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"What began nearly 100 years ago on a bet between two local bars has evolved into one of baseball’s unique natural events. The Midnight Sun Game, played in Fairbanks on the summer solstice every year since 1906, is played in the middle of the night with only natural light." Baseball America's 12 'Must-See' Events

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100th Anniversary Midnight Sun Game

"Certainly everyone (in the majors) who knew about it, commented on it: 'Oh, you're going to Alaska? You'll get to play in the Midnight Sun Game," Don Leppert said. "There's a lot of awareness around the baseball world."
6/22/1997

"The only place on earth where a midnight ball game is played. The custom originated here many years ago and is faithfully observed."
6/20/1914

Alaska Goldpanners
2008 HOST TEAM

The
Stroecker Legacy

100-Year Legacy of Eddie and W.G. "Bill" Stroecker

Eddie Stroecker
"The Grand Old Man"
"Father of the Midnight Sun Game"

W.G. "Bill" Stroecker
Alaska Goldpanners President
Eddie's Son

1906

6/22/1906

FAIRBANKS DAILY TIMES STORY ON THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED MIDNIGHT SOLSTICE GAME

1907

1908

Lineup for Midnight Game 1908
Baseball Popular in North 1908

1910

Midnight Ball Game is won by Athletic Team

1912
Only Midnight Game in the World Tonight

1914
Midnight Baseball Game

1933

Midnight Sun Game

1949

1957

Charlie Cole

FAIRBANKS FIELDS

GRIFFIN PARK; EXPOSITION FIELD; GARDEN-ISLAND PARK; MODEL PARK; IMPERIAL

MILITARY FIELDS

RANGER FIELD, 3RD BATTALION TEAM FIELD (LADD ARMY/AIR FORCE BASE); WARRIOR FIELD, DUNLAP PARK (EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE)

DIAMOND, 4TH REGIMENTAL
"Impromptu" Solstice Game

June 22, 1925 - Proof that there is material galore for a fine baseball team in Fairbanks was shown at the Midnight baseball game played Sunday night at the ball grounds. Two picked teams from the baseball players in town showed up in good form for a seven-inning game to a 5-2 score. The radio station supplied the batteries for one side and the sawmill was represented in the other town team.

June 22, 1950 - Bunching their hits when hits meant runs, the Fairbanks Midnight Sun League All-Stars last night won the traditional midnight sun ballgame from the U.S. Army of Alaska All-Stars from Anchorage by a score of 5 to 2. Tom Morgan managed the Fairbanks aggregation. He had said that all on the roster of the Midnight Sun Stars would get a chance to play and he kept his promise to the last man who showed up at Griffin field in uniform.

