PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
09/15/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 1742 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (43-75) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 2
Detroit Sturgeons (78-42) 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 X 8 10 4
Sturgeons Hang 8-4 Loss on Westerners
Detroit Sturgeons starter Bill Poole pitched well against the Indianapolis Westerners at Riverside Park, leading his team to a win, 8-4. Detroit now sports a record of 78-42.

The fans who came to support the Sturgeons were pleased with the outcome. It was what they had hoped for when they passed through the turnstiles at Riverside Park.

Poole said afterward that his team has grown over the course of the season, adding: "It feels good when a plan comes together."
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .245 4 29
K. Nelson SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .304 2 72
M. Teets 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .242 4 54
W. Wessels 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 10 82
B. Riley RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 0 57
S. Violette CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .208 2 48
K. Eicher C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .241 6 53
B. Windom 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 29
J. Brooks P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .292 0 0
   J. Harrison P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   a-T. Woods PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 2 27
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 7 12      
a - T. Woods pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Violette (10, 2nd Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Nelson (12, 3rd Inning off B. Poole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Nelson (2, 8th Inning off B. Poole, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson 3 , K. Nelson 5 , M. Teets , W. Wessels , B. Riley , S. Violette 2 , J. Brooks 2
2-out RBI: K. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , M. Teets , W. Wessels , K. Eicher 2
GIDP: J. Nelson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Brooks (2)
CS: J. Brooks (3)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson (69) , M. Teets (22)
Double Plays: 2 (Wessels-Windom-Teets, Nelson-Windom-Teets)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .293 10 70
S. Booth LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .263 2 62
N. Crane 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .285 9 82
D. Greene 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282 1 72
C. Verret RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 36
H. Ransom C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .264 2 50
E. Money SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 0 51
M. McFall 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 25
B. Poole P 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .354 5 73
Totals 32 8 10 7 3 1 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cavender (22, 1st Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Crane (23, 3rd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Ransom (17, 5th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Poole (20, 6th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Ransom (3, 3rd Inning off J. Brooks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 3 , N. Crane 3 , D. Greene , C. Verret , H. Ransom 5 , B. Poole 3
2-out RBI: N. Crane , D. Greene , H. Ransom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Booth , E. Money 2
GIDP: S. Booth , D. Greene
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (75)
CS: N. Crane (24) , E. Money (24)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Booth (30) , N. Crane (31) , C. Verret (12) , E. Money (76)
Double Plays: 1 (McFall-Money-Crane)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brooks L (2-8) 6.0 10 8 1 2 1 0 120 5.02   
J. Harrison 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 33
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 29, J. Harrison 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 10-4, J. Harrison 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 120-70, J. Harrison 20-11
WP: J. Brooks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Poole W (37-12) 9.0 9 4 3 1 7 1 141 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Poole 61
Batters Faced: B. Poole 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Poole 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Poole 141-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Poole
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 1795
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