Wrigley Field shares its name with the Wrigley Company, as the park was named for its then-owner, William Wrigley Jr., the CEO of the Wrigley Company.
Weeghman Park - 1914 Cubs Park- around 1916 Wrigley Field- 1926
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Wrigley Field is the Chicago Cub stadium in Illinois, United States. It was established as Weeghman Park in 1914 and was named Wrigley Field in 1927.
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No. Wrigley Field was built in 1914 originally called Weeghman Park after it's owner Charles H. Weegham. It was sold to William Wrigley Jr. in 1920 when it became known as Cubs Park. It wasn't till 1926 that they changed the name to Wrigley field after it's owner
Fenway (1912) is older than Wrigley (1914).
The Cubs first season at Wrigley Field was 1916. At the time, the ballpark was known as Weeghman Park.
On the field
I dont think so. Yes - the Bears played at Wrigley Field from 1921 - 1970, Wrigley Field wasn't officially the name of the park until 1926, before that it was Cubs Park & before THAT it was Weeghman Field. Wrigley Field has the distinction of having the second most pro football games played there, the current leader is Giant's Stadium having surpassed the Wrigley Field record in 2003 thanks to its hosting both the Giants and the Jets.
Fenway Park opened in 1912. It was built for an estimated cost of $650,000. You can visit this website linked below for more information.
No.Wrigley Field opened in 1914 as home of the Chicago Chi-Feds of the short lived Federal League. Charles Weeghman, owner and founder of the team, had the park built and it opened with the name Weeghman Park. When the Federal League folded after the 1915 season, Weeghman joined forces with William Wrigley Jr. and bought the Cubs and moved their home games to Weeghman Park from West Side Grounds where they had played since 1893.The park was called Weeghman Park until 1920 when it was renamed Cubs Park. It was renamed Wrigley Field, by Cubs owner Wrigley, for the 1926 season.