It’s easy to take a look outside or a look at news headlines and feel like the entire world is on fire. For the west coast, the feeling isn’t too far off from reality. Aside from old wooden stadiums burning down, there aren’t too many times fire has delayed baseball games, particularly in recent years. While it’s not strictly related to fire, in 1977 the Tacoma Twins and Spokane Indians did have a game postponed due to the aftereffects of a fire.
At the beginning of September 1977, the Seattle Mariners were struggling through the homestretch of their inaugural season.