Baseball player and umpire. Boake was an amateur baseball player in the 1860s, playing for the Buckeye Baseball Club of Cincinnati in 1866. He played left field. He umpired only 1 known game in his career, but it was the first game in professional baseball history. On May 4, 1871, the Fort Wayne Kekiongas defeated the Cleveland Forest Citys, 2-0 in the National Asscoiation's inaugural game.
He was the son of John and Elvira (Ball) Boake.
He was the son of John and Elvira (Ball) Boake.
Baseball player and umpire. Boake was an amateur baseball player in the 1860s, playing for the Buckeye Baseball Club of Cincinnati in 1866. He played left field. He umpired only 1 known game in his career, but it was the first game in professional baseball history. On May 4, 1871, the Fort Wayne Kekiongas defeated the Cleveland Forest Citys, 2-0 in the National Asscoiation's inaugural game.
He was the son of John and Elvira (Ball) Boake.
He was the son of John and Elvira (Ball) Boake.
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