Ernie Harwell at the World Tournament of Historic Baseball in Greenfield Village, August 2007

In August, baseball players from throughout the Midwest gather at Greenfield Village to participate in the World Tournament of Historic Base Ball. The games commemorate Detroit's 1867 World Base Ball Tournament, and players and umpires use period-inspired uniforms and equipment and follow the game's rule from the original tournament. Retired Detroit Tigers' sportscaster Ernie Harwell stopped by for a visit at the tournament in 2007.