John Boake
Deceased Person
1841 – 1912
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Who was John Boake?
John Leonsor "J. L." Boake was a professional baseball umpire in the National Association who umpired his only game on May 4, 1871, which was the first game in professional baseball history. Boake was the home plate umpire when the Fort Wayne Kekiongas defeated the Cleveland Forest Citys, 2-0.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Covington, Kentucky. Boake is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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- Born
- Sep 24, 1841
Philadelphia - Died
- Jul 22, 1912
Covington - Resting place
- Spring Grove Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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