Hoboken, NJ

Hoboken is located in northeastern New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, NY, which lies to the east; Jersey City, NJ is to the south and west. Hoboken was the site of the first organized baseball game, played at Elysian Fields on June 19, 1846, between the Knickerbocker Club and the New York Nine, both based across the Hudson River.

Teams that played here

• Hoboken Cuban Giants, Middle States League (1889)

Persons who were born here

• Charlie Bierman, infielder
• Rich Buonantony, minor league pitcher
• Tom Carey, infielder
• Jeff Emerson, minor league catcher
• Gil Hatfield, infielder
• John Hatfield, outfielder
• Leo Kiely, pitcher
• Johnny Kucks, pitcher
• Bill Kunkel, pitcher
• Jack Lazorko, pitcher
• Hal Neubauer, pitcher
• Orlando Palmeiro, outfielder
• Johnny Romano, catcher

Persons who died here

• Charlie Bierman, infielder
• John Cuff, catcher
• Ed Forsyth, infielder
• Gil Hatfield, infielder
• Nat Hicks, catcher
• Pat McCauley, catcher
• Frank Tabacchi, umpire

Educational institutions located here

• Hoboken High School
• Stevens Institute of Technology