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Baseball fans waited 71 years for Wrigley Field to host another World Series game, and the venerated old ballpark didn't disappoint.
First opened as Weeghman Park in 1902, Wrigley became Wrigley in 1927. It's since become perhaps the most hallowed ground in all of Major League Baseball but hadn't got to host a World Series game since 1945, the last time the Chicago Cubs advanced to MLB's final round.
SEE ALSO:The dark side of a feel-good World SeriesWhen the 2016 World Series moved back to Chicago on Friday night after the Cubs and Indians split the saga's opening two games in Cleveland, that streak was finally broken. And boy, did Wrigley shine in its close-up.
They just don't make ballparks like this anymore, folks. Here are some shots from Friday night's night game, which visiting Cleveland won 1-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Fans pour in
Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesPosing for photos
Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesCredit: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesPregame walk-through
Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesNational anthem time
Credit: Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesCredit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesTurn on the bright lights
Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesCredit: Elsa/Getty ImagesA slice of the action
Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesThe view from center field
Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesYep -- you looked gorgeous tonight, Wrigley
Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesChicago hosts Game 4 on Saturday night.