1943 Wrigley Field Diagram: Chicago Cubs Vintage Baseball Layout
The page from the 1943 Sporting News Baseball Ball Guide features a diagram of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, providing essential information about the ballpark layout during the 1940s. The diagram indicates various distances: the left field foul line is marked at 353 feet, center field is 400 feet from home plate, and right field is also 353 feet. The dimensions further detail that the left and right field fences are 368 feet from home plate. Additional specifications include the height of the wall at 53 inches in left and right fields, and a screen situated at 62 feet 5 inches in front of the center field wall. The accompanying photograph illustrates a view of Wrigley Field from the grandstand perspective, emphasizing the venue's historic status in baseball.