PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
06/19/1888
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 258 - TUESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (25-22) 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 5 0 13 16 6
Indianapolis Westerners (20-27) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 3
Thorne Excels, Louisville Levels Indianapolis
Louisville center fielder Vernon Thorne made his presence felt in the 13-3 Colts triumph over the Indianapolis Westerners. Thorne went 3 for 3 with 3 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Sam Barnhill, the winning pitcher, is now 9-10. He went 9 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 0. The Colts improved their record to 25-22 with the win over Indianapolis.

Louisville left fielder Hick Rogers delivered a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth. Overall, he went 3 for 5, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 5.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager .
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rogers LF 5 1 3 5 0 0 2 .269 1 22
N. Heyward SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .213 2 15
L. Buckley 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .335 4 31
C. Shanafelt RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .292 9 40
K. Duncan C 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .174 4 21
S. Day 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197 2 19
V. Thorne CF 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 .237 2 34
F. Crumbley 3B 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 .225 0 4
S. Barnhill P 5 2 1 1 0 2 5 .233 0 11
Totals 41 13 16 13 3 3 21      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Buckley 2 (17, 4th Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Brooks, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Rogers (6, 6th Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Shanafelt (8, 8th Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Rogers (1, 4th Inning off W. Strickland, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Rogers 7 , N. Heyward , L. Buckley 6 , C. Shanafelt 3 , K. Duncan , V. Thorne 3 , F. Crumbley , S. Barnhill
2-out RBI: , H. Rogers 2 , L. Buckley , C. Shanafelt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Heyward , C. Shanafelt , K. Duncan , S. Day
Sac Bunt: S. Day
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Rogers (20) , L. Buckley (15)
CS: L. Buckley (5) , K. Duncan (5) , V. Thorne (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward 2 (36) , L. Buckley (12) , S. Day 2 (23) , F. Crumbley (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nelson SS 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .324 0 11
K. McDowell CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 0 18
Y. Williams RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .299 0 30
W. Wessels 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .234 3 25
T. Woods 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .234 1 15
B. Riley LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 9
S. Violette C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0 10
B. Windom 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 1 17
W. Strickland P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 1 5
   J. Brooks P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Teets PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
Totals 38 3 6 2 0 4 16      
a - M. Teets pinch hit for J. Brooks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Wessels (12, 1st Inning off S. Barnhill, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Nelson (7, 5th Inning off S. Barnhill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson 2 , Y. Williams 2 , W. Wessels 3 , B. Windom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , W. Wessels , T. Woods 2 , B. Riley 2
Sac Bunt: K. McDowell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (27) , Y. Williams 2 (18) , W. Wessels 2 (15)

FIELDING
Errors: K. McDowell (10) , T. Woods (10) , W. Strickland (4)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Barnhill W (9-10) 9.0 6 3 1 0 4 0 137 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Barnhill 71
Batters Faced: S. Barnhill 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Barnhill 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: S. Barnhill 137-88
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland L (10-6) 5.2 10 8 4 1 2 1 78 2.77   
J. Brooks 3.1 6 5 1 2 1 0 65 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 26
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 28, J. Brooks 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 8-6, J. Brooks 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 78-53, J. Brooks 65-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brooks 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vernon Thorne
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 1096
Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 7th inning.
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