Graybeard Peart Memorial Cup
Sun, Sep 14
|Newbury
Essex Base Ball
Time & Location
Sep 14, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Newbury, 5 Little’s Ln, Newbury, MA 01951, USA
About the event
Take family and friends out to the ballgame nineteenth century style as we play a triple header tournament to honor our beloved umpire Jeff “Graybeard” Peart. Our teams play using 1864 rules. At these fun & historically accurate games, gloves are not allowed, players pitch underhand and a ball caught on one bounce is an out.
Graybeard Cup
Newburyport Clamdiggers vs. Live Oaks 11am
Lowell Nine vs. Portsmouth Rockinghams ~ 12:30pm
Championship Game ~ 2pm
Historic New England Members - free
Nonmembers - $5
Grass field seating; bring blankets and lawn chairs. No reserved seating.
Games are weather permitting. Any day of weather decisions will be posted on Facebook & Instagram.
Photo Jennie Lynch