PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
08/04/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 1172 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (56-31) 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 9 13 2
Indianapolis Westerners (29-56) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 6
Sturgeons Beat Westerners, 9-3
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Detroit Sturgeons and Indianapolis Westerners.

The Detroit Sturgeons racked up a win at Western Grounds, bumping off the Indianapolis Westerners, 9-3. Bill Poole, who started for Detroit, pitched effectively for his team. Poole, who is on pace to win 43 games this season, went the distance for Detroit. He gave up 3 runs on 6 hits.

Detroit used the timely hitting of Sam Booth to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Sturgeons on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Said losing manager : "We did everything to set the stage for them to beat us."

Detroit is now 56-31. Indianapolis is 29-56.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 .282 7 54
S. Booth LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .261 1 43
N. Crane 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .282 4 55
D. Greene 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .268 1 57
C. Verret RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .293 0 23
E. Money SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .254 0 35
C. Blain C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .389 0 5
M. McFall 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .137 0 18
B. Poole P 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .364 3 50
Totals 35 9 13 8 5 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McFall (9, 8th Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Poole (6, 7th Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 3 , S. Booth , N. Crane , D. Greene 3 , C. Verret , C. Blain , M. McFall 2 , B. Poole 4
2-out RBI: J. Cavender , S. Booth , N. Crane , D. Greene , C. Verret , B. Poole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Crane , C. Verret 2 , B. Poole
GIDP: C. Verret
Sac Bunt: S. Booth , C. Blain
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender 3 (57) , N. Crane (27) , E. Money (29) , M. McFall (13)
CS: J. Cavender (23) , D. Greene (18) , C. Blain (5) , B. Poole (26)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Greene (32) , E. Money (54)
Double Plays: 1 (Greene-McFall-Crane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 3 20
K. Nelson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .305 1 51
M. Teets 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 4 39
W. Wessels 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284 5 50
B. Riley RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .230 0 43
S. Violette CF 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .236 2 41
K. Eicher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 5 38
B. Windom 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 0 17
J. Brooks P 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .500 0 0
   J. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-T. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 17
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 4 12      
a - T. Woods pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Riley (14, 2nd Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Violette (8, 6th Inning off B. Poole, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley 2 , S. Violette 2 , B. Windom , J. Brooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Nelson 2 , J. Brooks
GIDP: S. Violette
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wessels (24) , B. Riley (40) , J. Brooks (1)
CS: W. Wessels (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Nelson (22) , K. Nelson (48) , W. Wessels (42) , S. Violette (23) , K. Eicher 2 (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Windom-Nelson-Teets)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (27-8) 9.0 6 3 1 3 4 0 115 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 68
Batters Faced: B. Poole 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 115-72
WP: B. Poole
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brooks L (0-1) 7.0 13 9 8 3 3 0 109 10.29   
J. Harrison 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 17
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 35, J. Harrison 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 5-9, J. Harrison 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 109-66, J. Harrison 22-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Harrison 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 771
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