Evergreen Park in Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Play Ball!
Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 20, 2015
1. Play Ball! Marker
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Inscription.
Play Ball!. . Baseball was the country’s favorite sport in the 1890’s. Communities across America supported amateur baseball teams comprised of local young men. Mayfield’s baseball team, the Ringtailed Roarers, played other local teams up and down the Peninsula, traveling as far as Gilroy to play. In Mayfield, sports activities and other social events were held at the town’s unofficial park, Dornberger’s Grove, which was located a few blocks from here at Page Mill Road and Park Boulevard. Nearby at Stanford, baseball was also becoming popular. Perhaps the most noteworthy baseball games on campus in the 1890’s were the annual games between faculty and the students. Stanford President David Starr Jordan and his faculty team enjoyed a long winning streak during the period.
Baseball was the country’s favorite sport in the 1890’s. Communities across America supported amateur baseball teams comprised of local young men. Mayfield’s baseball team, the Ringtailed Roarers, played other local teams up and down the Peninsula, traveling as far as Gilroy to play. In Mayfield, sports activities and other social events were held at the town’s unofficial park, Dornberger’s Grove, which was located a few blocks from here at Page Mill Road and Park Boulevard. Nearby at Stanford, baseball was also becoming popular. Perhaps the most noteworthy baseball games on campus in the 1890’s were the annual games between faculty and the students. Stanford President David Starr Jordan and his faculty team enjoyed a long winning streak during the period.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 37° 25.404′ N, 122° 8.581′ W. Marker is in Palo Alto, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Evergreen Park. It can be reached from El Camino Real (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the parking lot of the Stanford – Palo Alto Community Playing Fields located at the corner of Page Mill Road and El Camino Real. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Palo Alto CA 94306, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in Silicon Valley, and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2015, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 710 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2016, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
