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Very 1st AL Night baseball game in 1939...
Very 1st AL Night baseball game in 1939...
Item # 654326
May 17, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1939
* Very 1st American League night game
* Cleveland Indians vs. Philadelphia Athletics
* MLB - Major League Baseball
The sport's section (page 30) has a lone column heading: "INDIANS CAPTURE NIGHT DEBUT, 8-3" with subheads that include: "Five in Tenth Top Athletics in American League's First Game Under Floodlights" and more with box scores. (see)
This was the very first night game played under electric lights in the American League. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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