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Wednesday’s tripleheader didn’t happen, but there have been tripleheaders before

Wednesday’s scheduled Single-A tripleheader between Potomac and Lynchburg became a doubleheader, but there are previous examples of teams that did meet three times in one day:

July 4, 1896: “The Wilmington Peaches, an entry in the Atlantic League, play a tripleheader against the Paterson, NJ club, with the final game played under artificial lights,” the Wilmington Blue Rocks media guide described.

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Hall of Famer Honus Wagner played for Paterson in that tripleheader.

September 22, 1902: “Louisville played a tripleheader at Minneapolis on the final day of the season since they were still in contention for 1st place.