<P> Writing the rules did not help the Knickerbockers in the first known competitive game between two clubs under the new rules , played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken , New Jersey on June 19 , 1846 . The `` New York nine '' ( almost certainly the parent Gotham Club ) humbled the Knickerbockers by a score of 23 to 1 . Nevertheless , the Knickerbocker Rules were rapidly adopted by teams in the New York area and their version of baseball became known as the `` New York Game '' ( as opposed to the `` Massachusetts Game '' , played by clubs in the Boston area ) . </P>
<P> Writing the rules did not help the Knickerbockers in the first known competitive game between two clubs under the new rules , played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken , New Jersey on June 19 , 1846 . The `` New York nine '' ( almost certainly the parent Gotham Club ) humbled the Knickerbockers by a score of 23 to 1 . Nevertheless , the Knickerbocker Rules were rapidly adopted by teams in the New York area and their version of baseball became known as the `` New York Game '' ( as opposed to the `` Massachusetts Game '' , played by clubs in the Boston area ) . </P>
where was the first ever baseball game played
where was the first ever baseball game played
Elysian Fields in Hoboken , New Jersey
Elysian Fields in Hoboken , New Jersey