doubleheader

[duhb-uhl-hed-er]

noun

1. Sports.

   1. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession.

   2. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.

2. two performances or two events occurring one after the other or within a short time of each other.

3. a railroad train pulled by two locomotives.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doubleheader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; double + head + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The fairest solution was to give the Chargers their shortest road trip, to Las Vegas, plus give them an extra day to prepare by making it the second half of a Monday night doubleheader.

From Los Angeles Times

She made history in Saturday’s doubleheader as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the majors.

From Los Angeles Times

She will work the bases during Saturday’s doubleheader between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, then she will take her turn behind the plate in Sunday’s series finale.

From Salon

However, throwing live batting practice and taking four or five at-bats in an actual game as a designated hitter was like “playing a doubleheader for him,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times

Sunday wasn’t the first time that Pax Productions and the Padres teamed up to present the Beach Boys as part of a baseball/music doubleheader.

From Los Angeles Times