Historical Marker
New Brunswick
Historical marker location:
New Brunswick, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Albany Street (New Jersey Route 27) and Burnet Street (New Jersey Route 18), on the right when traveling west on Albany Street.)
Marker installed: 1930
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.