Charles A. Bellon

Historical marker location:

Westwood, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Washington Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2003

New Jersey was the site of the first organized baseball game, played in Hoboken on June 19, 1846. The New York Nine defeated the Knickerbockers 23-1 in a game that lasted four innings.