Early baseball in Washington, DC/Game 2

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Location	Washington, D.C.
Year	1860
Month	6
Date	6
City	Washington
State	DC
Country	US
Site	Potomac Club Grounds
Was NY rules baseball	Yes
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Excelsior Club (Baltimore)
Team 2	Potomac Club (Washington)
Team 1 Score	40
Team 2 Score	24

This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [Balt.-Wash Table] compiled by Craig Waff. The game was reported by Baltimore Sun, Porter's Spirit, and the Clipper. The Spirit called it the "Pioneer game of the South."