Located in front of Bridgeport Bluefish Stadium. Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and South Frontage Road, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street. Marker is in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. Pic and Sons Construction (north face) “Baseball is for all creeds and nationalities.” Paul Conan Jr., great, great grandson of James They want a baseball team and I intend to give it to them.” (east face) Dedicated on this 27th day of August, 2010 (south face) “We have been given the best of support by the people of Bridgeport. O’Rourke was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. His brother and son also played major league baseball. He played in his final professional game in New Haven at age 62. At age 54, Jim caught a complete game for the New York Giants. In 1898, Jim built a minor league stadium, Newfield Park, on his family's farmland in the city's East End the site is still in use as a city park. and hired Harry Herbert, Bridgeport's first African-American resident to play professional baseball. He owned, managed and played catcher for several local teams. In 1895, Jim helped to organize the Connecticut State League. His command of language, Jim used his eloquence to entertain teammates and confound opponents. He played for eight different major league teams during 23 seasons While a player for the New York Giants, the team paid for Jim to attend Yale Law School, from which he received his law degree in 1887. The Bridgeport native had the first base hit in National League history on April 22, 1876. ‘Orator Jim' O'Rourke, son of Irish immigrants, was a professional baseball player, scholar, and civil rights activist. (north face) “Baseball is for all creeds and nationalities.”. Bielawa, Baseball Historian Poet Paul Conan Jr., great, great grandson of James Statue foundation provided by G. (east face) Dedicated on this 27th day of August, 2010 by Mayor Bill Finch Sculptor Susan Clinard, Clinard Sculpture Studio Principal Donor Steelpointe Harbor and the Christoph Family Maior Donors O'Keefe Controls Company Conan Family Special Thanks to The First Hit, Inc. They want a baseball team and I intend to give it to them.”. Noted for his command of language, Jim used his eloquence to entertain teammates and confound opponents. James Henry O'Rourke SeptemJanuary 8, 1919.
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