Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
American League Pennant
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All-Star Game
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Baseball in the Civil War
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First Printing
Baseball Americana
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2021
1. American League Pennant / All-Star Game / Baseball in the Civil War / First Printing Marker
American League Pennant. As the defending world champions, Washington players raise the pennant early in the season prior to defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-4. National Photo Company. Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., May 1, 1925. Prints and Photographs Division
All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium.
The American league won the 1937 All-Star Game, 8-3, with help from Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charley Gehringer, Jimmy Foxx, and Hank Greenberg, Harris & Ewing. Fifth annual All-Star Game, Griffith Stadium, July 7, 1937. Prints and Photographs Division
Baseball in the Civil War. Northern soldiers introduced baseball to the South during the Civil War. Otto Boetticher. Union Prisoners at Salisbury, North Carolina. New York: Sarony, Major & Knapp, 1863. Prints and Photographs Division
First Printing of the Word "Baseball". This book contains the earliest known use of the word "baseball" printed in the United States. A Little Pretty Pocket Book. Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1787. Rare Book and Special Collections Division
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Sports • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1925.
Location. 38° 52.326′ N, 77° 0.492′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It can be reached from the intersection of South Capitol Street Southeast and Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sliding at Griffith Stadium (here, next to this marker);
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2021
2. American League Pennant / All-Star Game / Baseball in the Civil War / First Printing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on February 25, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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