This Day in History: 1846-06-19

(June 19, 1846)
The New York Base Ball Club defeats the Knickerbockers 23–1 on Hoboken, New Jersey’s Elysian Fields under Alexander Cartwright‘s rules in the first officially recorded organised baseball game.
(June 19, 1846)
The New York Base Ball Club defeats the Knickerbockers 23–1 on Hoboken, New Jersey’s Elysian Fields under Alexander Cartwright‘s rules in the first officially recorded organised baseball game.