Jonas Cattell

Historical marker location:

Haddonfield, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Kings Highway (New Jersey Route 41) and Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling south on Kings Highway.)

Marker installed: 1980

1758     1849.

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.