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Rainout (sports) Rainout, washout, rain delay, and rain stopped play are terms regarding an outdoor event, generally a sporting event, delayed or canceled due to rain, or the threat of rain. It is not to be confused with a type of out in baseball, though a baseball game can be rained out. Delays due to other forms of weather are named "snow ...
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).
On April 12, 1976, the second home rainout ended a streak of 724 straight games. April 19–21, 1988 saw three consecutive rainouts, the only time consecutive games have been rained out at Dodger Stadium. [33] No rainouts occurred between April 21, 1988, and April 11, 1999 – a major league record of 856 straight home games without a rainout. [33]
After back-to-back rainouts and then another weekly racing program that was cut short by rain last ... Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as ...
April 16, 2023 at 8:01 PM. Maywood Academy pitcher Samuel Loza hadn't thrown on a dirt mound all season until Tuesday's game against Torres. (Luca Evans / Los Angeles Times) Aaron Beltran can play ...
Most complete games in a season – 75. All-time record of 75 set by Will White in 1879; modern-era record of 48 set by Jack Chesbro in 1904. Sports Illustrated has said about this record, "Even if the bar is lowered to begin with the live-ball era (which began in 1920), the mark would still be untouchable."
The 1901 major league baseball season was contested from April 18 through October 6, 1901. It was the inaugural major league season for the American League (AL) (having previous been the minor league Western League), with the Chicago White Stockings finishing first in league standings. In the National League (NL), in operation since 1876, the ...
Oregon gets top billing in College Football Playoff's opening rankings, Ohio St 2nd and Georgia 3rd. Oregon, Georgia, Miami and BYU are projected 1st round byes in opening CFP rankings, with Alabama in field at No. 11. NASCAR levies $600,000 in fines and suspends 9 team members for race manipulation ahead of finale.