Wrigley Field's Most Memorable Moments

Over the last 102 years, Wrigley Field has hosted five World Series, four National League Championship Series, six Division Series, the 1998 wild-card tiebreaker game, three All-Star Games and seven no-hitters and been the home park of 33 Hall of Famers. It's been the site of one of baseball's most enduring legends, some of its greatest individual performances and one of the most controversial moments in postseason history. In its over a century of use, Wrigley has been a multi-purpose venue — the NFL's Chicago Bears used it from 1921-70 — but it is best known for baseball. Here are some of the most memorable moments at Wrigley Field, starting with the Cubs first game at the ballpark then known as Weeghman Park in 1916.

Wrigley Field's Most Memorable Moments

April 20, 1916: First Cubs game

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May 2, 1917: The Double No-hitter between Jim “Hippo” Vaughn and Fred Toney

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Oct. 1, 1932: Babe Ruth’s Called Shot

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1937: Ivy appears

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Sept. 28, 1938: Gabby Hartnett’s Homer in the Gloamin’

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Oct. 6, 1945: Curse of the Billy Goat

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Pictured: Ernie Banks with Sam Sianis, owner of The Billy Goat Tavern, in 1994.

May 13, 1958: Stan Musial gets his 3,000th career hit

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Dec. 29, 1963: Bears beat Giants 14-10 in the NFL Championship game

Neil Leifer

Dec. 12, 1965: Gale Sayers scores six touchdowns

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May 12, 1970: Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run

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Sept, 2, 1972: Milt Pappas' near-perfect game, missed by one pitch on a controversial ball four

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April 17, 1976: Mike Schmidt's four homers in the Phillies comeback, down 13-2, to win 18-16

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May 17, 1979: 45 total runs scored in the Phillies 23-22 win over the Cubs

Heinz Kluetmeier

June 23, 1984: The Sandberg Game — hits two home runs and seven RBIs in the Cubs 12-11 win over the Cardinals

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Aug. 8, 1988: First night game

Heinz Kluetmeier

July 10, 1990: Cubs host most recent All-Star Game

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April 13, 1994: Michael Jordan plays for White Sox in Windy City Classic

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May 6, 1998: Rookie Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Astros

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Sept. 13, 1998: Sammy Sosa hits 61st and 62nd home runs

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Oct. 14, 2003: The Bartman game

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Aug. 5, 2007: Mets’ Tom Glavine wins his 300th game

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Jan. 1, 2009: Red Wings beat Blackhawks 6-4 in Winter Classic

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Nov. 20, 2010: Using only one end zone for offense, Illinois beats Northwestern 48-27

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