June 5, 1985 -- the day Ferris Bueller took off

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Larry Granillo of Baseball Prospectus has figured out that the Cubs game Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane attend in the great Ferris Bueller's Day Off took place on June 5, 1985, a 4-2 loss to the Braves. (Although they, or rather the actors playing them, may have been filmed at Wrigley Field at a later time and then edited into the game footage.)

Interesting stuff, to those of us who love the movie.

Go to the 2:17 mark: