Baseball Orioles, White Sox Set to Play Game in Empty Stadium Due to the unrest throughout Baltimore, the game will be closed to the public. by Chip Gianni April 29, 2015 (AP Photo/Nick Wass) The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox will participate in a first for Major League Baseball on Wednesday afternoon. Due to the unrest throughout Baltimore, which led to the cancellation of the games on Monday and Tuesday, MLB announced that Wednesday game would be scheduled for 2:05 PM and be closed to the public. This will mark the first time in Major League history a game will be played in front of no one in the stands. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said, “After conversations with the Orioles and local officials, we believe these decisions are in the best interests of fan safety and the deployment city resources.” He added, “Our thoughts are with all those that have been affected by the violence in Baltimore, and everyone in our game hopes for peace and the safety of a great American city.” Even though it will mark the first time a game has been played in front of no fans in the stadium, the game will still air on television and radio allowing to be seen by more fans than the lowest attended game in MLB history had. Official league historian, John Thorn tweeted that the previous record for lowest attended game was set on September 28, 1882 in Worcester, MA, between the Worcester Ruby Legs and the Troy Trojans, with six fans in attendance for that matchup. Thorn, had sent out another tweet saying that he Charleston, SC, Riverdogs, in the South Atlantic were actually the first professional baseball team to play in front of zero fans, when they held a “Nobody Night” promotion on July 8, 2002 in attempt to set a record for lowest paid attendance in baseball. On that night the Riverdogs, barred everyone except the employees and media from entering the stadium for five innings. Post Views: 1,050 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chip Gianni Chip is a Staff Writer at DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Chip Gianni (see all) NWHL Picks up Fourth NHL Partnership Agreement with Boston Pride and Boston Bruins - January 10, 2019 Metropolitan Riveters Acquire Goaltender Maria Sorokina from Connecticut Whale - January 3, 2019 Former New Jersey Devils Defenseman Named Head Coach of Metropolitan Riveters - September 21, 2018 Metropolitan Riveters Re-Sign MVP Alexa Gruschow - September 12, 2018 Related TopicsBaltimore OriolesChicago White SoxMLB Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 “Overtime” l Ep. 28: TopSpin Celeb-Athlete Tournament – Dec. 6, 2018 by Stefany Romero | posted on December 19, 2018 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Tanaka Placed on DL with Wrist, Forearm Issues Nationals Continue to Own Mets at Citi Field