Lights On! - The Wild Century-Long Saga of Night Baseball

Lights On! chronicles the rise of night baseball, a trend that transformed the national pastime. The road to night baseball has not always been smooth, but some of the bumps make the best stories. 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, from the bush leagues and the minor leagues to the eventual conversion of the major league clubs, Pietrusza offers insight into 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.

About the author

David Pietrusza served as President of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) from 1993 through 1997. He is co-editor of Total Baseball, the official encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, a columnist for OldTyme Baseball News, the author of four other books on baseball, two juvenile books on basketball, and the managing editor of Total Football, the official encyclopedia of the NFL.

Summary

Chronicles the rise of night baseball. David Pietrusza balances precise research with an eye for intriguing anecdotal material.

Product details

• Authors: David Pietrusza
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780810833074
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-3307-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 224 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 508 g
• Series: American Sports History Series; American Sports History; American Sports History Series; American Sports History
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history