PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT NEW YORK BARONS
06/11/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT NEW YORK BARONS
GAME ID: 265 - SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (16-31) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 3
New York Barons (19-26) 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 X 6 7 3
Barons Winners, 6-4, Over Westerners
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the New York Barons and Indianapolis Westerners.

New York Barons starter Tom Samples pitched a strong game against the Indianapolis Westerners at Columbia Field, leading the Barons to victory, 6-4. In 9 innings, Samples surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 3. He allowed 4 runs.

Virgil Arwood hit a 2-run triple off Wilton Strickland in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Barons in front, 5-4. Arwood had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

New York manager commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."

New York, at 19-26, holds down 4th place in the Federal League.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .249 2 13
K. Nelson SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280 0 28
M. Teets 1B 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 .222 3 21
W. Wessels 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .277 5 31
B. Riley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .226 0 17
S. Violette LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .223 0 13
K. Eicher C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 3 21
T. Woods 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 1 10
W. Strickland P 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
   a-L. Lohman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 0 0
Totals 34 4 5 4 3 2 22      
a - L. Lohman pinch hit for W. Strickland in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Nelson 2 , K. Nelson , W. Wessels , W. Strickland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Riley , S. Violette , K. Eicher
Sac Bunt: J. Nelson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (13) , W. Wessels (12) , W. Strickland 2 (5)
CS: J. Nelson (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Nelson (15) , K. Nelson (27) , K. Eicher (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Collins SS 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .307 2 24
C. Hausman CF 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 .289 1 31
V. Arwood C 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .374 2 33
D. Claiborne 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 3 42
D. King 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 1 19
J. McMillen LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 3 33
J. McKinley RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .236 0 13
T. Samples P 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .259 0 7
B. Utley 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 6 1 4 7      
BATTING
Triples: V. Arwood (4, 6th Inning off W. Strickland, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Collins 2 , V. Arwood 4 , J. McKinley , T. Samples 2
2-out RBI: C. Collins , V. Arwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McMillen
Sac Bunt: B. Utley
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Collins 2 (17) , T. Samples (5)
CS: V. Arwood (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Collins (30) , D. Claiborne (11) , B. Utley (3)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland L (6-8) 8.0 7 6 5 1 4 0 126 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 49
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 126-89
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Samples W (4-9) 9.0 5 4 1 3 2 0 114 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Samples 66
Batters Faced: T. Samples 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Samples 12-13
Pitches - Strikes: T. Samples 114-70
WP: T. Samples
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Samples
Ballpark: Columbia Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:18
Attendance: 2024
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