Early baseball in Michigan/Club 7
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| Spread of baseball: Home -> Michigan -> Early baseball in Michigan/Club 7 |
| Location | Michigan |
|---|---|
| Year | 1867 |
| Note on date | no later than September 1867 |
| City | Plymouth |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Red Rover |
| Found by | lem |
In an online account of the club later known as the Eclipse BBC in southeast Michigan, it is reported that the["Northville"] club, soon after its foundation,played the "Red Rovers," of Plymouth MI, winning 37-12.
Sources
The Northville/Eclipse club history is at http://eclipsebbc.com. It cites and shows a report of the Northville-Red Rovers game from the Detroit Advertiser and Tribune of 10/3/1867.
