Elysian Fields
Located in Hoboken, New Jersey

Stadiums New York Elysian Fields

In 1845, the Knickerbocker Club of New York City began using Elysian Fields to play baseball due to the lack of suitable grounds across the Hudson River in Manhattan. On June 19, 1846, the Knickerbockers played the New York Nine on these grounds in what is historically the first fully documented game between two clubs. Countless games had preceded this matchup; The Knickerbockers were simply the first to compile and preserve an inning-by-inning chronology of the action. In this match, the New York Nine defeated the Knickerbockers 23-1 in four innings. (It should be noted that these were, in fact, not two separate clubs — they were members of the same club, The Knickerbocker Club, divided into two competing squads.)

In 1845, the Knickerbocker Club of New York City began using Elysian Fields to play baseball due to the lack of suitable grounds across the Hudson River in Manhattan. On June 19, 1846, the Knickerbockers played the New York Nine on these grounds in what is historically the first fully documented game between two clubs. Countless games had preceded this matchup; The Knickerbockers were simply the first to compile and preserve an inning-by-inning chronology of the action. In this match, the New York Nine defeated the Knickerbockers 23-1 in four innings. (It should be noted that these were, in fact, not two separate clubs — they were members of the same club, The Knickerbocker Club, divided into two competing squads.)

Field Details

Name Elysian Fields

Style Open Grounds
Wooden Structure

Capacity 20,000

Surface Grassy

Outfield Unknown

Location 11th and Washington Streets
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Owners Robert L. Stevens
John Cox Stevens
Edwin Augustus Stevens
Col. John Stevens III

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Teams

Mutual (NABBP) 1858-1867

Knickerbocker (NABBP) 1857-1865

Knickerbocker (NYK) 1846-1856

F i l t e r & S o r t

Baseball at Hoboken's Elysian Fields, 1845–1865: A Visual History. video clip

Baseball at Hoboken's Elysian Fields, 1845–1865: A Visual History.

2 hours 1845–1865

Historian Jonathan Popovich will bring the circa 1865 photograph depicting a “Game of Base Ball...