Although most famous as a Major League Baseball field the stadium was actually first built in 1914 - the only ballpark in the majors which is older is Boston's Fenway Park.

Originally constructed for the Chicago Federals (who later became the Whales) in the Federal League the stadium became a home for the Chicago Cubs in 1916. Wrigley is actually the last remaining stadium from the Federal League.

It's estimated the original cost of the stadium was $250,000.

Sports Illustrated's ballpark survey asks fans various questions about their team's stadium and ranks the MLB ballparks from the results. In 2006 Wrigley Field managed a lowly 24th.

Wrigley scored well in a number of areas - most notably the atmosphere and neighborhood scores show the fans love the ballpark itself. Above average scores for both accessibility and ammenities are quite impressive for such an old ballpark.

The price of a game gets mixed reviews - the tickets are pretty expensive, which resulted in a low score for that, however the cost of concessions and souvenirs saved some face with a score fractionally above average. Unfortunately the overall pricing suggests a Cubs game is one of the more expensive days out in MLB.

Unfortunately Wrigley Field these days suffers because of the Cubs. With the team scoring a fairly dire 2/10 thanks to their 56-87 record at the time the scores were calculated.

Basically the verdict comes in that Wrigley Field is a great place to visit, if a little expensive. Shame about the baseball you'll see when you get there.

With a capacity of 41,118 Wrigley Field is the fourth smallest ballpark used in Major League Baseball.

Being smaller than most other parks gives a more intimate atmosphere to the games.

Since it was built in 1937 no batted ball has ever hit the centerfield scoreboard, although it's been close a couple of times. In 1948 Bill Nicholson hit one just to the right and Roberto Clemente went just to the left in 1959.

The scoreboard is very traditional, with the score-by-innings and the pitchers' numbers changed by hand. The numbers signaling batter, ball, strike and out are eyelets.