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

by David Pietrusza and David Pietrusza

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810833077
• ISBN13: 9780810833074
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"