PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
05/20/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 164 - FRIDAY, MAY 20TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (12-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Detroit Sturgeons (20-10) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 10 2
Bird, Sturgeons Finish Off Westerners, 3-1
The Detroit Sturgeons got a magnificent effort from pitcher Martin Bird, who kept Indianapolis hitters in check en route to a 3-1 Sturgeons win at Riverside Park. With the win, Detroit has a record of 20-10. Indianapolis falls to 12-17.

Bird, the Detroit right-hander, went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. He collected 4 strikeouts.

"I just kind of blacked out and executed my pitches," said Bird.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 2 12
K. Nelson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 0 16
M. Teets 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 3 13
W. Wessels 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 4 20
B. Riley RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 10
S. Violette CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 10
K. Eicher C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .241 2 15
B. Windom 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 4
D. Crockett P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 3
   a-T. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 1 8
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1 0 4 5      
a - T. Woods pinch hit for D. Crockett in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Eicher (2, 8th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson , W. Wessels , B. Riley , K. Eicher 4 , B. Windom
2-out RBI: K. Eicher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Eicher
GIDP: M. Teets
Sac Bunt: S. Violette
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Wessels (6) , D. Crockett (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Windom-Nelson-Teets)
OF assists: 1 (Riley(Ransom at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 2 17
J. Hart LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .294 1 12
B. Poole RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .362 1 17
   a-S. Booth RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
N. Crane 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .262 3 16
   b-B. Everitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
D. Greene 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .252 0 13
H. Ransom C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .255 1 12
E. Money SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .337 0 15
M. McFall 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .119 0 10
M. Bird P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
Totals 30 3 10 3 4 2 16      
a - S. Booth substituted for B. Poole in the 9th
b - B. Everitt substituted for N. Crane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Poole (7, 1st Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Greene (8, 8th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hart 2 , B. Poole 4 , D. Greene 3 , H. Ransom , E. Money 2
2-out RBI: J. Hart , H. Ransom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Crane , M. McFall , M. Bird
GIDP: J. Hart
Hit by Pitch: J. Cavender
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hart (10) , B. Poole (8) , E. Money (13)
CS: E. Money 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Money (16) , M. Bird (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McFall-Money-Crane)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crockett L (3-9) 7.0 9 3 3 3 1 0 109 6.52   
J. Turner 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crockett 45
Batters Faced: D. Crockett 30, J. Turner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crockett 10-6, J. Turner 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crockett 109-67, J. Turner 22-14
Hit Batsmen: D. Crockett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (6-3) 9.0 5 1 1 0 4 1 94 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 77
Batters Faced: M. Bird 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 94-66
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:19
Attendance: 1833
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