On July 28, 1978, the Cubs and Giants played just two innings at Candlestick Park, the Giants scored no runs, and somehow won 9–8. The explanation stretched back eight days to Wrigley Field, where rain and darkness halted a July 20 game after seven innings. With Wrigley still unlit, the suspended game resumed in San Francisco, finishing the original contest before the teams immediately played a second game. One date, two cities, two outcomes—and one of baseball’s strangest wins.
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