d ock ▁( l ater ▁Tod d ▁Sh ip y ards ). ▁Well - known ▁companies ▁that ▁developed ▁a ▁major ▁presence ▁in ▁Hob oken ▁after ▁the ▁turn - of ▁the - century ▁included ▁Max well ▁House , ▁Li pton ▁Te a , ▁and ▁Host ess . ▁ ▁B irth place ▁of ▁baseball ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁officially ▁recorded ▁game ▁of ▁baseball ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Hob oken ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁between ▁Kn icker bo cker ▁Club ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁N ine ▁at ▁E ly s ian ▁Field s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁the ▁Kn icker bo cker ▁Club , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Cart w right , ▁began ▁using ▁E ly s ian ▁Field s ▁to ▁play ▁baseball ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁suitable ▁grounds ▁on ▁Manh attan . ▁Team ▁members ▁included ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Cr icket ▁Club , ▁the ▁brothers ▁Harry ▁and ▁George ▁Wright , ▁and ▁Henry ▁Ch ad wick , ▁the ▁English - born ▁journalist ▁who ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁" America ' s ▁Past ime ". ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁several ▁Manh attan - based ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Base ▁Ball ▁Play ers ▁were ▁using ▁the ▁grounds ▁as ▁their ▁home ▁field ▁while ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁continued ▁to ▁organ ize ▁international ▁matches ▁between ▁Canada , ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁George ▁Par r ' s ▁All ▁England