Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jun 17, 2019
Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: The original scoreboard
When I first saw this image of Wrigley Field, instead of immediately trying to sleuth it, I just stared at it for a while.
Why? Because I don’t think I had ever seen a photo of the pre-1937 scoreboard and outfield seating taken from that particular angle, looking east.
All right, then it was time to start sleuthing out the date from the scoreboard and other things visible in the photo. It’s obviously summer, with trees in full leaf, short shadows on the field and fans clearly dressed for warm weather. (Wish that guy had gotten his head out of the shot, but we take what we can get.)
The scoreboard matchups are as follows: