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A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
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Addison Street
Addison Street is a major east–west street on the north side of Chicago.
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Al Nipper
Albert Samuel Nipper (born April 2, 1959) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954.
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Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States.
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American Association (20th century)
The American Association (AA) was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to.
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American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
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Anheuser-Busch brands
Anheuser-Busch, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, is the largest brewing company in the United States, with a market share of 45 percent in 2016.
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Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Arlington Park
Arlington International Racecourse is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois.
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AT&T Park
AT&T Park is a baseball park located in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941.
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Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
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Batter's eye
The batter's eye or batter's eye screen is a solid-colored, usually dark area beyond the center field wall of a baseball stadium, that is the visual backdrop directly in the line of sight of a baseball batter, while facing the pitcher and awaiting a pitch.
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Bill Veeck
William Louis Veeck Jr. (February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986), also known as "Sport Shirt", was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter.
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Black Sox Scandal
The Black Sox Scandal was a Major League Baseball match fixing incident in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money from a gambling syndicate led by Arnold Rothstein.
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Boomers Stadium
Schaumburg Boomers Stadium often referred to simply as Boomers Stadium is a stadium in Schaumburg, Illinois, formerly known as Alexian Field.
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Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Bowie Kuhn
Bowie Kent Kuhn (October 28, 1926 – March 15, 2007) was an American lawyer and sports administrator who served as the fifth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from February 4, 1969, to September 30, 1984.
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Bull Durham
Bull Durham is a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film.
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Busch Memorial Stadium
Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 through 2005.
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Celastrus
Celastrus, commonly known as staff vine, staff tree or bittersweet, is a genus in the Celastraceae family which comprises about 30-40 species of shrubs and vines.
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Charles Weeghman
Charles Henry Weeghman (March 8, 1874 – November 1, 1938) was one of the founders of the short-lived professional baseball organization called the Federal League (1914–1915).
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Charlie Root
Charlie Henry "Chinski" Root (March 17, 1899 – November 5, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941.
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Chewing gum
Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed.
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Chicago
Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.
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Chicago "L"
The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting (1974–1988) was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago.
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Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.
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Chicago Whales
The Chicago Whales were a professional baseball team based in Chicago.
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Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Clark Street (Chicago)
Clark Street is a north-south street in Chicago, Illinois that runs close to the shore of Lake Michigan from the northern city boundary with Evanston, to 2200 South in the city street numbering system.
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Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was a baseball park in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square community on the near-southwest side of the city.
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Dallas Green (baseball)
George Dallas Green (August 4, 1934 – March 22, 2017) was an American pitcher, manager and executive in Major League Baseball.
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DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois.
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Division Street
Division Street is a major east-west street in Chicago, Illinois, located at 1200 North (one and a half miles north of Madison Street).
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Don Zimmer
Donald William Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Eugene Sawyer
Eugene Sawyer Jr. (September 3, 1934January 19, 2008) was an American businessman, educator, and politician.
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Fast food
Fast food is a mass-produced food that is typically prepared and served quicker than traditional foods.
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Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from 1914 to 1915.
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Fred Mitchell (baseball)
Frederick Francis Mitchell, born Frederick Francis Yapp (June 5, 1878 – October 13, 1970), was an American right-handed pitcher, catcher, first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball.
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Gabby Hartnett
Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 – December 20, 1972) was an American professional baseball player and manager.
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.
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Greg Maddux
Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.
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Ground rule double
A ground rule double is a baseball rule that awards of two bases from the time of pitch to all baserunners including the batter-runner, as a result of the ball leaving play after being hit fairly and leaving the field under a condition of the ground rules in effect at the field where the game is being played.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.
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Hack Wilson
Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson (April 26, 1900 – November 23, 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player who played 12 seasons for the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Harold Washington
Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Illinois who was elected as the 41st Mayor of Chicago.
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Hippo Vaughn
James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn (April 9, 1888 – May 29, 1966) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs during the 1910s.
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History of the Arizona Cardinals
This article details the history of the Arizona Cardinals American football club, which can be traced to the 1898 formation of the amateur Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago.
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History of the Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears American football franchise is a charter member of the National Football League (NFL) and have played in all of the league's 97 seasons.
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History of the Chicago Cubs
The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings.
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History of the Philadelphia Athletics
The Oakland Athletics, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Philadelphia.
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History of the Washington Senators (1901–60)
The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League's eight charter franchises.
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Home advantage
In team sports, the term home advantage – also called home ground, home field, home-field advantage, home court, home-court advantage, defender's advantage or home-ice advantage – describes the benefit that the home team is said to gain over the visiting team.
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Illinois Route 390
Illinois Route 390 (IL 390), previously known as the Elgin–O'Hare Expressway, now known as the Elgin–O'Hare Tollway, is an electronic toll highway in northeastern Illinois.
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Interstate 355
Interstate 355 (I-355), also known as the Veterans Memorial Tollway, is an Interstate Highway and tollway in the western and southwest suburbs of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Jody Davis (baseball)
Jody Richard Davis (born November 12, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and current minor league coach.
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Joe Cantillon
Joseph D. Cantillon (August 19, 1861 – January 31, 1930), nicknamed "Pongo Joe", was an American manager and umpire in Major League Baseball during the first decade of the 20th century.
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Joe Garagiola Sr.
Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr. (February 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball catcher, later an announcer and television host, popular for his colorful personality.
