The following games were suspended and completed at a later date, with some of them resuming in the visiting team's city. The columns "V" and "H" represent the number of runs scored by the visitors and home team at the time of the suspension and the column "Out" is the number of outs recorded before the suspension. Since there are six outs per inning, an entry of 48 outs means eight innings were completed at the time of the halt in play. A league indicator of "IL" means that was an Interleague contest.
The notes column shows a numeric code indicating the reason for the suspension. The codes are explained at the bottom of the list. Some causes were fairly common. Before lights were installed at the Cub's Wrigley Field, darkness caused games to be suspended. Curfews also were a typical cause. For a time the AL did not permit any inning to start after 1 AM, and there were blue laws in Pennsylvania that prevented Sunday games in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh from going beyond 7 PM.
Upheld Protests result in suspended games at the point of the protest. We show those for which we have sufficient details. There is a list of upheld protests on the site.
Click on the date for a link to a boxscore and play by play account when available. However, some of those do not indicate that the game was suspended, which will be added on the next major update of the site.
Please send any missing suspended games to the webmaster at "retro2 --Atsign-- pankin.com".
Latest additions and changes:
(on 7/13/2009): 5/27/1945 Giants at Pirates Added
(on 7/9/2009): 5/5/2009 Astros at Nationals added
(on 3/3/2009): 7/17/1955 Cardinals at Pirates added
(on 1/10/2009): All games now have reason codes
(on 1/6/2009): 5/16/1954 Yankees at Orioles, 7/23/1958 Dodgers at Phillies removed
since research showed games were not suspended; reason codes for 1966-71 added
(on 12/28/2008): Reason codes for games in 1921-45 added
(on 11/15/2008): Many new games added, reason codes for a few others added
(on 9/22/2008): 5/2/1996 Cleveland at Seattle restored to list
(on 7/24/2008): 5/2/1996 Cleveland at Seattle removed, 5/3/1996 Toronto at Boston added
(on 7/8/2008): 6/29/1958
GameDate DH Vis Hom Lg V H Out Resumed Notes 07/06/1919 2 PIT CIN NL 0 2 36 07/27/1919 5 07/05/1920 2 PHI NY1 NL 0 6 36 09/04/1920 6 05/28/1921 CIN PIT NL 3 2 45 06/30/1921 6 07/02/1934 SLN CHN NL 1 5 41 07/31/1934 6 06/05/1943 PHI SLN NL 0 1 45 07/29/1943 2,6 06/13/1943 2 PHI NY1 NL 3 3 54 08/06/1943 6 07/18/1943 2 BRO BSN NL 4 4 34 09/13/1943 1 07/18/1943 2 STL PIT NL 6 5 42 09/01/1943 1 05/16/1944 PHI SLN NL 6 4 42 06/28/1944 5 05/21/1944 2 PHI PIT NL 9 4 48 07/05/1944 1 07/02/1944 2 BSN PIT NL 5 5 48 08/14/1944 1 07/09/1944 2 BRO PIT NL 7 9 48 08/21/1944 1 07/16/1944 2 NY1 PHI NL 6 3 48 09/15/1944 1 08/01/1944 PIT BSN NL 12 8 48 09/25/1944 5 05/27/1945 2 NY1 PIT NL 5 10 43 05/28/1945 1 06/03/1945 2 PHI PIT NL 11 9 36 07/13/1945 1 06/17/1945 2 BRO BSN NL 1 4 43 08/04/1945 1 07/20/1945 BRO CHN NL 10 4 48 09/15/1945 5 08/17/1947 