ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: JUNE 6

Posted by Ron on Jun 6, 2012 | 0 comments

June 6, 1885: A Philadelphia newspaper praises Brooklyn baseball president Charles Byrne for introducing the rain check, allowing patrons a ticket to another game if a match is rained out. Except for the rain check, “introduced by Mr. Byrne,” during recent rainy weather not half of the spectators at Philadelphia Athletics games “would have taken the risk of seeing but a few innings and losing their money.”