#	YEAR	TEAM 1 vs. TEAM 2 / winner bold	T1	T2	PARK	DAY	TIME	FANS	WINNER
1	1906	California Bar ("Drinks") vs. Eagles ("Smokes")	7	4		6/21	11:00/12:30	1,500	Winning Battery: Ross/Stroecker
2	1907	Tanana Commercial Club vs Eagles	2	1		6/21	10:40/1:05		McLaughlin
3	1908	The A.B.'s vs. The N.C.'s	3	2	GARDEN-ISLAND	6/21	11:00/	"wild fans"	Wakefield
4A	1909	the Californias vs. N-M's	8	7		6/21
4B	1909	The Vaults vs. The Domes	13	5	RIDGETOP	6/22
5	1910	The Athletics vs. the Californias	11	8	MODEL	6/21	11:05/12AM during 4th	353	Courtemanche
6	1911	the Californias vs. Arctic Senators	16	11	IMPERIAL	6/21	10:50/	500	Buckley
7	1912	the Eagles vs. the Van Dycks	5	20	EXPO	6/21	11:00/1:07	700+	E. Stroecker
8	1913	Marquettes vs. Van Dycks	13	11	EXPO	6/21		500	Buckley
9	1914	the Van Dycks vs. the Marquettes	11	9	EXPO	6/21	11:00/T-2:00		E. Stroecker
10	1915	the Van Dycks vs. the Eagles	20	7	EXPO	6/21	11:00/1:07
11	1916	Marquettes ("Grays" "Drinks") vs. Van Dycks ("Reds)	6	5 (10)	EXPO	6/21		227	H. Logan
12	1917	Fairbanks Clothing Co vs Van Dycks	-	-	EXPO	6/21		200	Stanford
13	1918	Fairbanks vs. Nenana	20	7	EXPO	6/22			Beam
14	1919	Fairbanks Men vs. Professionals			EXPO	6/21
15	1920	Van Dycks vs. Fairbanks Clothing Co.	9	7	EXPO	6/21	10:30/		Gies
16	1921	Impromptu only, with no news report
17	1922	Yannigans vs. Revelers			EXPO	6/21
18	1923	Fairbanks vs. Nenana*	4	2	EXPO	6/24	"Washout in Canyon District" on 21st. Played on 24th
19	1924	Alaska Railroad (Anchorage) vs. Fairbanks Giants	6	0	EXPO	6/21
20	1925	Radio Station vs. The Sawmill	5	2		6/21
21	1926	Fairbanks vs. Anchorage	2	8		6/21	10:00/		Bortz
22	1927	F.E. Co. vs. Fairbanks	2	6		6/21	10:30/
23	1928	Fairbanks vs F.E. Co.	7	6		6/21	10:00/12:05		Shaw
24	1929	F.E. Co. vs. Fairbanks	5	4		6/21	8:00		Hinsey
25	1930	Standard Oil vs. Fairbanks	7	0	WEEKS	6/21	8:30	"good sized"	Ralph Wien
26	1931	Fairbanks vs. F.E. Company			WEEKS	6/21
27	1932	Independents vs. Fairbanks	8	4	WEEKS	6/21
28	1933	Fairbanks vs. Independents	18	7	Local Grounds	6/21	7:30		A. Holt
29	1934	Impromptu only, with no news report
30	1935	Miners vs. Fairbanks	9	4		6/21	9:30
31	1936	Fairbanks vs. Miners	3	1		6/21	9:30		W. Locey
32	1937	Impromptu only, with no news report
33	1938	Baseball vs. Softball	6	1	AIRPORT	6/21	9:30
34	1939	Cushman St. Merchants vs. F.E. Athletic Assoc.			PLAYFIELD	6/22	8:30
