On May 23, 1926, at Wrigley Field, Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player to hit a home run that strikes the center field scoreboard at Wrigley Field. The blow was his fifth of the season and came in the fifth inning. According to the paper from that day, it was a prodigious drive.

The Wrigley Field scoreboard‚ situated at ground level, the scoreboard will be moved to the left field corner in 1937‚ before one will be built atop the newly-built bleachers.

The monumental blast helps the Cubs to a 14-8 win over the Boston Braves. After the game, Wilson will be arrested in a raid on a Sheridan Bond apartment, described by the police as an elaborately furnished “beer parlor.” Wilson was seized as he made a dash for a rear window. It was learned that the management of the Cubs complained recently to the police that members of the team were obtaining beer In the district In which the apartment Is situated. Drinking at the time was a violation of Prohibition law.