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Originally Posted by Scott Garner
Hi Jimmy and Rick.
Note: If you are using a resource such as RetroSheet or Baseball Almanac to resolve questions regarding game logs and schedules, it's my opinion that you only have part of the info required when it comes to the double header. The only true way to know if a double header that was played was scheduled or unscheduled would be to look at an original team schedule or use actual vintage newspaper microfilm from the city in which the game(s) was played to give you more detail.
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Great input, Scott...Following up on your point about newspapers, I've had a lot of success using the New York Times online archive to research. A home delivery subscription (I only take the Sunday paper) gives you free access to papers going all the way back to 1851. The coverage during the Ruth years and later is pretty good...and you get the flavor of the day's action with player quotes, backstories, milestones, etc.