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Some teams have built stadiums with a roof to protect the field, either as a domed stadium or with a retractable roof.Despite this, the Houston Astros, who played at the Houston Astrodome for 35 years and currently play at the retractable roof-equipped Daikin Park, had a rainout at the Astrodome on June 15, 1976 due to intense flooding in the Houston area.
The finale of the Cincinnati Reds series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon was postponed because of heavy rain in Cincinnati. The Brewers won 7-2 behind a two-run homer by Christian ...
The institution of issuing tickets for games canceled due to rain dates at least to 1870, [3] [1] while the term rain check dates to at least 1877; in the National League it was pioneered by the St. Louis Brown Stockings: [4] [2] [5]
One Yankees weakness may be exacerbated by the crush of games.
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MLB's Official Baseball Rules allow a player who was not with a team at the point a game was suspended, to be used as a substitute when the game resumes. [8] Additionally, events in a suspended game are considered (with regards to baseball statistics) to have occurred on the original game date.
Throughout the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), franchises have had various postseason and World Series droughts.. All 16 of the original Major League franchises (i.e., those in place when the first World Series was played in 1903) have won the World Series, with the longest wait for a franchise's first championship being for the Phillies (77 seasons, ending in 1980).
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