Downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Baseball

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

1. Baseball Marker

Inscription. Baseball came to Memphis in 1885, but didn't last long because city law prevented games from being played on Sundays. Scores were transmitted to local cigar stores and hotel lobbies by telegraph.

Erected 2002 by Center City Commission. (Marker Number 67.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, Memphis, Center City Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 35° 8.653′ N, 90° 2.965′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. It is on Madison Avenue just east of South B.B. King Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on sidewalk behind AutoZone Park's left field bluff. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 195 Madison Ave, Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River

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Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marion Scudder Griffin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Saturday Night Jamboree (about 400 feet away); Dermon Building (about 600 feet away); Civil War Capitol (about 700 feet away); The Hole in the Wall (about 700 feet away); WMC Radio Station (about 700 feet away); Wildcats (about 700 feet away); Hattie Manely (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Washburn's Quarters (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Blues, Chicks & Red Sox: Baseball in Memphis. "Storyboard Memphis" entry (Submitted on April 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Downtown Memphis Commission's Sidewalk Stories Tour.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

2. Baseball Marker

Auto Zone Park in the background

Walking itinerary compiled by Google Maps. Note: Some markers are missing. (Submitted on April 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

AutoZone Park image. Click for full size.

via Storyboard Memphis, 2016

3. AutoZone Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.