Early baseball in Michigan/Club 13
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| Location | Michigan |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 9 |
| Note on date | Not later than fall 1867 |
| Modern address | Plymouth MI |
| City | Plymouth |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Lone Star BBC |
An online account of the Detroit-area club later known as the Eclipse BBC states:
"The Northville [later Eclipse] club went on to two more matches in the fall of 1867 . . . losing the season's apparent finale to the 'Lone Star' of Plymouth." No further detail is given.
Plymouth is about 25 miles from downtown Detroit.
