Lawrence D. Bell

Historical marker location:

Mentone, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of State Road 25 and Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on State Road 25.)

Marker installed: 1995

The first professional baseball game in the United States was played in Indiana on May 4, 1871. The game was played in Fort Wayne between the Cleveland Forest Citys and the Fort Wayne Kekiongas.