A power failure at Forbes Field delays the start of the game with the Dodgers by two hours and the game ends at 1:56AM the latest to date

Jackie Robinson

on June 22, 1951 A power failure at Forbes Field delays the start of the game with the Dodgers by two hours. Rain holds up play in the 6th inning by another 36 minutes, pushing the ending to 1:56 a.m., the latest game played to date. Brooklyn has no power problems as Jackie Robinson’s homer helps Da Bums to an 8 – 4 win over Pittsburgh. Of the 24,966 on hand at the start, 10,000 are still present at the end.

 

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