171st Anniversary of Hoboken Baseball Game

One of Hoboken’s “100 Firsts” is hosting the first officially recorded, organized “base ball” game played under Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr.’s rules, on June 19, 1846. According to historical records, the New York Nine defeated Cartwright’s Knickerbockers, 23 to 1, in four innings at Hoboken’s Elysian Fields, which were located near the Hudson River, at about 11th Street.

The Museum will commemorate the event again this year with a re-creation of a mid-19th century game, on Saturday, June 24, at 1 p.m., on the Dobbelaar Baseball Diamond at Stevens Institute of Technology. The 1859 Hoboken Base Ball Club (formerly the Hoboken Nine) will host the DC All Stars for a game played by Cartwright’s rules in a competitive match. The public is invited to come root, root, root for the home team! All ages are welcome. Admission is free.

For more classic baseball, see the full 1859 Hoboken Base Ball Schedule.