In todays Major Leagues they do not schedule doubleheaders. They do on occansion play them, but it something that they do no tlike doing anymore. I dont even think that they schedule doubleheaders in the minor leagues any more. When the do play doubleheaders in the minors, they make both games 7 innings in duration. Some league used to schedule 9 inning first games and 7 inning second games, however 7 inning games in the minors for doubleheaders are now standard practice. It is amazing how many times a team would score a large number of runs in the first game and lose the second game by a single run. Today we are looking at an extreme case.
On June 17, 1951 the Danville Dans and the Vincennes Velvets gathered for a Mississipi-Ohio Valley League doubleheader at Danville Stadium in Danville, Illinois. From the beginning, game one clearly belonged to the Dans. The home team scored 7 runs in the first inning and 11 runs in the second inning. By the time all was said they had 32 hits to go along with 40 runs in a 40-5 win over the Velvets who kicked in 8 errors. Four hitters had 4 hits to key the rout.
Then came the second game, the Velvets took an 8-7 decision from the home team. I am quite sure that the home fans had wished for 38-5 win in game one and a 9-8 win in the second. A combined 60 run doubleheader is quite a feat! It is much easier to find a twinbill with only two runs scoring.
Tomorrow we look at a football team that scored 100 points.
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