Media | Opening Day First televised game Cubs shut out by Cards April 20, 1946May 3, 2019 Media, Opening Day On April 20, 1946 – In their Opening Game at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs are shut out by Harry Brecheen of the St. Louis Cardinals, 2 – 0. The game is the first in Cubs history to be televised, as Wilson does the play-by-play for WBKB.