It may not be a date enshrined in the hearts of those who love the great American pastime, perhaps with good reason. First, though, the facts: On June 19, 1846, the New York Knickerbockers faced off against the New York Ball Club in what is arguably the first “fully documented” baseball game. It was played at Hoboken’s Elysian Fields, a popular getaway for New Yorkers in the 19th century, offering open space for a variety of sports, public spectacles and amusements — including a miniature railroad.

New York trounced the Knickerbockers 23-1 in four innings. But the game wound up in the record books because the Knickerbockers were simply the first to compile and preserve a batter-by-batter account of the action (arguably the game’s first “scorecard”). Countless games had preceded this matchup: 37 at the Elysian Fields alone.

This is the sort of thing that sports fans love to argue long and late into the night. We’d like to point out that this “first” game didn’t even last long enough for a seventh-inning stretch.