PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
08/07/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
WASHINGTON FEDERALS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 1463 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Federals (31-51) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 6 1
Indianapolis Westerners (31-56) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 6 1
Westerners Edge Federals, 5-4
In a close game at Western Grounds, the Indianapolis Westerners edged the Washington Federals, 5-4. Indianapolis third baseman Will Wessels stood apart with his performance. He went 3 for 3 with 3 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The last-place Westerners lifted their record to 31-56.

First Baseman Marty Teets made an impact for Indianapolis, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Ronald Langford in the bottom of the first. For the contest, Teets was 1-4 with a triple.

"I was a little disappointed," said Washington manager . "We could've and should've scored more runs."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Williamson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295 2 28
M. Stephenson 2B 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .222 1 23
D. Stubbs CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .328 6 58
C. Patterson 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .242 2 36
T. Greene SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .242 1 36
B. Jenkins C 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .187 0 14
J. Bayles RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .188 0 34
L. Estes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 0 26
R. Langford P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115 1 9
   a-B. Fick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 0 11
Totals 34 4 6 4 1 3 10      
a - B. Fick pinch hit for R. Langford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Patterson (12, 6th Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Stephenson (5, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bayles (3, 9th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Williamson , M. Stephenson 3 , D. Stubbs , C. Patterson 2 , T. Greene , J. Bayles 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Jenkins 2 , B. Fick
Hit by Pitch: M. Stephenson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Greene (67)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .243 3 21
K. Nelson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 1 51
M. Teets 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .230 4 40
W. Wessels 3B 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .297 5 55
B. Riley RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .232 0 44
S. Violette CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .234 2 43
K. Eicher C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .245 5 39
B. Windom 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .257 0 19
B. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 10
Totals 27 5 6 5 5 3 11      
BATTING
Triples: M. Teets (7, 1st Inning off R. Langford, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Riley (9, 8th Inning off R. Langford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Nelson , M. Teets 3 , W. Wessels 3 , B. Riley 3
2-out RBI: W. Wessels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Eicher 2
Sac Bunt: B. Riley , K. Eicher
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (27) , S. Violette (25)
CS: W. Wessels (14) , K. Eicher (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Windom (38)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Langford L (12-20) 8.0 6 5 4 5 3 0 113 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Langford 50
Batters Faced: R. Langford 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Langford 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Langford 113-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald W (12-12) 9.0 6 4 4 1 3 0 90 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 61
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 11-13
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 90-61
Hit Batsmen: B. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Wessels
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:09
Attendance: 999
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