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Joe McCarthy (manager)
Joseph Vincent McCarthy (April 21, 1887 – January 13, 1978) was a manager in Major League Baseball, most renowned for his leadership of the "Bronx Bombers" teams of the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1946.
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Joe Tinker
Joseph Bert Tinker (July 27, 1880 – July 27, 1948) was an American professional baseball player and manager.
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Kiki Cuyler
Hazen Shirley Cuyler (August 30, 1898 – February 11, 1950) was a Major League Baseball right fielder from 1921 until 1938 who later was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Lake View, Chicago
Lake View, also spelled Lakeview, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side.
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Les Lancaster
Lester Lancaster (born April 21, 1962) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987–1993 and later managed in the minor leagues.
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List of events at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a stadium that opened in 1914.
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Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
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Major League Baseball on NBC
Major League Baseball on NBC is the de facto branding for weekly broadcasts of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by NBC Sports, and televised on the NBC television network.
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Maywood, Illinois
Maywood is a village in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.
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Milwaukee Brewers (American Association)
The Milwaukee Brewers were a Minor League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium (mainly known simply as County Stadium locally) was a multi-purpose stadium in Wisconsin, located in the city of Milwaukee.
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Minneapolis Millers
The Minneapolis Millers were an American professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota, through 1960.
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National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.
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National League East
The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Parthenocissus tricuspidata is a flowering plant in the grape family (Vitaceae) native to eastern Asia in Japan, Korea, and northern and eastern China.
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Pat Malone
Perce Leigh Malone (September 25, 1902 – May 13, 1943) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago Cubs (1928–34) and New York Yankees (1935–37).
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Peter Ueberroth
Peter Victor Ueberroth (born September 2, 1937) is an American executive.
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Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Philip K. Wrigley
Philip Knight Wrigley (December 5, 1894 – April 12, 1977), sometimes also called P.K. or Phil, was an American chewing gum manufacturer and executive in Major League Baseball, inheriting both those roles as the quiet son of his much more flamboyant father, William Wrigley, Jr..
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Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963.
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Richard M. Daley
Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 43rd Mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1989 to 2011.
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Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties was the period in Western society and Western culture that occurred during and around the 1920s.
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Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby, Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
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Rush Street (Chicago)
Rush Street is a one-way street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
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Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades.
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Sam Zell
Samuel Zell (born Shmuel Zielonka) is an American billionaire businessman, with investments in commercial real estate, energy, manufacturing, logistics/transportation, healthcare, and communications.
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San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball franchise based in San Francisco, California.
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Schaumburg Boomers
The Schaumburg Boomers are a professional baseball team, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, that began play in the independent Frontier League on May 18, 2012 with their first home game coming a week later on May 25.
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Schaumburg, Illinois
Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County and DuPage County in northeastern Illinois, United States.
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Seating capacity
Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law.
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Soldier Field
Soldier Field is an American football stadium located in the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1924 and is the home field of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), who moved there in 1971. The stadium's interior was mostly demolished and rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002, which modernized the facility but lowered seating capacity, while also causing it to be delisted as a National Historic Landmark. Soldier Field has served as the home venue for a number of other sports teams in its history, including the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL, University of Notre Dame football, and the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, as well as games from the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and multiple CONCACAF Gold Cup championships. With a football capacity of 61,500, it is the third-smallest stadium in the NFL. In 2016, Soldier Field became the second-oldest stadium in the league when the Los Angeles Rams began playing temporarily at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which opened a year earlier than Soldier Field.
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South Side Park
South Side Park was the name used for three different baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago, Illinois, at different times, and whose sites were all just a few blocks away from each other.
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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation.
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Thomas S. Ricketts
Thomas S. "Tom" Ricketts (born May 23, 1966) is the chairman and owner of the Chicago Cubs, and the chief executive officer of Incapital LLC, a Chicago investment bank that packages corporate bonds for retail investors.
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Tribune Media
Tribune Media, also known as Tribune Media Company and formerly known as the Tribune Company, is an American conglomerate that is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States.
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Vin Scully
Vincent Edward Scully (born November 29, 1927) is an American retired sportscaster.
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Vox Media
Vox Media is an American digital media company founded on July 14, 2005 as SportsBlogs Inc.
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West Side Park
West Side Park was the name used for two different baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago, Illinois.
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William Passavant
William Alfred Passavant (October 9, 1821 - June 3, 1894) was a Lutheran minister noted for bringing the Lutheran Deaconess movement to the United States.
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William Wrigley Jr.
William L. Wrigley Jr. (September 30, 1861 – January 26, 1932) was an American chewing gum industrialist.
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World War I
World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.
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Zachary Taylor Davis
Zachary Taylor Davis (May 26, 1869 – December 16, 1946) was the architect of several major Chicago buildings, including St.
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1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two.
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1929 World Series
The 1929 World Series featured the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs.
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1984 National League Championship Series
The 1984 National League Championship Series was played between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs from October 2 to 7.
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1984 World Series
The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14, 1984.
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1989 National League Championship Series
The 1989 National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion San Francisco Giants and the National League East champion Chicago Cubs.
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1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 61st playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.
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2003 National League Division Series
The 2003 National League Division Series (NLDS), the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.
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2007 National League Division Series
The 2007 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2007 National League playoffs, began on Wednesday, October 3 and ended on Saturday, October 6, with the champions of the three NL divisions and one wild card team participating in two best-of-five series.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wrigley_Field