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Beachville Celebrating 175th Anniversary of First Recorded Baseball Game in North America

Sunday, 2 June 2013 at 11:10

Beachville residents are celebrating a piece of baseball history. For the past two weekends, the museum has been celebrating the 175th anniversary of the first recorded baseball game in North America, which took place in Beachville. Event Coordinator Sue Howe tells Heart FM some of the differences between the game back then and the game now. "Years ago, they actually had five bases. There equipment was actually just a cedar bat, just a piece of tree and a ball of twine wrapped in leather and they don't have a catchers mat so that's how they're actually playing here. For the last two weekends that's how they're playing it." There is still time today to take in a vintage baseball game or see a re-enactment musket fire demonstration. The events kick off at 9 and go until 5 at the Beachville museum.

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