Historical Marker
John Moores Tavern
Historical marker location:
2695 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrence Township, New Jersey
( Marker is on Lawrenceville Road (Main Street) (U.S. 206) 0 miles Gordon Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
1804 1817.
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.