“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” was written in 1908 with lyrics by Jack Norworth and music by Albert Von Tilzer.

Quick Scoop

  • The song’s lyrics were penned by Tin Pan Alley songwriter Jack Norworth, who reportedly had never attended a professional baseball game when he wrote them.
  • The music was composed by Albert Von Tilzer, a composer and music publisher who collaborated with Norworth to turn the lyrics into the now-classic tune.
  • It was first popularized in vaudeville in 1908 and later became the traditional anthem of the baseball seventh-inning stretch in the United States.

TL;DR: The people who wrote “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” are Jack Norworth (lyrics) and Albert Von Tilzer (music).