Why Did Wrigley Field Get Lights?
October 12, 1960: the Cubs Announced That Wrigley Field Would Eventually Have Lights—Not to Play Night Games, but Rather to Assure That Day Games Could Be...
October 12, 1960: The Cubs announced that Wrigley Field would eventually have lights—not to play night games, but rather to assure that day games could be completed. The lights, however, would not be purchased until the Cubs became contenders. Wrigley would not speculate when that would occur.
When did they install lights in Wrigley Field?
Lights were scheduled to be added in Wrigley for the 1942 season; after the attack on Pearl Harbor, owner Phillip K. Wrigley donated the necessary materials to the war effort. Because baseball ended up booming after the war, Wrigley (the original Wrigley's son) was able to hold off on the issue.
What was the last major league ballpark to install lights?
If the illumination did not enlighten the team owners, the increase in gate receipts did. The Reds in 1935 averaged 4,600 fans per day game, but 18,000 fans at night. By 1940, eight of the 16 major league teams had lights. The Chicago Cubs were the last holdout, finally installing lights at Wrigley Field in 1988.
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