While mainly known for the dam, the prison and as a mining town during the Gold Rush, a constant thread throughout the history of Folsom is baseball. The Gold Rush brought baseball to the Sacramento area and Folsom was right in the middle of the boom. By the 1910’s semi pro teams from the area traveled to Folsom to play against the Folsom Prison Varsity Team. Games between the professional teams and the prisoners continued until 1943, when an escape occurred during a game.