The Yankees win, , over the Dodgers. Danny Jackson tosses a complete game shutout. The Cards get their run when Tony Pena leads off the second inning with a triple, and Jose Oquendo flies out to drive him in.
The Braves score twice in the bottom of the first, and the Pirates chip away the rest of the way. He made an error that allows the Indians to tie it but then hits the homer than wins it for Seattle.
They win, , after trailing at the seventh-inning stretch. Kenny Rogers and two relievers combine to allow only two hits as Detroit wins, The Mets lead them , , and , but the Cardinals win, They tie it with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth and score three more times in the top of the ninth for the win.
LA leads, , after seven innings, but the Phillies push four runs across the plate in the top of the eighth. Matt Stairs belts a massive two-run shot to put the Phillies ahead. You can flag a comment by clicking its flag icon. Website admin will know that you reported it. Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. And please don't worry, your report will be anonymous.
Vote Up 0 Vote Down. You are going to send email to. If you were to guess when the first baseball game was played under the lights, which year would you choose? It turns out that lighting a ball field, temporarily at least, first happened in the s when the nation was barely a century old.
According to the Society for American Baseball Research , on September 2, , three wooden towers supported electric arc lamps provided by the Northern Electric Light Company of Boston. The game featured players representing two major Boston department stores. The game was played at Strawberry Hill, along the shoreline at Nantasket Beach. From a competitive standpoint, the results were anti-climactic.
There were errors aplenty under the decidedly uneven lighting. The teams played to a tie in nine innings. Some believed the teams decided against extra innings out of fear that the players would miss the last ferry of the night back to Boston.
About 2, fans paid 25 cents each to watch the exhibition. It is believed to be the first night game played by a professional baseball team. In , on Independence Day, Honus Wagner played under the lights in Wilmington, DE in what was bllled as the first regularly scheduled night game. However, the next day, the Wilmington Morning News slammed the contest, saying, "The ball became lost so many times and so many runs were made that they were not counted.
It was not until the s that the first professional baseball games were played under permanent lights. Excitement filled the night as almost 12, fans turned out for the historic contest. Ultimately, the Demons prevailed, Sec Taylor , a writer for the Des Moines Register, spoke of "One hundred forty-six projectors diffusing 53,, candle-power of mellow light.
In fact, playing ball under the lights became essential during the Great Depression, as it allowed those working long days to enjoy relief at night games. The first night game was such a success that a day game scheduled for the following day was changed to a night game. Other minor league teams quickly reacted to the success in Des Moines.
During the summer of , 38 other minor league teams scattered across the country adopted night baseball. Still, night games took a while to catch on at the major league level. The game was played following much fanfare. In a symbolic gesture, President Franklin D. Approximately 25, fans turned out for the spectacle at Crosby Field. She co-hosts a 2-minute science podcast called Science Underground. Contact us at letters time.
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