Wendell L. Willkie

Historical marker location:

221 N. Main St, Rushville, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of N. Main St (State Road 3) and E. 2nd St, on the right when traveling north on N. Main St.)

Marker installed: 1969

1892 - 1944.

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.