2 BRO PHI NL 5 4 39 09/25/1947 1, 6?, Details 08/25/1948 BRO PIT NL 11 9 53 09/21/1948 6, resumed in Brooklyn 07/07/1949 BOS WAS AL 8 3 36 08/20/1949 5 05/14/1950 2 NY1 PHI NL 7 9 48 07/05/1950 1 06/24/1950 PIT BRO NL 12 19 46 08/01/1950 1 06/17/1951 2 NY1 PIT NL 6 6 46 07/25/1951 1 07/22/1951 2 CIN PIT NL 1 0 42 08/21/1951 1 08/02/1951 BSN SLN NL 7 3 52 09/14/1951 5 04/20/1952 2 CHA SLA AL 10 2 42 05/26/1952 4 04/27/1952 2 SLA CHA AL 1 3 30 07/03/1952 4 07/19/1953 2 STL PIT NL 4 6 31 07/20/1953 1 08/15/1954 2 PIT PHI NL 6 6 48 09/23/1954 1 09/22/1954 CIN MLN NL 1 3 50 09/24/1954 6 04/24/1955 2 PIT PHI NL 0 2 46 06/28/1955 1 05/01/1955 2 CHN PHI NL 4 2 48 05/02/1955 1 05/29/1955 2 PHI PIT NL 3 8 41 07/08/1955 1 06/05/1955 2 MLN PHI AL 2 4 45 06/06/1955 1 07/17/1955 2 CHN PHI NL 4 5 33 07/18/1955 1 07/17/1955 2 SLN PIT NL 1 0 45 08/30/1955 1 05/13/1956 2 PHI PIT NL 6 2 44 07/03/1956 1 07/01/1956 2 NY1 PIT NL 7 6 48 08/10/1956 1 09/23/1956 2 BRO PIT NL 8 3 50 09/24/1956 1 04/21/1957 2 BAL WS1 AL 1 2 30 05/27/1957 3 04/28/1957 2 NY1 PHI NL 8 7 40 08/16/1957 1 06/16/1957 2 CHN PIT NL 4 4 39 07/16/1957 1 07/21/1957 2 STL PIT NL 11 2 49 08/27/1957 1 06/01/1958 2 CIN PHI NL 11 11 49 08/11/1958 1 06/22/1958 2 SFN PHI NL 1 1 36 07/23/1958 1 06/29/1958 2 STL PHI NL 4 3 46 07/29/1958 1 07/27/1958 2 LAN PHI NL 1 2 35 09/09/1958 1 07/27/1958 2 SFN PIT NL 3 3 46 09/09/1958 1 08/03/1958 2 STL PIT NL 0 2 29 09/16/1958 1 05/03/1959 2 STL PIT NL 2 1 42 06/02/1959 1 05/10/1959 2 PHI PIT NL 4 6 47 07/21/1959 1 07/12/1959 2 STL PIT NL 4 5 49 08/19/1959 1 06/21/1960 2 CHN PHI NL 5 7 48 06/22/1960 1 09/04/1961 2 DET BAL AL 1 4 48 09/05/1961 1 06/05/1962 2 LAN PIT NL 7 3 48 06/06/1962 1 07/03/1962 2 MIL SLN NL 5 5 48 07/04/1962 1 06/04/1966 2 KC1 BAL AL 5 5 67 06/05/1966 1 06/08/1966 2 WAS BAL AL 5 4 36 06/09/1966 1 08/11/1966 2 HOU CHN NL 8 5 42 08/26/1966 5,resumed in Houston 09/16/1966 KC1 WS2 AL 0 0 17 09/18/1966 3 06/30/1967 2 CLE BAL AL 0 1 30 07/01/1967 1 07/08/1967 2 NYA BAL AL 0 0 36 07/09/1967 1 06/13/1968 2 CAL BOS AL 1 1 33 08/04/1968 5 08/06/1968 2 CLE DET AL 2 5 48 08/07/1968 1 06/15/1969 2 CHN CIN NL 5 4 42 09/02/1969 5 07/19/1969 MIN SEA AL 7 7 96 07/20/1969 1 09/04/1970 PHI PIT NL 1 4 36 09/05/1970 2,3 05/16/1971 2 SDN CHN NL 3 6 36 08/04/1971 4 06/20/1971 2 DET CLE AL 6 7 42 09/28/1971 3 06/28/1971 DET BAL AL 4 4 78 06/29/1971 1 08/01/1971 SLN PHI NL 6 3 67 09/07/1971 6 08/31/1971 2 MON CHN NL 8 1 36 09/01/1971 4 09/14/1971 2 WAS CLE AL 5 5 96 09/20/1971 1,resumed in Washington 05/12/1972 MIL MIN AL 3 3 126 05/13/1972 1 08/10/1972 CHA OAK AL 3 3 102 08/11/1972 1 04/21/1973 PIT CHN NL 8 10 36 07/26/1973 4 05/26/1973 CLE CHA AL 2 2 96 05/28/1973 1 06/27/1973 2 MON CHN NL 3 3 72 06/28/1973 4 07/03/1973 2 MIL BAL AL 4 1 42 07/04/1973 1 09/13/1974 2 CLE BAL AL 6 8 48 09/14/1974 1 05/14/1975 MIL TEX AL 2 2 84 05/15/1975 1 05/15/1975 ATL MON NL 4 1 21 07/20/1975 6 05/30/1975 LAN CHN NL 3 1 45 05/31/1975 4 06/11/1975 2 CAL DET AL 3 5 48 06/12/1975 1 06/12/1975 2 CHN ATL NL 2 6 48 08/09/1975 