This day in baseball: Gnat invasion

Posted: September 15, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , | 4 Comments

On September 15, 1946, a massive swarm of gnats engulfs the second game of a double header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field.  The insects force the game to be called in the fifth inning.

Ebbets Field (BallParksofBaseball.com)