Famous First Night Games

Baseball changed dramatically in 1935 with the introduction of Major League Baseball under the lights. President Franklin Roosevelt threw the light switch to the historic first Major League night game from the White House six hundred miles away from Crosley Field. The Reds went on to play exactly seven night games in 1935, which included one game at night against every National League team.

Famous First Night Games In Chronological Order
Game Location	League	Date / Box	Match Up
Cincinnati Reds	NL	05-24-1935	Cincinnati 2 vs Philadelphia1
Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	06-15-1938	Brooklyn 0 vs Cincinnati 6
Philadelphia Athletics	AL	05-16-1939	Philadelphia 3 vs Cleveland 8
Philadelphia Phillies	NL	06-01-1939	Philadelphia 2 vs Pittsburgh 5
Cleveland Indians	AL	06-27-1939	Cleveland 5 vs Detroit 0
Chicago White Sox	AL	08-14-1939	Chicago 5 vs St. Louis 2
New York Giants	NL	05-24-1940	New York 8 vs Boston 1
St. Louis Browns	AL	05-24-1940	St. Louis 2 vs Cleveland 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	06-04-1940	Pittsburgh 14 vs Boston 2
St. Louis Cardinals	NL	06-04-1940	St. Louis 1 vs Brooklyn 10
Washington Senators (Twins)	AL	05-28-1941	Washington 5 vs New York 6
Boston Braves	NL	05-11-1946	Boston 1 vs New York 5
New York Yankees	AL	05-28-1946	New York 1 vs Washington 2
Boston Red Sox	AL	06-13-1947	Boston 5 vs Chicago 3
Detroit Tigers	AL	06-15-1948	Detroit 4 vs Philadelphia 1
Milwaukee Braves	NL	05-08-1953	Milwaukee 2 vs Chicago 0
Baltimore Orioles	AL	04-21-1954	Baltimore 1 vs Cleveland 2
Kansas City Athletics	AL	04-18-1955	Kansas City 9 vs Cleveland 11
San Francisco Giants	NL	04-16-1958	San Francisco 1 vs Los Angeles 13
Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	04-22-1958	Los Angeles 4 vs Chicago 2
Washington Senators (Rangers)	AL	04-14-1961	Washington 3 vs Cleveland 2
Los Angeles Angels	AL	04-28-1961	Los Angeles 6 vs Minnesota 5
Minnesota Twins	AL	05-18-1961	Minnesota 3 vs Kansas City 4
Houston Colt .45s	NL	04-11-1962	Houston 2 vs Chicago 0
New York Mets	NL	04-29-1962	New York 2 vs Philadelphia 10
Atlanta Braves	NL	04-12-1966	Atlanta 2 vs Pittsburgh 3
Oakland Athletics	AL	04-17-1968	Oakland 1 vs Baltimore 4
San Diego Padres	NL	04-08-1969	San Diego 2 vs Houston 1
Kansas City Royals	AL	04-09-1969	Kansas City 9 vs Minnesota 3
Seattle Pilots	AL	04-12-1969	Seattle 5 vs Chicago 1
Montreal Expos	NL	04-30-1969	Montreal 1 vs New York 2
Milwaukee Brewers	AL	05-05-1970	Milwaukee 0 vs Boston 6
Texas Rangers	AL	04-21-1972	Texas 7 vs California 6
Seattle Mariners	AL	04-06-1977	Seattle 0 vs California 7
Toronto Blue Jays	AL	05-02-1977	Toronto 1 vs Milwaukee 3
Chicago Cubs	NL	08-09-1988	Chicago 6 vs New York 4
Florida Marlins	NL	04-06-1993	Florida 2 vs Los Angeles 4
Colorado Rockies	NL	04-13-1993	Colorado 4 vs New York 8
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	03-31-1998	Tampa Bay 6 vs Detroit 11
Arizona Diamondbacks	AL	03-31-1998	Arizona 2 vs Colorado 9
Washington Nationals	NL	04-14-2005	Washington 5 vs Arizona 3
Game Location	League	Date / Box	Match Up
Famous First Night Games