Early baseball in Michigan/Club 5
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| Location | Michigan |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Note on date | 1867 or Before |
| Modern address | Taylor MI |
| City | Taylor |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Monitor Club |
"As early as October 5, 1867, the original Wyandotte Star Club defeated the Monitor Club of Taylor by a score of 85-15!"
Wyandotte Stars VBB Club website, accessed 7/8/2008 via Google Web search ("original wyandotte").
Taylor is about 12 miles SW of Detroit and about 8 miles W of Wyandotte MI.
