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Night game experiment 1909

ByThis Day in Baseball June 18, 1909February 2, 2020

On June 18, 1909, The Cincinnati Reds experimented with night baseball at the Palace of the Fans in a game between two amateur teams before a crowd of 3,000. The lighting system of the invention of George Cahill, who owned a floodlight manufacturing firm in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Reds president Garry Herrmann was intrigued by the idea…

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Day: June 18, 1909

Night game experiment 1909

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