Early baseball in Michigan/Club 6

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Location	Michigan
Year	1867
City	Northville
State	MI
Country	US
Nickname	[[Origins-club-nickname::Eclipse [as of 1869]]]
Found by	Larry McCray

Northville formed its first base ball club in 1867 which appears to have been the foundation for the club referred to as 'Eclipse' in 1869.

Online article about the Eclipse, accessed 2/28/2010 via Google Web search ("northville's eclipse"). Northville is about 20 miles W of Detroit.