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Originally Posted by Curtis
But, I was under the impression that most rainouts took place in the spring.
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They can take place throughout the season, though to what extent April and May have more postponements than other months I can't say. I don't have detailed data to hand, but here's a few samples to consider.
Postponements by month
1930
April: 31
May: 38
June: 28
July: 7
August: 17
September: 6
Total: 127 (of these, 4 were postponements of make up games)
1940
April: 36
May: 56
June: 25
July: 12
August: 35
September: 17
Total: 181 (of these, 12 were postponements of make up games)
1953
April: 30
May: 43
June: 6
July: 7
August: 9
September: 9
Total: 104 (of these, 5 were postponements of make up games)
1975
April: 23
May: 17
June: 9
July: 7
August: 17
September: 17
Total: 90 (of these, 12 were postponements of make up games)
2009
April: 12
May: 8
June: 6
July: 3
August: 2
Sept/Oct: 6
Total: 37 (of these, none were postponements of make up games)
2010
April: 2
May: 7
June: 3
July: 1
August: 3
Sept/Oct: 5
Total: 21 (of these, 1 was a postponement of a make up game)