Former Cubs third baseman Ron Santo still remembers a remarkable play during Ken Holtzman's no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 19, 1969. In the top of the fifth inning, the Braves' Hank Aaron crushed a ball toward left that had home run written all over it. Then, all of a sudden, he looked up and caught it. The ball was out of the park, but the wind brought it back in. Wrigley Field is the third-oldest ballpark in the major leagues behind Detroit's Tiger Stadium and Boston's Fenway Park, both built in 1912.
Plans already are in motion to replace the former, and talk has begun about supplanting the latter.
In an era when teams throughout the country have built new ballparks or are building them or planning them, there are no indications that Wrigley is going anywhere. All of which is just fine with Cubs loyalists. Send a Postcard Service Desk Contact Us Packer Plus Online Badger Plus Online Brewers Bucks Marquette Colleges Preps Golf Soccer Racing SportsDay Sports Etc. All rights reserved.