35A	1940	Fairbanks Cubs vs. Ester Miners	2	3		6/21	10:00		B. Reak
35B	1940	Kids: Yankees vs. Giants				6/21	9:00
36	1941	Cushman St. Merchants vs. Ladd Field All-Stars			RANGER	6/21	10:00
37	1942	F.E. Co vs. Fairbanks	5	8		6/21	9:00		L. Albin
38	1943	Quartermasters vs. Fairbanks	6	2	LADD	6/21	10:00/		Treskovich
39	1944	Edmonton Yanks vs. Ladd			LADD	6/21
40	1945	Team Attu vs. Ladd Field All-Stars	4	3	GRIFFIN	6/21		2,000+	Johnson
41	1946	Fairbanks Allies vs. Ladd Field AS (10 Inn.)	7	8	GRIFFIN	6/21	10:00	SRO	Allen
42	1947	Fairbanks vs. Ladd Field All Stars	5	8	GRIFFIN	6/22	10:00/	SRO	B. Brown
43	1948	Air Force vs. Fairbanks Midnight Sun League All-Stars	14/12	2	GRIFFIN	6/21	9:30/12:15	SRO	Lagosky
44	1949	Fairbanks vs. Ladd Field	3	2	GRIFFIN	6/21	T2:20	SRO	Valentine
45	1950	Fairbanks Midnight Sun League vs.U.S. Army of Alaska (Anchorage)	5	2	GRIFFIN
46	1951	Fairbanks vs. Military All-Stars	0	4	GRIFFIN	6/21	10:30/	"Jam Packed"	Newman
47	1952	Ladd vs. Fairbanks Men's League All-Stars	2	1	GRIFFIN	6/21	10:00/12:06	1,500	Klestiz
48A	1953	Fairbanks AS vs. Military All-Stars	6	2	GRIFFIN	6/21	10:30/	'SRO'	Brow
48B	1953	Chena AS vs. Tanana All-Stars	4	6	DUNLAP	6/21	11:00/
48C	1953	Chena AS vs. Tanana All-Stars	0	4	4TH REG	6/21	11:00/		Walker
49A	1954	Civilian AS vs. Ladd All-Stars	5	0	GRIFFIN	6/21	10:30/12:39	700+	B. Roberts
49B	1954	Chena vs. Tanana			LADD	6/21	11:00/
50A	1955	Fairbanks All-Stars vs. Military All-Stars	12	8		6/21	10:30/1:40		B. Roberts
50B	1955	Ladd Army All-Stars vs Eielson Army All-Stars	20	7	3RD BAT	6/21	11:00/		L. Wineburner
50C	1955	Ladd Army All-Stars vs. Eielson Army All-Stars	3	4	DUNLAP	6/21	11:00/		F. Fahey
50D	1955	Eielson Officers vs. Non-Commissioned	14	8	EIELSON	6/21	11:00/
51A	1956	Air Force AS vs. Civilian All-Stars	8	5	GRIFFIN	6/21	10:30/1:32		D. Clukey
51B	1956	Eielson Army AS vs. Ladd Army All-Stars	9	8	LADD	6/21			B. Edwards
52	1957	Sportland Bees vs. Air Force All Stars	6	0	GRIFFIN	6/21	10:00		F. Brower+
53	1958	Sportland Bees vs. Ladd Special Units	5	3	LADD	6/21	10:30/12:13		C. Cole
54	1959	Ladd Flyers vs. Anchorage Sales and Service	6	16	RANGER	6/21	10:30/2:00+		F. Keenan
55A	1960	Ladd Flyers vs. Ladd Rangers	9	3	RANGER	6/21	10:00/		Johnson/ Thompson
55B	1960	Eielson Air vs. Eielson Army			WARRIOR	6/21	10:00/

