PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
05/13/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 133 - FRIDAY, MAY 13TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Vulcans (8-13) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 3
Indianapolis Westerners (11-12) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 X 6 9 3
Vulcans Drop Another One, 6-2
The rain did not keep Indianapolis and Pittsburgh from finishing their game.

Indianapolis Westerners starter Wilton Strickland kept the Pittsburgh Vulcans hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 6-2 win. The Vulcans are now 8-13.

Catcher Stan Violette made an impact for Indianapolis, when he swatted a run-scoring double off George Ashe in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Violette went 2-4 with a double.

"We're in a little funk right now and we've just got to get ourselves out of it," said Pittsburgh manager .
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 0 11
J. August CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286 1 13
J. Clay 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .391 1 17
J. Frank C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 10
S. Ferguson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .247 1 17
G. Vankirk SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .247 0 6
J. Foss 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264 1 5
J. Clark 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .237 0 5
G. Ashe P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 0 7
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 3 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Clay (7, 6th Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Clark (3, 5th Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. August , J. Clay 3 , G. Vankirk 2 , J. Clark 3 , G. Ashe
2-out RBI: J. August , G. Vankirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. August , J. Foss
GIDP: S. Ferguson
Sac Bunt: J. Kent
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kent (14) , S. Ferguson (4)
CS: J. Kent (3) , J. August (5) , S. Ferguson (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kent (6) , J. Clay (4) , G. Vankirk (17)
Double Plays: 2 (Vankirk-Clark-Clay, Clark-Vankirk-Clay)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .221 1 8
K. Nelson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 16
M. Teets 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 12
W. Wessels 3B 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .319 3 16
B. Riley RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .284 0 9
S. Violette CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .259 0 7
K. Eicher C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .239 1 13
T. Woods 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .273 1 7
W. Strickland P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .190 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 4 1 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Wessels (5, 5th Inning off G. Ashe, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Violette (1, 5th Inning off G. Ashe, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Nelson (2, 5th Inning off G. Ashe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Nelson 4 , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley 2 , S. Violette 3 , K. Eicher , T. Woods
2-out RBI: J. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , K. Eicher , W. Strickland
GIDP: K. Nelson , W. Strickland
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Violette (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson (12) , T. Woods (3) , W. Strickland (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Woods-Teets)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ashe L (0-5) 8.0 9 6 4 1 3 0 95 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ashe 46
Batters Faced: G. Ashe 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ashe 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ashe 95-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland W (4-3) 9.0 7 2 1 2 3 0 109 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 68
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 12-8
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 109-73
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilton Strickland
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:07
Attendance: 1096
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