A Forgotten 1908 Baseball Duel on Blennerhassett Island
On a sunny summer day in 1908, 1,800 spectators gathered on Blennerhassett Island to watch the Brooklyn Superbas defeat a ten‑man Parkersburg squad 8‑3. The game, priced at 60 cents round‑trip, featured a hidden player, ten safe hits by the visitors and a flurry of errors that kept the contest far more engaging than a prior meeting with the Cincinnati Reds.
May 26, 2026