01867cam a2200301 i 4500 510748317 TxAuBib 20211012120000.0 210406s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021013592 9781476680156 PAP 39.95 1476680159 PAP 39.95 TxAuBib rda Bevis, Charlie, 1954- Baseball under the lights [BOOK] : the rise of the night game / Charlie Bevis. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021] v, 233 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index. Night games transformed the business of professional baseball, as the smaller, demographically narrower audiences able to attend daytime games gave way to larger, more diversified crowds of nighttime spectators. Many ball club owners were initially conflicted about artificial lighting and later actually resisted expanding the number of night games during the sport's struggle to balance ballpark attendance and television viewership in the 1950s. This first-ever comprehensive history of night baseball examines the factors, obstacles and trends that shaped this dramatic change in both the minor and major leagues between 1930 and 1990. Provided by publisher. 20211012. Baseball United States History 20th century. Stadiums Lighting United States History 20th century. Baseball attendance United States History 20th century. Television and baseball United States History 20th century.