Lindenhurst Village in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig
Photographed by Ellen Bello, July 24, 2024
1. Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Marker
Location where New York Yankees legends and baseball Hall of Famers played barnstorming game on Oct. 18, 1930 against Addie Klein's Lindenhurst Nine.
Erected 2023 by Suffolk [County] Sports Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 1930.
Location. 40° 40.658′ N, 73° 21.968′ W. Marker is in Lindenhurst, New York, in Suffolk County. It is in Lindenhurst Village. It is at the intersection of Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27A) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Montauk Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 565 2nd Street, Lindenhurst NY 11757, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, 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 New Netherland and also one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lindenhurst Memorial Village Hall Korean and Vietnam War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); City of Breslau (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lindenhurst World War I Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); South Side R.R. (approx. Ύ mile away); Lindenhurst War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Babylon Railroad Co. Trolley Route (approx. 1½ miles away); Belmont Junction (approx. 1.6 miles away); Great Neck Road School (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lindenhurst.
Also see . . . "When Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Barnstormed Against Addie Kleins Lindy Nine". Lindenhurst Memorial Library Blog entry (Submitted on July 24, 2024, by Ellen Bello of Lindenhurst, New York.)
Photographed by Ellen Bello, July 24, 2024
2. Nearby Marker
Site of Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Exhibition Baseball Game against Addie Klein's Lindenhurst Club October 18, 1930. Ruth & Gehrig 10 - Locals 6
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2024. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on November 12, 2025. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2024, by Ellen Bello of Lindenhurst, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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