Historical Marker
Captain Eric M. Graupe
Historical marker location:
Paterson, New Jersey
( Marker is on McBride Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1964
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.