1 06/14/1975 CIN CHN NL 11 3 48 06/15/1975 4 07/12/1975 MIN NYA AL 6 6 81 07/19/1975 1,resumed in Bloomington 04/21/1976 MON CHN NL 11 3 36 04/22/1976 4 05/26/1976 2 KCA TEX AL 4 4 54 05/27/1976 1 07/13/1977 CHN NYN NL 2 1 34 09/16/1977 3 04/23/1978 2 STL PIT NL 4 5 36 06/26/1978 5 06/06/1978 SDN MON NL 0 2 34 06/07/1978 3 07/20/1978 SFN CHN NL 9 8 44 07/28/1978 4,resumed in San Francisco 07/31/1978 MIL BAL AL 5 5 54 08/02/1978 1 08/02/1978 BOS NYA AL 5 5 84 08/03/1978 1 05/10/1979 CIN CHN NL 7 7 54 07/23/1979 5 05/17/1979 MON SLN NL 2 2 60 06/25/1979 5 06/17/1979 ATL NYN NL 1 1 48 08/27/1979 2, 5 08/21/1979 HOU NYN NL 0 5 50 08/22/1979 6 05/28/1980 MON CHN NL 3 3 60 08/08/1980 4 07/21/1980 SFN CHN NL 0 0 72 07/22/1980 4 08/11/1980 PHI CHN NL 5 5 78 08/12/1980 4 08/28/1980 MIN TOR AL 5 5 84 08/29/1980 5 09/17/1980 TOR NYA AL 5 3 56 09/18/1980 2 05/04/1981 BOS KCA AL 5 5 60 05/05/1981 1 06/09/1981 SFN CHN NL 1 2 45 06/10/1981 2 09/03/1981 SEA BOS AL 7 7 114 09/04/1981 1 04/13/1982 SEA CAL AL 3 3 102 04/14/1982 1 06/09/1982 2 CLE DET AL 3 3 84 09/24/1982 1 07/10/1982 2 CIN CHN NL 5 5 54 07/11/1982 4 08/09/1982 2 PIT PHI NL 9 6 47 08/10/1982 2,1 08/17/1982 LAN CHN NL 1 1 102 08/18/1982 4 04/29/1983 SFN SLN NL 5 5 78 04/30/1983 3 07/24/1983 KCA NYA AL 5 4 50 08/18/1983 6 07/29/1983 KCA DET AL 1 10 48 07/30/1983 1 05/08/1984 MIL CHA AL 3 3 102 05/09/1984 1 05/05/1985 SDN CHN NL 2 4 36 07/08/1985 4 04/20/1986 PIT CHN NL 8 8 78 08/11/1986 4 06/16/1986 SLN PIT NL 4 1 32 06/18/1986 2 07/01/1986 MON CHN NL 0 0 42 07/02/1986 4 07/13/1986 CIN MON NL 3 2 32 07/24/1986 2, resumed in Cincinnati 08/06/1986 2 NYN CHN NL 6 4 42 08/07/1986 4 09/02/1986 HOU CHN NL 4 4 84 09/03/1986 4 06/20/1987 DET BAL AL 4 9 48 06/21/1987 1 07/09/1987 LAN CHN NL 5 12 32 07/10/1987 4 07/10/1987 LAN CHN NL 4 4 53 07/11/1987 4 04/28/1989 BOS TEX AL 6 6 59 04/29/1989 1 05/11/1990 CLE TEX AL 4 4 33 05/12/1990 2 06/24/1994 NYA CLE AL 9 5 42 06/25/1994 1 05/04/1995 ATL FLO NL 3 3 48 09/07/1995 2 05/02/1996 CLE SEA AL 6 3 40 05/03/1996 7 05/03/1996 TOR BOS AL 1 6 36 05/04/1996 1 04/05/1997 CHN ATL NL 5 8 39 04/06/1997 2,1 04/06/1998 CLE OAK AL 6 5 48 04/08/1998 1 06/13/1999 SDN HOU NL 1 4 45 07/23/1999 8 04/12/2000 LAN SFN NL 3 2 33 04/13/2000 2 06/15/2001 KCA MIL IL 0 0 6 06/16/2001 3 07/18/2001 ARI SDN NL 1 0 12 07/19/2001 3 07/30/2004 HOU CIN NL 2 2 32 07/31/2004 2 10/02/2004 CLE MIN AL 5 5 66 10/02/2004 5 04/10/2007 MIL FLO NL 2 2 60 04/11/2007 2 05/01/2007 CHN PIT NL 6 5 39 05/02/2007 2 06/28/2007 NYA BAL AL 8 6 44 07/27/2007 2 04/28/2008 BAL CHA AL 3 3 66 08/25/2008 2, resumed in Baltimore 07/23/2008 TOR BAL AL 2 1 32 07/24/2008 2 10/27/2008 TBA PHI IL 2 2 33 10/29/2008 2, World Series Game 5 05/05/2009 HOU WAS NL 10 10 64 07/09/2009 2, resumed in Houston Reasons for the suspension 1 - Curfew 2 - Weather 3 - Lights or other equipment failure 4 - Darkness 5 - Pre-determined stopping time 6 - Protest upheld, game resumed 7 - Earthquake 8 - Medical emergency
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