The Baltimore Orioles played the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday at Orioles Park at Camden Yards in front of zero fans — save for a few Orioles employees inside, and fans who found themselves some views outside the stadium.

The decision to close the game to fans — a result of safety concerns related to the Freddie Gray protests — made for an odd and oddly quiet affair, as all the murmurs and singing of a typical baseball game were replaced by thwacks and spit.

PLAYERS WARMING UP

Orioles players warming up by playing some football in right field. No fans will be in attendance for today’s game between the White Sox. #Orioles #baltimore #history #OPACY

A video posted by FAN-I (@fanisports) on Apr 29, 2015 at 9:14am PDT

PLAYERS TAKING THE FIELD

FAKE HIGH FIVES

CATCHERS RUNNING AROUND

SILENT STRIKEOUTS

SOUNDS OF A CATCHER CATCHING

NO FANS TO CATCH TOSSED-AWAY BALLS

OR HOME RUN BALLS

INSTEAD, THEY’RE STUCK OUTSIDE

WHICH WAS ODD AT TIMES

OH, AND THE GOLF VOICE

THEN, OF COURSE, THERE WAS THE SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH

Seventh-inning stretch on Eutaw Street. #Orioles pic.twitter.com/zo4Dq0Z3EU

— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) April 29, 2015

The park may be empty, but the 7th-inning stretch lives at #WhiteSox-#Orioles! Including John Denver (as usual here) pic.twitter.com/MCCwpY0NIn

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 29, 2015

IT WAS ODD

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