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National Silver Ball Tournament
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 6-8
Teams from across the East, Northeast, Midwest and Canada clash during this eighth annual National Silver Ball Tournament, featuring 23 vintage base ball games over three days, Aug. 6-8.
The matches will be played round robin style on three fields, including the museum’s Silver Base Ball Park — the first replica 1800s base ball park in the nation.
All teams play according to 1865 rules.
In addition, the museum's own Brooks Grove Belles and Miss Porter's Ladies Base Ball Club will play an exhibition game Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The game will be played on the Great Meadow.
Beginning Friday at 3:30 p.m., the teams will play continuously,
Games start on Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m.
The teams scheduled to appear include:
Brooks Grove Belles, Mumford, NY
Cleveland Blues BBC, Cleveland, Ohio
Flemington Neshanock BBC, Flemington, NJ
Flower City BBC, Mumford, NY
Kent BBC, Grand Rapids, MI
Knickerbockers BBC, Mumford, NY
Live Oak BBC, Mumford, NY
Meddowe BBC, Springfield, MA
Melrose Pondfeilders BBC, Melrose, MA
Miss Porter’s Ladies BBC, Mumford, NY
Rochesters BBC, Mumford, NY
Talbot Fair Play BBC, Talbot, MD
Woodstock Actives BBC, Woodstock, Ontario
All games are free with museum admission.
Major Event Admission rates: $16 adult; $10 youths 4-16, $13 seniors 62+ or students with ID, children under 3 admitted free.
