Laurel in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Baseball in the Grove

Site of Laurel's First African American Baseball Team Diamond

Photographed By A. Taylor, June 28, 2015

1. Baseball in the Grove Marker

Inscription. Community baseball was played in the Grove as early as 1878. In 1928 a group of African American men formed the Laurel Stars (also called the All-Stars), They, and their predecessor, the Laurel White Sox, played on this site, perhaps as early as 1911. From home plate here, left field cut through the present day Stanley Memorial Library, 2nd base was on 7th Street, and the first base line cut through 7th Street. The Laurel Stars played on the Grove field until 1959, when construction of Rt. 198 eliminated their home field.

Erected 2015.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 39° 6.125′ N, 76° 51.384′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker is on 7th Streeet (Maryland Route 216) 0.2 miles south of Maryland Route 198, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurel MD 20707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Mark's United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Grove Community (about 600 feet away); Methodism in Laurel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Buildings on St. Mary's Place (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); St. Philip's Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Site of The Old Stone Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); First United Methodist Church of Laurel (approx. half a mile away); An Angel Among US (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel.

More about this marker. In the Inscription and on the marker, that is indeed (erroneously) a comma, not a period, after right parenthesis just before "They".

View to the left of the Baseball in the Grove Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By A. Taylor, June 28, 2015

2. View to the left of the Baseball in the Grove Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2016, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on January 5, 2016, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 8, 2016, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.