 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS 05/12/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS | | GAME ID: 108 - SATURDAY, MAY 12TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Federals (7-13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Indianapolis Westerners (8-12) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 3 | | |  | |
| Burbank Lifts Westerners to Win | The Indianapolis Westerners downed the Washington Federals, 7-1, at Western Grounds. Stellar pitching by Doc Burbank had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who is tied for 8th in the FL in quality starts with 5, handcuffed his opponent all game. The Federals fall to 7-13 and continue to sputter in the early going.
Burbank, who was born in Summerville, South Carolina, threw 108 pitches over 9 innings, while allowing 1 run.
"We have a lot of confidence in Doc," said Indianapolis manager . | | | | |
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Home Runs: A. Matthews (1, 8th Inning off D. Burbank, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: M. Stephenson , B. Fick , T. Greene , B. Jenkins , A. Matthews 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jenkins , J. Bayles Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: B. Jenkins (5) CS: W. Williamson (6)
FIELDING Errors: W. Williamson (3) , T. Greene (19) , J. Bayles 2 (8) , N. Schmitt (2) | | | BATTING Home Runs: T. Woods (1, 2nd Inning off N. Schmitt, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Nelson 2 , K. McDowell 2 , Y. Williams , W. Wessels , J. Nelson , T. Woods 4 , S. Violette , B. Windom 2-out RBI: K. McDowell Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. McDowell , Y. Williams , J. Nelson , S. Violette Sac Bunt: K. McDowell Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: K. Nelson 2 (14) , K. McDowell (5) , W. Wessels (7) CS: S. Violette (3)
FIELDING Errors: J. Nelson (2) , B. Windom (16) , D. Burbank (1) | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | N. Schmitt L (1-5) | 6.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 8.44 | | A. Matthews | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.93 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | D. Burbank W (3-5) | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 2.71 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Doc Burbank Ballpark: Western Grounds Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:14 Attendance: 1231 |
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