Franklin Club of Detroit v Franklin Club of Detroit on 15 August 1857
| Date of Game | Saturday, August 15, 1857 |
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| Location | Detroit, MI, United States |
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| Field | Add Field Page Corner of Beaubien and Adams |
| Home Team | Franklins Club of Detroit |
| Away Team | Franklins Club of Detroit |
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| Innings | 9 |
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| NY Rules | Doubtful |
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| Description | August 15, 1857 The Detroit Free Press reported on an intramural game played by members of the Franklin Baseball Club at the corner of Beaubien and Adams. No score was given. Although cricket was far and away the most popular team sport in 1850s Detroit, it’s safe to assume that some cricketeers had been experimenting with various forms of baseball for a while. The likely reason for this particular contest making it into print was that the team (named after Ben Franklin) included Free Press employees. (vintagedetroit.com) |
| Sources | https://www.vintagedetroit.com/before-they-were-tigers-a-primer-on-early-detroit-baseball/ |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Beaubien Farm was a cricket club grounds. A game reported in the Detroit Free Press Aug. 23, 1857 is of two 10 on 10 intersquad games, with the scores 21-11 and 21-19. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Players Locality | Local |
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