Professional baseball in Cincinnati nearly disappeared forever when the original Red Stockings disbanded in 1870, but two Northern Kentucky teams helped bring America’s pastime back to the Queen City.

Join Behringer-Crawford Museum’s NKY History Hour on Tuesday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m., as baseball historian and filmmaker Cam Miller presents “How the Stars and Ludlows Brought Back the Reds: Pro Baseball 150 Years Ago in Greater Cincinnati."

Miller will share the little-known but powerful story of how the Covington Stars and the Ludlow Base Ball Club captured the public’s imagination after the Red Stockings folded. From 1875 to 1876, a one-year wonder team, the Covington Stars, helped reignite the passion for baseball in our region. Their success and that of the Ludlows proved that baseball could thrive along the Ohio River and helped lay the groundwork for the return of the Cincinnati Reds.

NKY History Hour is a free virtual event hosted by Behringer-Crawford Museum. To register and receive a Zoom link, visit: