Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jan 13, 2022
Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: 1938 aerial edition
Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty ImagesThis article is going to go down a number of rabbit holes, not all of which have to do with Cubs baseball, but all of which have to do with what you see in this photo.
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An aerial view of Wrigley Field in Chicago shows the Cubs playing the Cincinnati Reds on July 11, 1938.
Right away, there’s something wrong with that. Why? Because the Cubs weren’t playing the Reds on July 11, 1938. The Cubs game that Monday was against the Pirates; they lost 5-3 in front of 6,688.
The crowd you see is a lot larger than 6,688.