Inventor George Cahill brings his patented lighting system to South Side Park. Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, two amateur teams play a night game before 20,000. However, the first American League night game won’t be played there until 1939.

On August 27, 1910 — Inventor George Cahill brings his patented lighting system to South Side Park. Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, two amateur teams play a night game before 20,000. However, the first American League night game won’t be played there until 1939.

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Inventor George Cahill brings his patented lighting system to South Side Park. Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, two amateur teams play a night game before 20,000. However, the first American League night game won’t be played there until 1939.

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