Night game

A night game, also called a nighter, is a sporting event that takes place, completely or partially, after the local sunset.

The term "night game" is typically used only in reference to sports traditionally held outdoors.

However, the first official minor league night game actually took place in Independence, Kansas on April 28, 1930.

[4] In addition to that, in 1935, The Sporting News pointed out that Des Moines, Iowa was not the first to install permanent lights, but it was in fact Independence that did so.

By the end of the 1934 season there were sixty-five minor league teams with permanent lights installed on their fields.

Numerous references, photos, and media clippings discussing the first night Organized Baseball game are available can be found on websites.

[18] The first night game in Major League Baseball history occurred on May 24, 1935 when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field.

[19] The original plan was that the Reds would play seven night games each season, one against each visiting club.

Consequently night baseball quickly found acceptance in other Major League cities and eventually became the norm; the term "day game" was subsequently coined to designate the increasingly rarer afternoon contests.

[21] The Cubs still play the fewest home night games of any major league club (35 per season, as of 2014).

The use of floodlights in cricket matches has helped to bring much investment into the game both at a national and an international level since it began in 1977.

Cricket was first played under floodlights on Monday, August 11, 1952[22] in England which was watched by several million people on their television sets.

The alternate possibility involves installing a system of flood lights along the circuit to illuminate it for cars that do not have headlights.

The night NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway's half-mile track in Tennessee is among the most popular events of the season.

The first modern oval track over 1 mile (1.609 kilometers) long to install a lighting system was Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1992.