PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
05/18/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 149 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (17-9) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 5 7 4
Indianapolis Westerners (12-14) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1
Colts Solve Westerners, 5-3
Louisville pitcher Ed Lane had a large part in his team beating the Indianapolis Westerners, 5-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. With the loss, Indianapolis falls to 12-14.

With one out in the top of the seventh, Jed Edwards had a game-changing hit. The Colts center fielder slammed a run-scoring single off Doug Crockett, making the score 4-2, Louisville.

"This kind of win will certainly make our fans happy," Edwards told the Louisville Today.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .296 0 17
C. Morris 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .215 0 11
L. Buckley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .295 3 20
   a-T. Gresham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Shanafelt RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 3 24
K. Duncan C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .309 1 20
N. Heyward SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .268 1 21
S. Day 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 2 23
H. Rogers LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .278 2 15
E. Lane P 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .209 0 6
Totals 33 5 7 5 4 2 12      
a - T. Gresham substituted for L. Buckley in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. Lane (1, 9th Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Heyward (1, 5th Inning off D. Crockett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 2 , C. Morris , K. Duncan , N. Heyward 4 , E. Lane 4
2-out RBI: J. Edwards , K. Duncan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , L. Buckley
GIDP: H. Rogers
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Morris (3) , N. Heyward 2 (17) , S. Day (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Heyward-Day-Buckley, Day-Heyward-Buckley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .232 2 11
K. Nelson SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .307 0 16
M. Teets 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .204 3 12
W. Wessels 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .298 3 18
B. Riley RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 0 10
S. Violette CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .268 0 9
K. Eicher C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 1 14
B. Windom 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 0 4
D. Crockett P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 0 3
   a-T. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 7
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 5 17      
a - T. Woods pinch hit for D. Crockett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Wessels (7, 1st Inning off E. Lane, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Riley (5, 8th Inning off E. Lane, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson , K. Nelson 2 , M. Teets , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley 2 , S. Violette 2 , K. Eicher , D. Crockett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Teets 2 , W. Wessels 2
GIDP: S. Violette , B. Windom
Sac Bunt: K. Nelson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (7) , D. Crockett (3)
CS: D. Crockett (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Teets (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Windom-Teets)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lane W (7-4) 9.0 10 3 3 2 5 0 121 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lane 58
Batters Faced: E. Lane 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lane 11-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lane 121-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crockett L (3-8) 9.0 7 5 4 4 2 1 150 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crockett 53
Batters Faced: D. Crockett 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crockett 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crockett 150-89
WP: D. Crockett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Lane
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 1059
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