Baseball is a sport of tradition and for the Red Sox and MLB one tradition has long since been relegated to the dust bin of baseball history – The July 4th doubleheader. Victim of greed by owners and players the game has long since passed by a two for the price of one for fan appreciation.
The first baseball doubleheader recorded was played in 1873 in the National Association and it didn’t really catch on, but when it did they proliferated and became an integral part of the baseball landscape.
The doubleheader was a success for one significant reason – money.