The lights turned on at Crosley Field 85 years ago, ushering in the era of night baseball. On the night of May 24, 1935, a crowd of 20,422 filled the Cincinnati Reds ballpark to be witness to history.

This Sunday (May 24) marks the 80 th anniversary of the first night game in Major League Baseball history, as the Reds defeated the Phillies 2-1 in front of 20,422 at Crosley Field.. Although the ...

Crosley Field came close to not being the scene of baseball history that night. When Larry McPhail, the general manager of the Reds, brought the idea to the other big league teams in early 1935 ...

The book conveys the evolution of night baseball focusing on the first night game in Major League Baseball on May 24, 1935 at Crosley Field. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

The first major league baseball night game takes place at Cincinnati's Crosley Field. The festivities begin when President Franklin Roosevelt pushes a button in the White House to activate the lights.

The mission also plays tribute to Crosley Field which was home to the reds for 58 years until 1970. There are historic pictures, foul poles and seats from Crosley Field.

History from the front pages of The Cincinnati Enquirer from May 25 includes the first night baseball game and Tony Pérez fired as Reds manager.

(Crosley Field hosted major league baseball's first night game in 1935.) But hey, ... So Crosley Field took something away, but it gave something up, ...

W ith a now legendary click, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt tapped a telegraph key at the White House at precisely 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 1935. Approximately 500 miles to the west, the ...

Cincinnati Baseball: Crosley Field is a one-hour special that features studio interviews along with music of the period and audio highlights from Red… ...

Major League Baseball's first night game was in 1935 in Cincinnati's Crosley Field. By 1950, 15 of the 16 franchises were playing night games. The Chicago Cubs actually intended to be one of the ...

About 14,000 fans filled Crosley Field in Cincinnati’s West End on a Saturday night in August 1966, waiting for the most famous band in the world to play. The weather was bad, but the opening ...