1956 Profile of Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field MLB Stadium Layout
The page from the 1956 Dope Book profiles the Chicago Cubs and provides key organizational details about the team and its home field, Wrigley Field. Philip K. Wrigley serves as the team president, with Clarence H. Rowland as the executive vice president. Other important figures include vice president and secretary Margaret Donahue, treasurer William J. Hagenah, Jr., and business manager James T. Gallagher. The player personnel director is Wild Matthews, while Cliff Jaffe heads public relations. The manager for that season is Stanley C. Hack. Wrigley Field, the team’s home, has a seating capacity of 36,755 and is notable for its dimensions: left field measures 355 feet, center field reaches 400 feet, and right field comes in at 353 feet.