Early baseball in Massachusetts/Game 7

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Location	Massachusetts
Year	1867
Month	7
Date	3
City	Roxbury
State	Massachusetts
Country
Site	Miller's Field
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Norfolks of Roxbury
Team 2	Walnuts
Team 1 Score	40
Team 2 Score	17
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Boston Journal July 9, 1867, reports on a match game at Miller's Field, Roxbury, between the Norfolks of Roxbury and the Walnuts [presumably of Roxbury], won by the former 40-17.

Sources

The Boston Journal July 9, 1867