Those craving Cracker Jacks or ice cream floats this summer may calm their cravings at the 1869-era baseball game Saurday, Aug. 8, in Monroe.

The event will feature the Cincinnati Red Stockings Baseball Team, which plays in Heritage Village at Sharon Woods in the Hamilton County Park District. The group will take on the Monroe Golden Lads Baseball Team at 1 p.m. at Monroe’s Community Park, 500 S. Main St.

The game includes food and entertainment for adults and children from the 1869-era such as three-legged, potato sack, wheel barrow and all-out races. It is being sponsored by the Monroe Historical Society. Games will run from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Baseball players will not wear gloves to follow 1860s gentleman’s rules, said Gene Williams, coordinator of the event.

Former Monroe Mayor and Councilman Elbert Tannreuther will serve as the umpire of the game. The Monroe Golden Lads, made up of 15 community members ranging in age from 20 to 50, will be coached by Monroe Councilman Tracy Shell, he said.

The event is free and open to the public.

The city also is featuring a movie in the park in conjunction with the event, he said. The movie “The Sandlot” will be shown beginning at 9 p.m., according to the city.

The society decided to bring an old-time baseball game to the city because this game, which was previously scheduled to be played as a pregame before a Monroe Little League Baseball game in April, was rained out three years in a row, Williams said.

The society opted to schedule the game later in the summer when it was warmer and less likely to rain, he said.

Williams said he is expecting between 1,000 and 3,000 people to attend the event.

“It’s an enjoyable afternoon, it’s a family event and there’s little or no cost. Plus it will give dad and the kids an opportunity to not have to go to the mall opening with mom,” Williams joked.

Cincinnati Premium Outlets is scheduled to open its new 400,000-square-foot outlet center Thursday, Aug. 6, near Ohio 63 off Interstate 75 in Monroe.