Potomac Club of Washington v National Club of Washington on 5 May 1860

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Date of Game	Saturday, May 5, 1860
Location	Washington, DC, United States
Modern Address	Ellipse, Washington, D.C.
Field	Potomac grounds
Home Team	Potomac Club of Washington
Away Team	National Club of Washington
Score	37 - 15
Game Number
Innings	7
Number of Players
Game Officials	Richard B. Irwin
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Description	Potomac (Washington, D.C.) 37 National (Washington, D.C.) 15 (7 innings) Porter's Spirit of the Times, May 26, 1860. Details from Craig Waff's Games Tabulation are at http://protoball.org/images/7/7c/GT.BWash.pdf.
Sources	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Washington,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 8, no. 13 (26 May 1860), p. 196, col. 2 (2) Peverelly, p. 112 [Potomac = 35 runs] (3) Evening Star, May 7, 1860 (GeneD)
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Source Image	File:Evening Star 18600507.pdf
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Comment	Evening Star, May 7, 1860 has the Potomac scoring 35 runs, not 37. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Did the Potomac score 35 or 37 runs? Edit with form to add a query
Found by	Craig Waff
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Entry Origin	Games Tab
Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Baltimore-Washington#date1860-5-5
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