Early baseball in Virginia/Game 2

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Location	Virginia
Year	1860
Month	4
Date	24
City	Norfolk
State	VA
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Marion Club (Brooklyn)
Team 2	The Sumter Club (Norfolk VA)
Team 1 Score	12
Team 2 Score	11
Length	7 Innings
First in Virginia	Yes
Found by	Craig Waff

Sources

H. F. W. (Marion club secretary), “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Death on the Field,” [New York] Sunday Mercury, vol. 22, no. 20 (13 May 1860), p. 5, col. 5