Illinois Bicentennial

Go, Cubs, Go!

Some Cubbie's Trivia

Cubs have played at six parks, with their final home being Wrigley Field--also known as Weeghman Park and Cubs Park from 1916 to today.

The Ivy on the outfield wall was planted in 1937, the same year the bleachers and scoreboard were built.

Former owner P.K. Wrigley planned to install lights for the 1942 season but instead donated the fixtures to a shipyard for the war effort on the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked. Lights were finally installed in August, 1988.

Wrigley's largest crowd, 51,556 fans, was on July 27, 1930. It was Ladies Day, so only 19,748 admissions were paid. They let fans stand on the field of play, along the warning track of the outfield. Hits going into the crowd were declared ground-rule doubles.

Former President Ronald Reagan did radio re-creations of Cubs games from teletype reports for an Iowa station in the 1930's.

TV actor, Chuck Connors, best known as "The Rifleman" - played for the Cubs in 1951.

Early in his career Harry Caray trained himself to say "Holy Cow" on air to avoid using profanity when he got excited. Harry broadcasted Cubs games from 1982 to 1997.

After Steve Goodman wrote Dying Cub Fan's Last Request, team management asked him if he could write a cheerier and peppier tune.

Goodman then penned, Go, Cubs, Go.