May 14 in Minnesota Twins History: With the anticipation of crime rates decreasing in the city, officials in Washington D.C. lift the prohibition on playing baseball (1918)

[adrotate banner=”42″] On May 14, 1918 — With the anticipation of crime rates decreasing in the city, officials in Washington D.C. lift the prohibition on playing baseball on Sunday in the nation’s capital. On May 19, 15,380 enthusiastic fans, the largest crowd in the history of Griffith Stadium, wi

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