ALASKA GOLDPANNERS OF FAIRBANKS

#	YEAR	OPPONENT	GP	VIS	RECORD	DAY	TIME	FANS	WINNER
55C	1960	Fairbanks Pioneers (Memorial Park)	11	0	1-0	6/21	10:00/		R. Wheeler
56	1961	North of the Range Military All-Stars (Ranger Field)	10	4	2-0	6/21	11:00/	SRO	P. Long
57	1962	North of the Range Military All-Stars (Memorial Park)	8	3	3-0	6/22	10:30/		G. Mies
58	1963	Wichita, KS, Dreamliners	1	3	3-1	6/21	10:30/	3,500	D. Newkirk
59	1964	Grand Junction, CO, Eagles	5	10	3-2	6/21	11:00/2:34	2,500	B. Lersch
60	1965	University of Southern California Trojans	4	3	4-2	6/21	10:30/	2,500	G. Mies
61	1966	Oregon State University Beavers	8	3	5-2				T. House
62	1967	Kumagi-Gumi (Japan)	3	10	5-3	6/21		5,200	Fujitsu
63	1968	U. Santa Clara Broncos	7	0	6-3	6/22			B. Strom
64	1969	Boulder, CO, Collegians	2	5	6-4	6/21	10:30	5,000	B. Hooten
65	1970	University of Arizona Wildcats	3	4	6-5	6/20	10:30/		L. Hooten
66	1971	Stanford University Indians	12	3	7-5	6/21	10:00/12:15	4,200	R. Troedson
67	1972	Ponchatoula, LA, Athletics	4	5	7-6	6/21	10:00/	3,500	K. Alfred
68	1973	Brigham Young University Cougars	5	8	7-7	6/21	10:15/1:09	4,300	Allan
69	1974	Washington State University Cougars	7	6	8-7	6/21	10:30/1:18	4,473	W. Steele
70	1975	Vanderbuilt Commodores	4	3	9-7	6/21	10:30		R. Troedson
71	1976	Westwood, CA, Bruins	6	4	10-7	6/20	12:01/	4,000	G. Harris
72	1977	Red Deer M&K Generals (Alberta, CA)	12	11	11-7	6/21	10:30/1:54	4,000	M. Boddicker
73	1978	Wichita, KS, El Dorado Coors	1	10	11-8	6/21	11:00	3,500	Fontenot
74	1979	University of North Carolina Tar Heels	8	2	12-8	6/21	10:30/1:30	4,000	A. Wiggins
75	1980	University of Wisconsin Badgers	16	5	13-8	6/20	11:00/2:10	2,600	R. Romanick
76	1981	Intermountain, UT, Badgers	11	4	14-8	6/20	11:00/2:02	3,000+	D. Plesac
77	1982	San Francisco, CA, Senators	9	3	15-8	6/20	10:45/1:33	1,500	E. Delzer
78	1983	Anchorage, AK Cook Inlet Bucs	7	2	16-8	6/19	11:05/1:30	2,600	T. Simmons
79	1984	Taiwan Olympic Team (Forfeit)	9	0	17-8	6/21	/2:08	3,000	None
80	1985	Moraga, CA, Mauraders (11)	11	12	17-9	6/22	11:00/3:06	1,825	Blas Minor
81	1986	San Francisco, CA, Senators	8	1	19-8	6/20	10:30/1:06	4,000	J. Sipple
82	1987	Mat-Su, AK Miners	1	2	19-9	6/20	11:06/1:43	3,350	K. Kramer
83	1988	Hawaii Island Movers	6	5	20-9	6/21	10:44/12:28	3,000	J. Richardson
84	1989	San Diego, CA Sea World Killer Whales	7	3	21-9	6/20	10:35/1:17	2,250	D. Gray
85	1990	San Bernadino, CA, Tribe	12	3	22-9	6/21	10:23/1:22	3,000+	J. Stafford
86	1991	South Lake Tahoe, CA, Stars	9	8	23-9	6/22	10:30/2:30	2,500	B. Grigsby
87	1992	Victor Valley, CA, Mets	1	2	24-10	6/21	10:00/12:08	2,500	Herrera
88	1993	South Lake Tahoe, CA, Stars	10	4	25-10	6/21		3,000+	R. Donnelly
89	1994	San Diego, CA, Stars	15	6	26-10	6/21	11:18/2:34		D. Blood
90	1995	San Francisco, CA, Seals	10	4	27-10	6/21		4,500	C. Bloomer
91	1996	Anchorage, AK Bucs	5	3	28-10	6/21		4,500	A. Pettyjohn
92	1997	Kelowna, B.C. (Canada) Grizzlies	12	0	29-10	6/20	10:30/		C. Jones
93	1998	Kelowna, B.C. (Canada) Grizzlies	14	7	30-10	6/20	10:30/2:15		P. Fredericks
94	1999	Oceanside, CA, Waves	7	1	31-10	6/21	10:36/1:30	3,000	J. Berni
95	2000	Santa Barbara, CA Foresters	3	2	32-10	6/21	10:30//1:10	*3,300+	A. Heaps
96	2001	Oceanside, CA, Waves	2	1	33-10	6/21	10:30//2:05	*3,300+	A. Davidson
97	2002	California Dons	2	1	34-10	6/21	10:30/	3,000+	S. Timmons
98	2003	California Dons	3	1	35-10	6/21	10:30/	5,000	D. Jenson
99	2004	Kenai Peninsula, AK Oilers	9	1	36-10	6/21	10:30/	3,500	S. Timmons
100	2005	Omaha, Neb Zone	3	1	37-10	6/21	10:30/1:21	4,500	S. Timmons
101	2006	Beatrice, Neb Bruins	2	1	38-10	6/21	10:30/		C. Kissock
101	2007	Oceanside, CA, Waves	9	1	38-11	6/21	10:30/	3,500

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