PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
08/27/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 1617 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (68-37) 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 11 1
Indianapolis Westerners (37-64) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Poole Impressive in Detroit Win
Detroit Sturgeons starter Bill Poole turned a whale of an effort into a win over the Indianapolis Westerners. The final score was 9-1, Detroit. Detroit is now 68-37, while Indianapolis is 37-64.

Poole gave Detroit his best effort. The skinny right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 9 innings.

"Bill was in charge the entire game," said Detroit manager .
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 .281 8 60
S. Booth LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .271 1 54
N. Crane 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .284 8 70
D. Greene 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .273 1 65
C. Verret RF 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 .267 0 30
H. Ransom C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .260 1 38
E. Money SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 0 43
M. McFall 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .149 0 24
B. Poole P 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .355 3 62
Totals 34 9 11 8 3 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Crane (21, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Booth (15, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Cavender (15, 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 4 , S. Booth 4 , N. Crane 3 , H. Ransom 3 , M. McFall
2-out RBI: N. Crane , H. Ransom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Greene 2
GIDP: E. Money
Sac Bunt: S. Booth , D. Greene
Sac Fly: C. Verret
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Booth (45) , C. Verret (16)
CS: S. Booth (23) , H. Ransom (19) , M. McFall (7)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ransom (10)
Double Plays: 1 (McFall-Money-Crane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 3 25
K. Nelson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .308 1 61
M. Teets 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .234 4 48
W. Wessels 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 7 66
B. Riley RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 0 50
S. Violette CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 2 45
K. Eicher C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 6 48
B. Windom 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 0 24
B. McDonald P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 0 13
   D. Starks P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1 1 7 6      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Nelson , M. Teets , B. Windom
GIDP: B. Riley
Sac Fly: M. Teets
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (30)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Wessels 2 (52) , S. Violette (29)
Double Plays: 1 (Teets-Nelson-Teets)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (32-10) 9.0 3 1 0 1 7 0 114 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 85
Batters Faced: B. Poole 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 114-79
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald L (14-14) 7.2 9 8 5 3 2 0 144 3.74   
D. Starks 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 34
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 35, D. Starks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 10-9, D. Starks 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 144-89, D. Starks 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Starks 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 1211
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