The Schenectady Frog Alleys had to post bail for playing ball.
The Frog Alleys, a Class D team in the New York State League, hosted Albany on a bright Sunday afternoon in 1903 at Island Park. The problem was, it was illegal to play baseball on Sundays in Schenectady, N.Y.
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“May 25, 1903, the entire Schenectady, N.Y. team was arrested, charged with playing Sunday ball,” the 1904 Reach Official American League Base Ball Guide’s chronology section noted.