Larry Moore, Director of the nonprofit Baseball in the Berkshires, and a retired physical education specialist, will tell us about the obscure history of baseball in the Berkshires at Ventfort Hall. A tea will be served after the presentation. The game of baseball has a long and storied history in the Berkshires. From the broken window by-law of 1791 and the first college game ever played in 1859, there were 60 years of minor league teams calling the Berkshires their home. There are 40 major league players coming from the Berkshires, and two of them are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Over 220 minor league players were born, raised, or settled in the Berkshires. Just when you think you have a grasp on those stories, someone asks about women’s baseball and black baseball in the Berkshires. Going back to the late 1800’s, both the history of women and people of color have strong roots here. The long list of famous baseball visitors that left parts of their stories here contains the names of Say-Hey Kid, Joltin’ Joe, The Iron Horse, and of course, The Babe.