PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
05/28/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 168 - MONDAY, MAY 28TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (13-18) 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 9 12 3
Philadelphia Unions (18-10) 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 18 6
Late Heroics Net Unions 10-9 Win
Philadelphia catcher Alexander Faulk had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Indianapolis Westerners, 10-9, in 11 innings. The loss drops the Indianapolis record to a disappointing 13-18.

The Unions got a clutch hit from right fielder Leo Showalter. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Unions.

"Sometimes winning takes more than 27 outs," said Unions manager .
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nelson SS 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 .346 0 10
K. McDowell CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .305 0 12
Y. Williams RF 6 1 3 5 0 0 0 .265 0 21
W. Wessels 1B 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 .239 3 20
J. Nelson LF 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .160 0 3
T. Woods 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 .168 1 9
K. Eicher C 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .207 0 6
B. Windom 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 1 13
B. McDonald P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095 0 0
   J. Brooks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Riley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 9
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Teets PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
   W. Strickland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1 5
   c-S. Violette PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 0 5
   D. Starks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 46 9 12 6 3 3 20      
a - B. Riley pinch hit for J. Brooks in the 7th
b - M. Teets pinch hit for J. Turner in the 9th
c - S. Violette pinch hit for W. Strickland in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Nelson (4, 1st Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Nelson 2 (4, 2nd Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Williams (2, 9th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. McDowell (2, 11th Inning off J. Malley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson 3 , K. McDowell 4 , Y. Williams 5 , J. Nelson 5 , T. Woods , K. Eicher
2-out RBI: , Y. Williams 2 , J. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Wessels 2 , T. Woods , K. Eicher 2 , B. Windom 2 , B. McDonald
Sac Bunt: K. McDowell
Hit by Pitch: K. Nelson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (17) , Y. Williams 2 (10) , K. Eicher (7)
CS: B. Windom (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Eicher (2) , B. Windom 2 (24)
Double Plays: 2 (McDowell-Eicher, Wessels-Nelson-Wessels)
OF assists: 1 (McDowell(Scruggs at home))
PB: K. Eicher
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McCord SS 6 1 2 0 0 0 5 .184 0 7
J. Scruggs 2B 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 .246 1 11
M. Loughlin LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .289 6 20
J. Casey 1B 6 3 3 2 0 0 1 .394 6 33
A. Faulk C 6 3 4 3 0 1 3 .333 3 21
C. Vanmeter CF 6 0 2 0 0 0 4 .250 0 15
L. Showalter RF 6 0 3 3 0 0 1 .223 0 16
W. Gaylord 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .183 0 5
   a-J. Allen 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
T. Goss P 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .175 0 4
   P. Bates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Shippy PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   J. Malley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
Totals 47 10 18 9 4 1 20      
a - J. Allen substituted for W. Gaylord in the 9th
b - R. Shippy pinch hit for P. Bates in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Loughlin 2 (5, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Shippy (1, 10th Inning off D. Starks, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Faulk (4, 6th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Casey (6, 11th Inning off D. Starks, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McCord 2 , J. Scruggs , M. Loughlin 4 , J. Casey 6 , A. Faulk 6 , C. Vanmeter 2 , L. Showalter 3 , R. Shippy 2
2-out RBI: A. Faulk , L. Showalter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scruggs , C. Vanmeter 2 , W. Gaylord , T. Goss
GIDP: M. McCord
Hit by Pitch: M. Loughlin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McCord (12) , J. Scruggs (10) , M. Loughlin (8) , A. Faulk 2 (12) , C. Vanmeter (6)
CS: M. McCord (5) , T. Goss (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Scruggs (15) , J. Casey (4) , A. Faulk (4) , L. Showalter (4) , J. Allen (2) , T. Goss (4)
PB: A. Faulk
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald 5.2 13 8 6 2 0 0 118 4.63   
J. Brooks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
J. Turner 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 36 1.80   
W. Strickland 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.72   
D. Starks L (0-1) 1.1 5 2 2 0 0 1 29 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 13
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 32, J. Brooks 1, J. Turner 7, W. Strickland 3, D. Starks 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 7-7, J. Brooks 0-1, J. Turner 2-3, W. Strickland 0-2, D. Starks 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 118-69, J. Brooks 9-6, J. Turner 36-18, W. Strickland 9-6, D. Starks 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brooks 1-0
WP: B. McDonald
Hit Batsmen: B. McDonald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss 8.2 10 8 5 3 2 0 127 3.18   
P. Bates 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.70   
J. Malley W (5-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 37
Batters Faced: T. Goss 42, P. Bates 4, J. Malley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 13-11, P. Bates 1-2, J. Malley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 127-80, P. Bates 12-7, J. Malley 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Bates 2-0
WP: T. Goss
Hit Batsmen: T. Goss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alexander Faulk
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 1586
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