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Cubs historical sleuthing: 1980s scoreboard edition

The only thing Getty Images tells us about this photo is the following:

General view of the Chicago Cubs home field at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Well, that could be just about any time, right? You can’t see the lights so this could be pre-lights. It’s obviously before any bleacher renovations.

The reason I say “1980s” in the headline is that’s easily sussed out from looking at the mini-electronic board beneath the main scoreboard in center field. From that, we learn that Mitch Webster is the batter and he’s gone 1-for-3.

Looking at the rest of the board, it’s the bottom of the fifth inning with nobody out, and the Cubs are playing the Mets.