On April 30, 1925, a significant event in Major League Baseball occurred when all games scheduled for the day were canceled due to rain, establishing a record that remained until the league expanded in 1961. At that time, all 16 teams were unable to play, highlighting the impact of weather on early baseball. The phenomenon also underscored the concentrated geographical presence of the teams in major cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and reflected on the differing landscape of the sport as it evolved over the century.
The day is Thursday, April 30, 1925. When you open the New York Times the next day, eager to see how your 4-8 Yankees did against the 3-10 Red Sox, you are greeted with the headline, "YANKS HALTED BY RAIN: Unable to Open First Series of Year in Boston Against Red Sox." The brief article underneath described a "clammy display of rain and cold weather" that prompted the game's cancellation before the morning had been completed.
All eight games scheduled for Major League Baseball on April 30, 1925, were rained out, setting a new record at that time. It would not be until 1961 that teams were added, allowing the record to potentially be matched.
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