Vaudeville Stars
Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes
The Post Office says “Play Ball”
The US Postal Service issued a Take Me Out to the Ball Game stamp in 2008, the 100-year anniversary of the song.
Fred Merkle
The New York Giants’ blundering rookie
The Palace Theater
New York’s largest Vaudeville theater.
Tin Pan Alley, New York City
The center of the songwriting industry in 1908
Harry Caray
The voice of the White Sox and Cubs leads the fans in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Seventh Inning Ritual
Fans stand and sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”