Wrigley Field

**Wrigley Field** is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois. It is currently home to the Chicago Cubs, since 1916.

## Notable Events

* 1917: Jim "Hippo" Vaughn throws no-hitter
* 1919: Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches a complete game in 58 minutes
* 1922: Highest scoring game in MLB history as the Cubs defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 26-23
* 1929: Cubs clinch National League pennant with a loss
* 1932: Cubs clinch pennant defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2
* 1932: Babe Ruth's infamous "Called Shot"
* 1932: New York Yankees win World Series
* 1945: Detroit Tigers win World Series. During game four, the stadium staff threw out a tavern owner who brought is goat to the park. The tavern owner is reportedly quoted saying "Murphy and I curse the Chicago Cubs. They not gonna win anymore." The Cubs would not go back to the World Series until 2016.
* 1947: MLB All-Star Game
* 1955: Sam Jones throws no-hitter against Pittsburgh Pirates
* 1958: Stan Musial records 3,000th hit
* 1959: Pan-American Games
* 1960: Don Cardwell pitches no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals
* 1962: MLB All-Star Game
* 1969: Ken Holtzman throws no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves
* 1970: Ernie Banks hits 500th home run
* 1972: Burt Hooton throws no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies
* 1988: First night game in stadium history
* 1990: MLB All-Star Game
* 2003: In the top of the eighth inning of the NLCS, Game 6, with the Cubs leading 3–0 and five outs away from their first World Series in 58 years, a fan named Steve Bartman attempted to catch a foul ball, thwarting left fielder Moisés Alou's attempt to catch it. This incident was soon followed by an 8-run inning by the Florida Marlins, who would go on to be the Series Champions.
* 2005: Greg Maddux records 3,000th strikeout
* 2007: New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine records 300th win
* 2015: The New York Mets clinch the National League Pennant
* 2016: The Cubs defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to clinch their first pennant since 1945. They would go on to win the World Series for the first time in 108 years
* 2017: The Los Angeles Dodgers clinch the National League Pennant

## Other Sports

### Football

Wrigley Field played host to the NFL's Chicago Bears from 1921-1970 and Chicago Cardinals (now in Arizona) from 1931-1939. Other notable football events include:

* 1933: Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants in the NFL Championship
* 1937: Washington Redskins defeat the Chicago Bears 28-21 in the NFL Championship
* 1941: Bears win NFL Championship 37-9 over New York Giants
* 1943: Bears win NFL Championship 41-21 over Washington Redskins
* 1963: Bears win NFL Championship 14-10 over the New York Giants
* 1965: Gale Sayers rushes for six touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers

In 2010 the Northwestern Wildcats played a home game against the Illinois Fighting Illini, with the offensive team always driving to the west end zone due to safety concerns. Illinois won the game 48-27.

### Soccer

In 2012 A.S. Roma defeated Zaglebie Lubin 4-0 in a club friendly

### Hockey

The stadium hosted the 2009 NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings were victorious 6-4.