William Griffin has been selling programs and scorecards at
Wrigley Field for 61 years.
"They have gone out of their
way to be friendly," writer, political commentator and lifelong Cubs fan George
Will recently told CBS News' Mo Rocca about the Cubs' home ballpark.
"This was the first ballpark in which, when a foul ball went into the
stands, you could keep the ball."
And
Wrigley was the first ballpark to pitch itself to the fairer sex, at a time
when most baseball venues skewed male, with much drinking and gambling. "It
was not a welcoming place for women," said Will. "So William Wrigley
said, 'We're going to get women to come out, and make them feel safe.' So he
invented Ladies Day. Ladies Day didn't just mean discounted tickets; it meant
they opened the gates - come on in free!"