twi-night

[ twahy-nahyt ]

adjective

, Baseball.

1. pertaining to or noting a doubleheader in which the first game begins late in the afternoon and the second in the evening under lights.

Word History and Origins

Origin of twi-night¹

First recorded in 1945–50; twi(light) + night

Example Sentences

During a 1932 doubleheader that pitted Radcliffe’s Pittsburgh Crawfords against the New York Black Yankees at Yankee Stadium, Runyon witnessed Radcliffe hit a grand slam and catch Satchel Paige’s shutout in the twi-night opener, only to turn around and throw a shutout of his own in the second game.

From Washington Post

I am old enough to remember going to twi-night doubleheaders on Tuesday nights at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

This took place at RFK Stadium, following a twi-night doubleheader, with an early game scheduled for the following day.

From Washington Post

Baseball would be hard-pressed to stage a better twi-night doubleheader.

From Los Angeles Times

Teams will at times resort to midweek twi-night doubleheaders to make up for rainouts, but they do not resonate with fans the way Sunday doubleheaders once did.

From New York Times