PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK BARONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
08/22/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
NEW YORK BARONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 1602 - MONDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
New York Barons (40-58) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 9 12 2
Indianapolis Westerners (35-62) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 7
Barons Pull Off Thrilling 9-8 Win in Extras
The New York Barons defeated the Indianapolis Westerners, 9-8, in Federal League action at Western Grounds. New York pitcher Ted Carson had a standout performance. Carson got the win, improving to 14-14. He gave up 2 hits and walked 0 over 5 innings. He allowed no runs. The 6th-place Barons now sit at 40-58.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Ed Johnson came to bat in the top of the 14th. Facing Indianapolis pitcher Jack Turner, he hit a 1-2 slider for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting New York on top, 9-8.

"We battled our tails off to get this win," said New York manager .
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Collins SS 7 0 1 0 0 1 6 .282 5 41
C. Hausman CF 7 2 2 3 0 1 1 .273 4 67
V. Arwood C 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 .351 4 65
D. Claiborne 1B 6 0 1 2 1 1 0 .270 4 76
E. Johnson 2B 6 1 3 2 1 3 0 .248 6 59
D. King 3B 7 1 1 1 0 1 4 .269 8 53
J. McMillen LF 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 .224 4 54
T. Samples RF 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 .227 1 23
J. McKinley P 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .270 0 30
   B. Bigley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-A. Torgerson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
   T. Carson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 14
Totals 56 9 12 9 4 8 18      
a - A. Torgerson pinch hit for B. Bigley in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. King (17, 9th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Johnson (24, 9th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Collins (31, 13th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Arwood (14, 14th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Hausman (4, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Collins 2 , C. Hausman 5 , V. Arwood 3 , D. Claiborne , E. Johnson 4 , D. King 2 , J. McMillen 2 , T. Samples
2-out RBI: , C. Hausman 2 , D. Claiborne , E. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hausman , V. Arwood , D. King , J. McMillen 2 , T. Samples
GIDP: C. Collins
Sac Bunt: J. McKinley
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hausman (37) , E. Johnson (26) , J. McKinley 2 (20)
CS: V. Arwood (26)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Collins (65) , C. Hausman (41)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 7 0 2 1 0 1 4 .242 3 24
K. Nelson SS 7 1 2 1 0 1 5 .312 1 60
M. Teets 1B 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 .225 4 41
W. Wessels 3B 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289 6 61
B. Riley RF 7 1 3 2 0 0 1 .249 0 47
S. Violette CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .229 2 45
   D. Burbank P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   c-L. Lohman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 5
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Morse PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
K. Eicher C 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 .245 6 47
B. Windom 2B 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 .252 0 24
B. McDonald P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .178 0 10
   J. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-T. Woods PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .230 2 23
   b-J. Walker CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 58 8 17 8 1 8 21      
a - T. Woods pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 9th
b - J. Walker substituted for T. Woods in the 10th
c - L. Lohman pinch hit for D. Burbank in the 12th
d - T. Morse pinch hit for J. Turner in the 14th

BATTING
Triples: B. McDonald (2, 3rd Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Nelson (8, 7th Inning off J. McKinley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Woods (2, 9th Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson 4 , K. Nelson 2 , M. Teets , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley 3 , S. Violette , K. Eicher , B. Windom 2 , B. McDonald 3 , T. Woods 4 , J. Walker
2-out RBI: J. Nelson , K. Nelson , B. Riley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Nelson 3 , S. Violette , K. Eicher
Sac Fly: S. Violette
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wessels (26) , B. Riley 3 (48) , S. Violette (27)
CS: B. Windom (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Nelson (23) , K. Nelson (55) , M. Teets (20) , W. Wessels 3 (48) , B. McDonald (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Windom-Nelson-Teets)
OF assists: 1 (Riley(Claiborne at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McKinley 8.2 15 8 8 1 3 1 151 4.54   
B. Bigley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.59   
T. Carson W (14-14) 5.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 58 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McKinley 24
Batters Faced: J. McKinley 41, B. Bigley 1, T. Carson 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McKinley 11-11, B. Bigley 0-0, T. Carson 4-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. McKinley 151-98, B. Bigley 4-3, T. Carson 58-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bigley 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald 8.2 8 8 6 3 4 1 149 3.73   
J. Harrison 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.24   
D. Burbank 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 36 3.76   
J. Turner L (0-3) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 24 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 41
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 41, J. Harrison 1, D. Burbank 10, J. Turner 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 14-8, J. Harrison 1-0, D. Burbank 4-2, J. Turner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 149-95, J. Harrison 1-1, D. Burbank 36-27, J. Turner 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Harrison 2-0
WP: B. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Carson
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 994
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