Historical Marker
Henry Ward Beecher
Historical marker location:
360 Johnson St, Brooklyn, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Cadman Plaza West and Johnson Street, on the right when traveling north on Cadman Plaza West.)
Marker installed: 1891
1813 - 1887.
The first-ever recorded baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, but the modern rules of the game were established in New York City in 1845 by the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club.