Early baseball in Washington, DC/Game 2
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Location | Washington, D.C. |
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Year | 1860 |
Month | 6 |
Date | 6 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Country | US |
Site | Potomac Club Grounds |
Modern address | Washington DC |
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 |
Found by | Craig Waff |
This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation (Baltimore/Washington 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."
Washington's population in 1860 was about 75,000. It was the 14th largest city in the US.
Sources
Craig Waff's account of the game is at http://protoball.org/images/7/7c/GT.BWash.pdf