Other firsts in baseball/Event 2

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Year	1883
City	Chambersburg
State	PA
Country	US
Description	First Night Game Played Under the Lights

"The first baseball game in the nation to be played at night under lights was in Chambersburg [PA] in 1883."

Sources

• http://www.co.franklin.pa.us/Pages/CommissCountyHistoricalFacts.aspx, retrieved on 2010-03-{{{day}}}.