Once the song was complete, Norworth's wife, singer-actress Nora Bayes,
was the first to sing it publicly.
Norworth claimed the first Major League Baseball
game he ever went to wasn't until June 27, 1940, a Dodgers/ Cubs game.
While riding a train to Manhattan, Norworth said he saw a sign that said“Baseball Today-
Polo Grounds” and simply decided to write a song about going to a baseball game, so he scribbled it down during his ride.