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| 1918 | Cubs southpaw Lefty Tyler tosses a gem, beating the Reds at Wrigley Field, 1-0. The victory clinches the National League pennant for Chicago, ending the season 10ÂŊ games ahead of the second-place Giants. |
| 1939 | Wheaties sponsors the first telecast of a baseball game when their ads air during the Ebbets Field contest between the Reds and the Dodgers. The commercial broadcast is available only in New York City, where approximately 500 people own television sets. |
| 2000 | When the Braves come to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing the Reds, 4-2, a power spike causes most of the lights to go out at Turner Field, causing a 12-minute delay. The Atlanta crowd hears a rendition of the song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," waiting for the game to resume. |
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