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    Billy Joel

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In This Week In Wrigley History
    Jul 16th, 2023
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    July 16, 1916. In the midst of their first year playing in this fancy new ballpark, the Chicago Cubs become the first team to allow their fans to keep the balls hit into the stands. That was the brainchild of their owner Charlie Weeghman (photo), who was a marketing visionary. It wasn’t long be...