A report on Chicago Cubs, Ryne Sandberg, Harry Caray and Wrigley Field

Caray in the Wrigley Field booth in 1988

The 1876 White Stockings won the NL championship.

Sandberg hits a double at Wrigley Field, 1996

Caray in 1951, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's broadcasts were sponsored by the Griesedieck Brothers brewery prior to its purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953.

The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games. They then won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907–08.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the press box with Caray during a 1988 game at Wrigley Field

Videoboard above new left field bleacher seats in 2015

Caray using his net to catch a foul ball in the Cardinals broadcast booth, 1957. He continued this practice when he worked for other teams.

Ryne Sandberg with a tee ball player in 2008

Harry Caray's statue outside Wrigley Field

Wrigley's distinctive ivy-covered outfield walls in 2006

Sandberg during his managing tenure with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2015 Spring Training

View of the right field bleacher seats before the 1060 Project renovations began

April 2006 view from a rooftop across Waveland Avenue

A sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series.

The scoreboard at Wrigley Field is operated by hand.

The iconic marquee outside Wrigley Field

Ryne Sandberg set numerous league and club records in his career and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005.

The marquee was temporarily painted purple for the 2010 Land of Lincoln Trophy college football game.

Andre Dawson, 5× All-Star and 1987 NL MVP during tenure in Chicago

Installed in 1934, the marquee was removed for restoration for the first time in 2015.

Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.

Wrigley Field configured for soccer in 2012.

Kerry Wood, along with Mark Prior, led the Cubs' rotation in 2003.

Hockey rink layout during the 2009 NHL Winter Classic between the Blackhawks and Red Wings

Dempster emerged in 2004 and became the Cubs' regular closer.

Alfonso Soriano signed with the club in 2007.

The north exterior of Wrigley Field, with manual scoreboard visible, as it appears during the offseason. This picture was taken prior to the outfield bleacher expansion, which brought the bleachers over the sidewalk.

Carlos Zambrano warming up before a game

Fans on Waveland Avenue during a 2009 game.

Starlin Castro during his 2010 rookie season

at Wrigley Field is served by Red Line trains. This view is now blocked by buildings constructed in 2007.

One of two Cubs building blocks, Anthony Rizzo, swinging in the box

The Cubs celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series.

2016 Champions visit the White House in June 2017.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs for 16 years (1981 for the Phillies, 1982-1994 and 1996–1997 for the Cubs).

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It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises.

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The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on the Chicago's North Side.

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After a year working for the Oakland Athletics and 11 years with the Chicago White Sox, Caray spent the last 16 years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.

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The pair was dubbed "The Daily Double" by Cubs announcer Harry Caray.

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During his tenure announcing games at Comiskey Park and later Wrigley Field, he would often replace "root, root, root for the home team" with "root, root, root for the White Sox/Cubbies".

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Sandberg played in front of his hometown fans in the 1990 MLB All-Star Game which was held in Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs.

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During the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, as the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Detroit Red Wings on New Year's Day 2009, former Blackhawks players Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, and Denis Savard and former Cubs players Ryne Sandberg and Ferguson Jenkins sang a hockey-themed version of the seventh-inning stretch; "Take Me Out to the Hockey Game" used lines such as "Root, root, root for the Blackhawks" and "One, two, three pucks, you're out."

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It consisted of LF Matthews (.291 14–82 101 runs 17 SB), C Jody Davis (.256 19–94), RF Keith Moreland (.279 16–80), SS Larry Bowa (.223 10 SB), 1B Leon "Bull" Durham (.279 23–96 16SB), CF Dernier (.278 45 SB), 3B Ron Cey (.240 25–97), Closer Lee Smith (9–7 3.65 33 saves) and 1984 NL MVP Ryne Sandberg (.314 19–84 114 runs, 19 triples, 32 SB).

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At the top of the order, Dernier and Sandberg were exciting, aptly coined "the Daily Double" by Harry Caray.

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The tradition of singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Cubs home games began when Hall of Fame announcer Harry Caray arrived in 1982 (he had sung it the preceding seven years as a broadcaster for the White Sox), and has remained a Wrigley Field staple.

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Among the best-known guests have been the actor Bill Murray, former Bears coach Mike Ditka, former Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg, former pitcher Mike Krukow, former longtime Cubs first baseman Mark Grace, former Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady, Chicago Blackhawks forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, comedian Jay Leno, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, singers Ozzy Osbourne and Eddie Vedder, former Chicago lead singer Peter Cetera, boxer and actor Mr. T, actor and lifelong Cub fan Gary Sinise, actors Tom Arnold, James Belushi, Bill Murray, WWE wrestler/Chicago native CM Punk, Vince Vaughn, actress Melissa McCarthy, and Illinois-native country music singer Brett Eldredge.

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A report on Chicago Cubs, Ryne Sandberg, Harry Caray and Wrigley Field

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