I don't know where I thought the First Baseball Game was Played but there's a plaque up in Hoboken, NJ (facing lower Manhattan) on 11th and Washington commemorating the June 19, 1846 event. Other towns make the claim too, but let's stay in Hoboken for a bit...
I guess they once had an Elysian Field. Now they have an Elysian Cafe, 1001 Washington, where bartenders and patrons have been donning mustaches (real and fake, inspired by 70's Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, etc) to draw attention to the game and the plaque.
On June 17th the restaurant will host a Mustache Contest (real and fake can apply) to raise money for the a new plaque. Extra proceeds will be donated to an MLB-sponsored Little League RBI (Rejuvenating Baseball in the Inner Cities) program in Jersey City.
On June 19 at 3 p.m., the Elysian Cafe will celebrate the 162nd anniversary of the historic game by reinstalling the newly renovated plaque at 11th and Washington.
I may need to drag TFMJ across the river.
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