60 years ago Today the Red Sox played their 1st night game. Johnny Pesky was just one of the players to take the field on June 13, 1947.

MLB.com - - Few fans know that after World War II, Fenway struggled to remain relevant within its own hometown. Just a short walk down Commonwealth Avenue in nearby Allston, Mass., the National League's Boston Braves brought fireworks, concerts, clinics, neon foul poles -- even musical comics and fried clams -- to Braves Field under a trio of new owners. A public-relations assault from the second-fiddle Braves was just one motivation for the Red Sox to introduce night baseball to Fenway Park on June 13, 1947.

It is amazing to think that for the first 46 years of existence the Red Sox only played day games (The Cubs became the last team to play night games, finally putting in lights in 1988). Of course things are much different today, but you've gotta believe baseball, maybe even sports, would play a much smaller roll in your life had they not added the night games. Most Sox fans tune into at least a portion of the Sox game just about every week night they are on. How many day games do you see? Other than a Sunday afternoons, not many. MLB has even decided to all but do away with Saturday day games (that aren't on Fox), in favor of the 7 pm start. Would you go to the The Baseball Tavern or Game On for a few beers before the game then fork over $7 for a Bud once inside, if it was a 1pm start on a Wednesday?