Early baseball in Michigan/Club 42
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| Location | Michigan |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Modern address | Muskegon MI |
| City | Muskegon |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Wolverine Club of Muskegon |
| Found by | Peter Morris |
The Wolverine Club of Muskegon is the first club found in Muskegon County in Peter Morris' Baseball Fever (2003).
Muskegon MI (1870 pop. about 6,000) is about 190 miles NW of Detroit and is located near Lake Michigan about 40 miles NW of Grand Rapids MI.
