PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT NEW YORK BARONS
09/09/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT NEW YORK BARONS
GAME ID: 1661 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (41-70) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 5
New York Barons (44-68) 0 2 0 0 4 5 3 0 X 14 15 3
Westerners Lay Egg, Lose 14-2 to New York
The New York Barons pasted the Indianapolis Westerners, 14-2. New York shortstop Cornbread Collins had a big game. He went 2 for 5 with a triple and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. The 6th-place Barons hiked their record to 44-68.

In the bottom of the second, New York pitcher Jack McKinley had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Indianapolis hurler Bill McDonald, McKinley hit a sacrifice fly. That made the score 2-0, New York. For the day, McKinley threw 9.0 innings of 8-hit ball.

Indianapolis manager called the blowout loss "a punch in the kisser."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .244 4 28
K. Nelson SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .305 1 67
M. Teets 1B 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .242 4 52
W. Wessels 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293 10 79
B. Riley RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 0 56
S. Violette CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214 2 48
K. Eicher C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .241 6 51
B. Windom 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .255 0 29
B. McDonald P 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .194 0 13
   J. Turner P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 2 27
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 2 19      
a - T. Woods pinch hit for J. Turner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Riley (20, 2nd Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Teets 2 (18, 3rd Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. McKinley, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Eicher (14, 6th Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Teets 5 , B. Riley 2 , S. Violette , K. Eicher 2 , B. Windom 2
2-out RBI: M. Teets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Wessels 3 , B. Windom , B. McDonald
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (34) , M. Teets (22)
CS: J. Nelson (28) , B. Riley (18) , S. Violette (13) , K. Eicher (20)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson (64) , S. Violette (35) , K. Eicher (21) , B. Windom 2 (53)
OF assists: 1 (Riley(Johnson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Collins SS 5 3 2 4 0 1 3 .281 8 56
C. Hausman CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .258 4 73
V. Arwood C 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 .339 4 71
D. Claiborne 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .270 5 83
E. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .254 6 68
D. King 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .281 9 58
J. McMillen LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .236 4 64
T. Samples RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .231 1 26
J. McKinley P 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 .261 0 36
Totals 37 14 15 14 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Arwood 2 (36, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Collins (32, 6th Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Collins (13, 7th Inning off J. Turner, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Collins 5 , C. Hausman , V. Arwood 4 , D. Claiborne , E. Johnson 2 , D. King 2 , T. Samples 3 , J. McKinley 2
2-out RBI: E. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Collins , J. McMillen , T. Samples
Sac Bunt: C. Hausman , J. McKinley
Sac Fly: C. Hausman , J. McKinley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McMillen (26)
CS: D. King (19)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Johnson (59) , D. King 2 (47)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald L (15-17) 5.1 9 10 6 2 4 0 96 3.72   
J. Turner 2.2 6 4 3 2 2 0 60 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 20
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 29, J. Turner 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 6-5, J. Turner 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 96-64, J. Turner 60-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Turner 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McKinley W (15-31) 9.0 8 2 0 3 2 0 122 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McKinley 66
Batters Faced: J. McKinley 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McKinley 13-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. McKinley 122-80
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cornbread Collins
Ballpark: Columbia Field
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 1856
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