Rocky Point State Park in Warwick in Kent County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Rocky Point and Baseball
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Playing baseball is a national pastime and a favorite sport of the locals. However, at the turn of the 20th century the Puritan morality laws, also known as Blue Laws, prohibited the playing of baseball on Sundays. The Blue Law did not stop the owner of Rocky Point, Mr. Harrington, from hosting the professional baseball games on the park grounds. History illustrates the fact that police did not enforce the Sunday law.
The most famous exhibition game at Rocky Point was the September 27, 1914, game between the Providence Greys and the Chicago Cubs. Homerun king Babe Ruth pitched for Providence. Ruth didn't disappoint at the bat either, with his "tremendous wallop in the third session clearing the hill in right field by half a furlough and bouncing into the water on the other side." [Providence Journal, September 28, 1914]
Fun fact: Babe Ruth was not credited with a home run, just a triple, based on a ground rule.
Erected by Leadership Rhode Island; the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.
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Location. 41° 41.435′ N, 71° 21.953′ W. Marker is in Warwick, Rhode Island, in Kent County. It is in Rocky Point State Park. It is on Rocky Point Avenue 0.3 miles east of Palmer Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Alden Ave, Warwick RI 02889, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Providence and on Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Circle Swing (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Shore Dinner Hall (about 400 feet away); Presidential Phone Call (about 400 feet away); The Pier (about 700 feet away); Larry Mouradjian Fishing Pier (about 700 feet away); House of Horrors (approx.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
