# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Early Days of the Game of “Base Ball” - Discussion with Jeff Lawrence
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us as we welcome Jeff Lawrence, a resident of West Side and history enthusiast for an exploration of the conflict in the early days of the game of “base ball” during the American Civil War, between the 1848 “Knickerbocker” New York rules, and the 1858 Massachusetts “Town Ball” style of play, and how the Civil War helped spread and settle the debate as to which variant would become the national pastime.

Registration encouraged.  Please call 413-736-4561 x3

Photo Courtesy of the New Hampshire Historical Society
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-springfield/early-days-of-the-game-of-base-ball-discussion-with-jeff-lawrence/200030235868320
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: West Springfield
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 200 Park St, West Springfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01089
- **lat**: 42.10514
- **long**: -72.62203
- **full address**: 200 Park St, West Springfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01089

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Early Days of the Game of  Base Ball  - Discussion with Jeff Lawrence being held?
  - **A:** Early Days of the Game of  Base Ball  - Discussion with Jeff Lawrence takes place on Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm at 200 Park St, West Springfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01089.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Early Days of the Game of  Base Ball  - Discussion with Jeff Lawrence?
  - **A:** Early Days of the Game of  Base Ball  - Discussion with Jeff Lawrence is organized by West Springfield Public Library.

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