The Galion Historical Society is presenting Ohio Village Vintage Base ball on Father’s Day, June 21. Bring your dad out to enjoy a game of baseball the way it was played in 1860.
The Ohio Village Muffins will be playing at HomeCare Matters, located at 1220 N. Market St. in Galion from noon to 4 p.m. This event is free to the public.
The Ohio Village Muffins are a group of enthusiastic lovers of the game who carry on the tradition of the sport as it was played in mid-nineteenth-century America. The first thing they tell people new to “vintage” base ball is that, historically, “base ball” was two words. This is an important because the Muffins like to do everything as the base ball players of 1860 did it: They play by their rules, dress in their uniforms, and exemplify their gentlemanly behavior.
Games are played against other vintage teams from Ohio and across the country. Each season the Muffins play over 40 matches and travel all over Ohio and out-of-state. Most recently, the Muffins traveled to Douglass, Michigan for a vintage base ball festival. The home field for the Muffins is in the Ohio Village, and many games are held in Muffin Meadow each summer. Everyone is welcome to come and cheer on all the participants in this family-friendly event. During, after and before the games, various members of the team are available to answer questions about the differences between the game of the 1860s and the game of today.
For more information, please call 419-468-9338.