Genesee Country Village & Museum National Silver Ball Tournament
Vintage clubs from around the Northeast, Midwest and Canada will visit the replica park to compete in round-robin tourney. They games are played by 1868 rules. not gloves or protective equipment.
Bowlers entice strikers with dew drops. Cranks shout their approval and by day three a champion is crowned.
A dozen clubs representing the museum’s vintage baseball league, plus squads from Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Canada will compete in a round-robin tournament that starts . on Friday, Aug. 8 Play continues starting at 9 a.m. Saturday and again on Sunday.
The Championship Game is played at 2 p.m. at Silver Base Ball Park, the nation’s first— and finest —recreated 19th-century base ball park.
Tickets to the games are included in the museum admission price.
The museum’s two ladies’ teams—the Brooks Grove Belles and Miss Porter’s Ladies Base Ball Club—will also be playing during the weekend.
Date and Time
Friday Aug 10, 2018 Sunday Aug 12, 2018
August 10 to 12
Fees/Admission
museum entrance fee
