The first unofficial Patriots day game

This Day in Red Sox History April 19, 1912 Patriot’s Day
The Boston Marathon

The Red Sox, due to a rainout on Opening Day, schedule a two-admission twin bill, with games starting at 10:30 am and 3:15 pm to give morning fans the chance to see the end of the Boston Marathon, and race watchers the opportunity to attend the afternoon contest. Inclement weather also washes away the Fenway Park doubleheader, and, although a Patriots’ Day game will not become an annual event until 1959, the pairing of the holiday along with the big crowd gathered for the 26.2-mile run almost occurs a half-of-a-century sooner. As for the Marathon, Mike Ryan outlasted Andrew Sockalexis for to earn the laurel wreath.