Bolton: Let there be light(s)
From SABR member Ron Bolton at Uni-Watch on April 20, 2019:
Kansas City Monarchs owner J.L. Wilkinson knew he had to do something, the Great Depression was hemorrhaging the bottom line of his Negro League team and he wisely chose night baseball to save the Monarchs. His ingenious plan called for portable lighting system that Wilkinson reportedly invested $50,000-100,000 of his own money in. Not only were they going to have night baseball at the Monarchs home field Muehlebach Field but they were going to bring night baseball to other ballparks as they barnstorm the Midwest. And it was a smashing success as Wilkinson and his caravan of players and portable lights drove to Enid, Oklahoma for the first night game test against Phillips University Haymakers.
Read the full article here: https://uni-watch.com/2019/04/20/let-there-be-lights/
Originally published: April 25, 2019. Last Updated: April 25, 2019.