An Honor for Cleveland--First Rainout

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians accomplished something Monday night that no other major league teams had done in 1985--they got rained out.

It was the first rainout after 458 games were played in the majors this year. This year marked the latest any season had gone without a rainout. The latest date for the first rainout in any previous season was April 26.

“It figures it would happen in Cleveland,” Milwaukee Manager George Bamberger said. “Well, I don’t really mean it that way. Being the first place to have a rainout doesn’t help anybody’s reputation, though.”

Said Milwaukee third baseman Paul Molitor: “What is there to do? Like some other towns we visit, there’s not much to do in Cleveland late at night. We’ll probably have something to eat in the hotel and then watch television.”