On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox went head to head at Camden Yards. It was a beautiful day for a game of baseball, the only problem was that there was no one there to watch it. The official attendance at the stadium that day was zero, the first time in baseball history.
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| Fans look on from a neighboring hotel balcony. |
Fans were prohibited from entering the stadium on Wednesday as a safety precaution due to the recent riots happening in the city. The only seats that were filled were those in the press box and in the dugouts, with the exception of three scouts that were in the stands on an assignment. Some fans did stand outside of the gated entrance hoping to see some action, while others watched from a balcony of a neighboring hotel. However, most of the game was accompanied by silence.
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| Camera crews look on in the first inning. |
Speaking of the game, it ended within two hours of the first pitch with the Orioles winning 8 - 2. The O’s first baseman Chris Davis hit a three-run home run within the first inning, unfortunately no one was there to catch the lucky ball. And to think how many people could have gone home with some souvenirs that day.
Source: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25167981/sights-sounds-orioles-white-sox-play-in-empty-camden-yards
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