Historical Marker
Benjamin Franklin
Historical marker location:
Indianapolis, Indiana
( Marker is on West Walnut Street west of North Meridian Street, in the median.)
(January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790).
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.