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rsdsharp

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9. Doubleheaders were routinely scheduled when I was a kid.

Reply to Casady1 (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 7, 2021, 02:04 PM

Oct 2021

Doubleheaders were always scheduled on Memorial Day, The Fourth of July and Labor Day. Growing up in NE Iowa in the early 60s, the Twins schedule usually had a few scheduled “twi-night” doubleheaders.

Sunday doubleheaders were fairly common, too. In August 1968, I attended a Sunday doubleheader between the Red Sox and the Tigers. The Tigers won both in walk off fashion, with the first game going 14 innings. Two games were used as a value to get fans to games. Now owners see it as lost revenue.

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Thank the wildcard for this historic Giants/Dodgers series [View all] Auggie Oct 2021 OP

Wildcard Casady1 Oct 2021 #1

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