First Des Moines Night Baseball Game
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Player at bat at a night baseball game. In background can see crowd and light tower. Caption: First night baseball game May 2, 1930, in the old Des Moines Western League Ball Park
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Was the First Professional Night Baseball Game Played in Des Moines?
Much debate has been held over where the first night professional baseball game was played. In the late 1920s, minor league baseball attendance was slowly declining and night baseball was viewed as a way to rejuvenate interest in the…