Early baseball in Michigan/Club 10
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| Location | Michigan |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Note on date | No Later than August 1859 |
| Modern address | Detroit MI |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Detroit |
The Detroit Club is listed as an NABBP member in 1860; its season included 5 games, including two against the Franklin Club of Detroit; M. Wright, The NABBP, page 48. The New York Mercury, June 19, 1859, reports the formation "last week" of the Detroit Base Ball Club of Michigan, John S. Newberry, President. [BA]
Detroit's population in 1860 was about 45,500, and it was the 19th largest city in the US.
As reported by Porter's Spirit in August 1859, the club played a game in Detroit against the Early Risers that year.
Sources
Marshall Wright, The NABBP, page 48. The New York Mercury, June 19, 1859
