953 nut 59,891 #1 Posted May 24, 2016 5-24-1935 MLB holds first night game The Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on this night in 1935 in Major League Baseball’s first-ever night game, played courtesy of recently installed lights at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The first-ever night game in professional baseball took place May 2, 1930, when a Des Moines, Iowa, team hosted Wichita for a Western League game. The game drew 12,000 people at a time when Des Moines was averaging just 600 fans per game. Evening games soon became popular in the minors: As minor league ball clubs were routinely folding in the midst of the Great Depression, adaptable owners found the innovation a key to staying in business. The major leagues, though, took five years to catch up to their small-town counterparts. The first big league night game on this day in 1935 drew 25,000 fans, who stood by as President Roosevelt symbolically switched on the lights from Washington, D.C. To capitalize on their new evening fan base, the Reds played a night game that year against every National League team–eight games in total–and despite their lousy record of 68-85, paid attendance rose 117 percent. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,779 #3 Posted May 24, 2016 High strike zone in those days! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,196 #4 Posted May 24, 2016 Maybe the pre cup days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
