 1972 and Pete Rose got his 4,191st hit to equal Ty Cobb s mark in 1985. But the Cubs have never won a World Series title at Wrigley Field, having lost in all six attempts since 1918. Their last world championship came in 1908, six years before Wrigley was built.
Beautiful ivy vines on the outfield wall.
14 is on a flag that flies from the left-field foul pole. No. 26 flies from the right-field foul pole. Until the early nineties, the win flag was blue and the loss flag was white. Jokingly, it was said that the white loss flag was getting weather-beaten from overuse. Wrigley is affected by wind conditions more than any other major league park.