The Game as It Was: Baseball on the Vineyard before the Modern Era

The Game as It Was: Baseball on the Vineyard before the Modern Era

Vineyarders have always loved baseball, but the game was played very differently in the 1880s and 1890s than it is today. On Thursday, July 23, join Dan Genovese–baseball historian and captain of the Westfield Wheelman Vintage Base Ball Club–at the Museum as he explains the ins and outs of the game in the days when the gloves were skimpy, the ball was dead, the pitcher was 50 feet from home plate, and three strikes didn’t (necessarily) make an out.

Then, on Saturday, July 25, take yourself out to Waban/Alley Park, where Genovese and the Wheelmen don vintage uniforms and take on the Providence Grays in a double-header played by vintage rules.

MVM Members: $15; Non-Members: $25

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DETAILS

Date July 23, 2026
From 5:00 pm
To 6:00 pm
Type Talk
Venue Martha’s Vineyard Museum
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