At the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, Alexander Cartwright’s New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine play the very first organized baseball game

At the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, Alexander Cartwright’s New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine play the very first organized baseball game

On June 19, 1846 At the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, Alexander Cartwright’s New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine play the very first organized baseball game. The contest is proclaimed to be the very first ever game played in public using Cartwright’s rules.  New York Ball Club defeats the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, 23 – 1 (some sources…