PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
08/19/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 1593 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Louisville Colts (67-28) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 12 9
Indianapolis Westerners (34-60) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 5
Louisville Gets 6-4 Win Versus Indianapolis in 10
Louisville starter Ray Ball pitched well against the Indianapolis Westerners at Western Grounds. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-4. Ball got the win, improving to 19-5. He gave up 9 hits and walked 3 over 10 innings. He allowed 4 runs. The Colts now have a mark of 67-28.

In the top of the tenth, with the game tied, the Westerners allowed the Colts to take a 5-4 lead on a base hit and Indianapolis error.

Day told a Louisville Today reporter that he felt "elated" after the win.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303 6 68
C. Morris 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .287 3 48
L. Buckley 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .365 11 92
   a-T. Gresham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
C. Shanafelt RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .339 13 97
K. Duncan C 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .256 4 66
N. Heyward SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .304 3 72
S. Day 2B 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .296 6 82
H. Rogers LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .295 4 52
R. Ball P 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .221 1 13
Totals 41 6 12 5 3 4 17      
a - T. Gresham substituted for L. Buckley in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: C. Shanafelt 2 (13, 5th Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 2 , C. Morris , C. Shanafelt 6 , K. Duncan , N. Heyward , S. Day 3 , H. Rogers 2
2-out RBI: , C. Shanafelt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Duncan , N. Heyward , H. Rogers , R. Ball 3
GIDP: C. Morris
Sac Bunt: S. Day
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Morris (22) , L. Buckley (35) , K. Duncan (30)
CS: K. Duncan (14) , H. Rogers 2 (18)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Edwards 2 (15) , L. Buckley 2 (21) , N. Heyward (63) , S. Day 4 (36)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 .240 3 22
K. Nelson SS 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .313 1 58
M. Teets 1B 6 1 2 0 0 1 4 .228 4 41
W. Wessels 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .289 6 60
B. Riley RF 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .240 0 44
S. Violette CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 2 43
K. Eicher C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .249 5 44
B. Windom 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .252 0 24
W. Strickland P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .192 1 7
   a-T. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 1 22
Totals 44 4 9 2 3 2 25      
a - T. Woods pinch hit for W. Strickland in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Teets (15, 3rd Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Nelson (16, 5th Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Riley (17, 7th Inning off R. Ball, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Eicher (13, 7th Inning off R. Ball, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Wessels (22, 9th Inning off R. Ball, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson 2 , K. Nelson , M. Teets 3 , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley 2 , K. Eicher 2 , B. Windom , W. Strickland
2-out RBI: K. Eicher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , M. Teets , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley , S. Violette , B. Windom , W. Strickland
Sac Bunt: K. Eicher
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Strickland (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Teets (19) , S. Violette (28) , B. Windom 3 (46)
Double Plays: 2 (Windom-Nelson-Teets, Eicher-Windom)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball W (19-5) 10.0 9 4 2 3 2 0 165 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 61
Batters Faced: R. Ball 48
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 9-17
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 165-112
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland L (10-16) 10.0 12 6 4 3 4 0 152 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 49
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 45
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 152-103
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Ball
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 1202
Special Notes: Charlie Shanafelt ties the FL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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