Lights on! : the wild century-long saga of night baseball
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Lights on! : the wild century-long saga of night baseball
（American sports history series, no. 7）
Scarecrow Press, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-233) and index
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Lights On! chronicles the rise of night baseball. David Pietrusza balances precise research with an eye for intriguing anecdotal material. From the first night game at Nantasket Beach between two department store teams to the experiments of barnstorming teams, to the eventual conversion of the major league clubs, Pietrusza offers insight on this fascinating phase of baseball history. He concludes with an analysis of the effects of nighttime play on the sport. Lights On! will appeal to baseball fans and students of sports history alike. Foreword by Hall of Famer Enos "Country" Slaughter. Includes 13 black and white photographs.
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