More than just a lavishly illustrated and highly readable book, Wrigley Field Year-by-Year is the result of a quarter century of meticulous research. Written by a baseball historian and recognized authority on the Friendly Confines, this is the first book to detail each year of the storied parks existence. The book covers not only the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Federal League baseball team in detail, it touches on the Chicago Bears football team, basketball, hockey, high school sports, track and field, and political rallies. It references activities and changes throughout the park and in its neighborhood on Chicagos North Side. In addition to pertinent Cubs statistics, the authors year-by-year coverage includes: A game of the year A description of unusual and interesting happenings in the ballpark A quote from the year that best captures its essenceSupplementing the year-by-year approach are nine chapters that divide Wrigley Fields storied history into nine innings, along with informative appendixes that will delight every Cubs fan, from the casual to the obsessed. The books easy-to-use format and wealth of information make it a resource that readers will turn to again and again.