Historical Marker
Jacob Zimmerman
Historical marker location:
7 East Main Street, St. Johnsville, New York
( Marker is on East Main Street (New York State Route 5) east of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling west.)
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.