Experience an Authentic 1800’s Base Ball Game
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Most weekends in season, you can see, hear, touch and taste the base ball (1800’s spelling) experience as it existed in the 19th century. (Is this kind of base ball in the piece that talk-show host, Conan O’Brien, said was his favorite of his entire career? Yes!)
Period costumes, rules and etiquette are meticulously adhered to by our four local teams and visiting opponents. The hawkers ply vintage snacks. Boys man the scoreboard. And unattended ladies are asked to sit in the appropriate section to avoid scandal.
Our Silver Base Ball Park is the first and finest 19th-century replica ball park in the nation. Bone up on vintage rules and slang so you can appropriately jeer the muffin or cheer a stinger.
