⚾️On August 8, 1988 the Chicago Cubs play their first night game under the lights at Wrigley Field, hosting the Philadelphia Phillies. Between May 24, 1935 and August 7, 1988, Wrigley Field had hosted 4,193 regular season games, 9 World Series games, 2 League Championship Series games, and 3 All-Star games, but none under lights. The game was called after 4 innings because of rain, with the Cubs leading the Phillies 3-1. Bill Murray joined Harry Caray in the booth for the majority of the game. 9

On this day in 1988, President Reagan threw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1930s, President Reagan began his broadcasting career by calling Chicago Cubs games for the WHO radio station in Des Moines, Iowa, using only telegraph reports. 🎥: President Reagan throws out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs Baseball Game 09/30/1988 (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/44165466) | Reagan Library

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