First major league baseball game played at night 80 years ago tonight (May 24 1935)


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(Friday, May 24, 1935; during the Great Depression) — The first major league baseball game to be played at night took place tonight at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1.