The origin of duckpin bowling has been disputed. A commonly recited assertion is that the sport began in Baltimore around 1900, at a bowling, billiards and pool hall owned by future baseball Hall of Famers John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson,[4] both of the old (1882-1899) Baltimore Orioles.[5] One such claim is reported in the Pittsburgh Press of March 3, 1929.[5] Ho
The origin of duckpin bowling has been disputed. A commonly recited assertion is that the sport began in Baltimore around 1900, at a bowling, billiards and pool hall owned by future baseball Hall of Famers John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson,[4] both of the old (1882-1899) Baltimore Orioles.[5] One such claim is reported in the Pittsburgh Press of March 3, 1929.[5] However, research has since found references to duckpin dating to the early 1890s in New Haven, Boston and Lowell, Mass
wever, research has since found references to duckpin dating to the early 1890s in New Haven, Boston and Lowell, Mass