Regular Base Ball Club of Mt. Clemens

Regular Base Ball Club of Mt. Clemens This is the fan page for the Regular Base Ball Club of Mt. Clemens, MI. volunteer) soldiers in the 1860's.

According to Judge William Horton, writing for the Mount Clemens Daily Leader in 1928, Mount Clemens had an amateur baseball club as early as 1865, when some returning Civil War veterans formed a team called the Regulars. The Original Regular Base Ball Club of Mount Clemens was formed by returning Civil War "Regular" (vs. The current Regulars enact the early pre-professional game, in the waning ye

ars of the Gentlemen's Club era; played soley for recreation and exercise under the highest standards of sportsmanship - base ball as it was meant to be played. Base ball in 1860 was experiencing explosive growth with men's clubs of firemen, bankers, merchants, etc, forming through the Northeast, particularly still in the New York area with over 50 clubs. In 1860 there were a dozen clubs here in the far "Northwest," as Michigan was known. The number dropped to 4 during the Civil War and exploded to 240 in 1867. In the 1860's it was still forbidden by association rules for base ball players to be paid, yet in the Northeast, ball fields were starting to be enclosed and admission was being charged. The best ball players were being paid under the table and many clubs ignored the existing gentleman's standard. Clubs were becoming more competitive with pitchers trying to strike batters out instead of the expected gentleman's standard offering them pitches to be hit! Some gentlemen's clubs chose not to accept challenges from some "win at all cost" clubs. In the 1870's professional base ball was well established.

06/17/2026

This Saturdays game at the River Hogs of Midland has been cancelled due to field conflict. The Regulars will make their long awaited return at the Portage Vintage Base Ball Festival!

06/11/2026
Game summary Bay City at RBBC
06/02/2026

Game summary Bay City at RBBC

This past weekend the Regulars welcomed their friends from the Bay City Independents for a match of 1867 base ball. Bay ...
06/02/2026

This past weekend the Regulars welcomed their friends from the Bay City Independents for a match of 1867 base ball. Bay City came out of the gate swinging taking a commanding lead for most the match. The Regular defense struggled to contend with the Bay City offense. With time running out the Regulars serged back into the game, erasing the Bay City lead to just 3 runs. The Independents would let up a run in the 9th and hold on to a 27-25 victory. It’s always a pleasure to share the field with the Independents. We look forward to seeing them in Portage!

The game against the Franklin Base Ball Club on June 6th has been cancelled. You will see the Regulars next up in Saginaw on the 20th for their match against the Rivers Hogs of Midland.

05/31/2026

Tying the barrel knot in your tie.

Our club TeamSnap page doesn’t support videos, so here this goes on the public page.
Yes, we put velco on the back as many were yet unable to tie a tie.

Someone asked me today about “hurl”. From our players guide in the Teamsnap Files:“Hurler: It is an anachronism that t...
05/30/2026

Someone asked me today about “hurl”.
From our players guide in the Teamsnap Files:
“Hurler: It is an anachronism that the pitcher was called the “hurler’ in the 1860’s. To “hurl” means to “throw with violence”. In 1894 the rules first allowed full overhand pitching but it wasn’t until the 20th century that “hurler” became occasional slang for the pitcher.”

From our Flyer/Handout:
“The term Pitcher dates to the very early game. Slang seen was "twirler" in the 188o's and Hurler in the Early 2oth century (1906)”

From the VBBA.org Commonly Misused Terms: “Hurler…:
It is an anachronism that the pitcher was called the hurler before the early 1900s. Hurl is a synonym for throw, and a throw from the pitcher is a baulk. The rule states “the ball must be pitched, not je**ed or thrown”. The commonly used term in the late 1850s and after is “pitcher”. In 1884 the rules first allowed full overhand pitching, but it wasn’t until the early 20th century that hurler became occasional slang for the pitcher (or that hurl became occasional slang for pitch).

Vintage Base Ball Association VBBA promotes base ball as played in the 19th century and other historic eras. It also supports member clubs in various ways

01/24/2026

I am very sorry to have to inform you that Dave “Big Dog” Brooks passed away this afternoon.
He died peacefully, in no pain, with Laura at his side.
We have known it was coming for a few weeks now, but it still is difficult to accept.
Our club, and vintage base ball, lost our best friend today. Big Dog was always there when the club had a need. He was a great ambassador for the Vintage Base Ball Association. Nobody understands and appreciates how special vintage base ball is more than Big Dog. He will be missed by all who knew him, and, hopefully, remembered by many who didn't.

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