PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
09/09/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 1171 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Unions (61-48) 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 9 13 4
Indianapolis Westerners (54-56) 3 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 X 11 12 7
Wessels Stars in 11-9 Westerners Win
Will Wessels knocked in 4 runs to help Indianapolis beat Philadelphia, 11-9. Wessels produced 2 singles, 1 double, and 1 home run. Jack Turner earned his 1st save in 1 chances. The Westerners are now 54-56, while the Unions fall to 61-48.

With Indianapolis leading 8-5 in the bottom of the sixth, Wessels hit a fastball from Thomas Goss for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Westerners ahead, 10-5.

"Wild game," said Wessels after it ended.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 .233 0 29
C. Vanmeter CF 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 .214 1 59
M. Loughlin LF 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 .292 14 61
J. Casey 1B 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 .323 9 87
A. Faulk C 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .282 5 70
J. Scruggs 2B 6 3 3 5 0 0 5 .266 5 50
L. Showalter RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .234 0 57
W. Gaylord 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 .223 0 22
T. Goss P 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .176 0 6
   P. Bates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 1
   a-J. Allen PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .188 1 15
   B. Mangan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Cook PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
   J. Malley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 1 9
Totals 46 9 13 9 4 2 35      
a - J. Allen pinch hit for P. Bates in the 7th
b - G. Cook pinch hit for B. Mangan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Loughlin (14, 1st Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Faulk (14, 8th Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Scruggs (9, 2nd Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Faulk (14, 6th Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Scruggs 2 (5, 5th Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off W. Strickland, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter , M. Loughlin 3 , J. Casey 2 , A. Faulk 5 , J. Scruggs 11 , L. Showalter 2 , G. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. McCord 2 , C. Vanmeter 2 , A. Faulk 2 , J. Scruggs 2 , T. Goss
Hit by Pitch: A. Faulk
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Showalter 2 (16) , W. Gaylord 2 (8)
CS: J. Casey (18)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Vanmeter (25) , M. Loughlin (13) , J. Casey (28) , L. Showalter (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nelson SS 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .309 3 31
K. McDowell CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272 0 31
Y. Williams RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .270 1 60
W. Wessels 1B 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 .242 9 61
J. Nelson LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .210 1 26
T. Woods 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .223 1 40
S. Violette C 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .200 0 22
B. Windom 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .202 3 35
W. Strickland P 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .205 1 9
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 11 12 10 4 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Williams (15, 1st Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Wessels (20, 1st Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Nelson (18, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Wessels (9, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson 2 , K. McDowell , Y. Williams 3 , W. Wessels 8 , T. Woods , S. Violette 2 , B. Windom
2-out RBI: Y. Williams , W. Wessels 2 , T. Woods , S. Violette 2 , B. Windom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nelson , B. Windom 2
Sac Bunt: K. McDowell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDowell (34) , W. Wessels 3 (37) , J. Nelson (16)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson 5 (64) , B. Windom 2 (79)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss L (16-13) 5.2 11 10 8 2 5 1 115 3.11   
P. Bates 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 20 4.64   
B. Mangan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.96   
J. Malley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 14
Batters Faced: T. Goss 31, P. Bates 4, B. Mangan 3, J. Malley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 7-5, P. Bates 0-1, B. Mangan 0-2, J. Malley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 115-70, P. Bates 20-9, B. Mangan 5-5, J. Malley 10-5
WP: T. Goss
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland W (23-14) 7.1 11 9 7 2 1 2 145 2.87   
J. Turner SV (1) 1.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 36 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 23
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 42, J. Turner 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 11-9, J. Turner 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 145-96, J. Turner 36-19
Hit Batsmen: W. Strickland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Wessels
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 1393
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