"Some among us (I am one of them) can recall a time when the baseball and the players were the lone attractions, barring a few outfield signboards."

"Nothing more, not even an organist. You watched and waited in semi-silence, ate a hot dog, drank a Moxie, watched some more, yelled when something happened, kept score, saw the shadows lengthen, then trooped home elated or disconsolate. It was a public event, modestly presented, and private in recollection."

The recollection of Roger Angell (on the occasion of the Baltimore game that was played without spectators).