Pittsfield claims to be the birth place of baseball- because of the earliest documentation attempting to ban baseball.
In 2009, the sculpture of the large steel baseball bat was moved from the front lawn of Pittsfield High School to the 3,100 seat minor league baseball stadium, Wahconah Park, in Pittsfield, MA..
The Cor-Ten steel bat is part of the overall sculpture called "Elements of the Game". It was commissioned to honor the City's baseball history, which dates back to a 1791 bylaw banning the playing of "base ball" near the town's new meetinghouse. This was the first reference to baseball in America. Baseball has been played at Wahconah Park since 1892.
The 27' long steel bat was created by landscape designer Jerid Hohn in 2006. The handle is resting on top of a 5' high arrangement of flat stones in the shape of a barrel that represents a baseball. The end of the bat rests on the ground. Surrounding the handle is a planting of shrubs suggesting the fingers of a four finger baseball glove.
TO CLAIM THIS FIND:
1. Find a bench and take a seat so you can send me a selfie with the bat and ball. OR just send me your silliest selfie 
2. Locate the Wahconah Park sign on the stadium (you can see from the closed gate) Email me the words located below the year.
If you are doing this in the winter time you MAY have to walk in the snow to see the sign, but VERY obtainable in the winter.
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
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