 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS 09/01/1887 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS | | GAME ID: 1633 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 1887 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Indianapolis Westerners (38-66) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | Louisville Colts (76-30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | |  | |
| Wessels 4-for-5 to Ignite Westerners Offense | Riding the 4-hit performance of the 28-year old third baseman Will Wessels, the Indianapolis Westerners stopped the Louisville Colts, 8-2, in 9 innings. Bill McDonald picked up the win with 9 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 2. On the season, he is now 15-14. Indianapolis occupies 7th place in the Federal League at 38-66.
Indianapolis relied on the hitting of Jimmy Nelson to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the fifth inning to put the Westerners on top, 4-2. For the game, Nelson had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
"We didn't help ourselves, it's as simple as that," said losing manager .
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| INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Triples: J. Nelson (10, 5th Inning off K. Hereford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Wessels (8, 5th Inning off K. Hereford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson 4 , T. Woods 2 , W. Wessels 7 , S. Violette , B. Windom , B. McDonald
2-out RBI: T. Woods , W. Wessels 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , B. Riley 3
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (31) , T. Woods (9) , K. Nelson (44) , W. Wessels (29) , S. Violette (29)
CS: S. Violette (12) | | | a - F. Crumbley pinch hit for S. Gilleland in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Edwards (7, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Shanafelt (15, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edwards 6 , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt 4
2-out RBI: C. Shanafelt
Team LOB: 1
BASERUNNING
CS: J. Edwards (18) , L. Buckley 2 (17)
FIELDING
Errors: L. Buckley (22) , S. Day (45) | | |
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| INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. McDonald W (15-14) | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 115 | 3.68 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Hereford L (19-12) | 7.0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 3.75 | | S. Gilleland | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.39 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Will Wessels
Ballpark: Derby Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:23
Attendance: 2246 |
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