PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
06/15/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS
GAME ID: 280 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (18-32) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Pittsburgh Vulcans (19-26) 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 7 12 3
Nelson Reaches 1000
The Indianapolis 7-4 loss to Pittsburgh wasn't all bad. Something good came out it, at least for Kermit Nelson. As a consolation prize he got the 1000th hit of his career. The veteran Westerners shortstop went 2-for-5 in the game and added his name to the coveted 1000-hit club. He was given a five-minute ovation by the crowd, which included his wife and family and quite a few former Westerners teammates.

"I could have scripted it better," Nelson commented to the press after the game, "a win would have made it a lot more enjoyable. But what the hey... hit #1000 ain't so bad."

Over his career Nelson is batting .277 with 10 home runs and 378 RBIs. In 833 games he has delivered 1000 hits, scored 565 runs, stolen 164 bases and gotten on base at a .316 clip.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .270 2 14
K. Nelson SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .294 0 31
M. Teets 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .207 3 22
W. Wessels 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279 5 33
B. Riley RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .230 0 19
S. Violette LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .223 0 14
K. Eicher C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .225 3 23
B. Windom 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267 0 10
D. Crockett P 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .288 0 7
   D. Burbank P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-L. Lohman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 0 1
Totals 37 4 11 2 2 5 17      
a - L. Lohman pinch hit for D. Burbank in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Wessels (13, 5th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Riley (4, 4th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Nelson 3 , K. Nelson 2 , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley 3 , S. Violette , B. Windom , D. Crockett 2
2-out RBI: S. Violette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Teets , W. Wessels , B. Riley , K. Eicher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wessels (15) , S. Violette (19)
CS: J. Nelson (14) , D. Crockett 2 (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nelson-Windom-Teets, Teets)
OF assists: 1 (Riley(Vankirk at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 29
G. Ashe CF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .266 0 16
J. Clay 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .318 2 34
   a-E. Baum 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
J. Frank C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .298 0 25
S. Ferguson LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .279 4 33
J. August 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .291 2 26
J. Clark 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .215 0 15
G. Vankirk SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .244 0 23
S. Lamb P 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .235 0 9
Totals 30 7 12 7 2 1 10      
a - E. Baum substituted for J. Clay in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Vankirk (7, 2nd Inning off D. Crockett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Frank 2 (7, 2nd Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Crockett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent , G. Ashe 2 , J. Clay , J. Frank 7 , S. Ferguson , J. August , G. Vankirk 3 , S. Lamb
2-out RBI: J. Frank , G. Vankirk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clark , G. Vankirk
GIDP: J. Clay
Sac Bunt: G. Ashe
Sac Fly: J. Clay
Hit by Pitch: J. Clark , S. Lamb
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Ashe (3) , J. August (10) , J. Clark (15)
CS: G. Ashe (9)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Ashe (6) , J. Clark (25) , S. Lamb (1)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crockett L (5-14) 7.0 11 7 7 2 0 0 105 5.63   
D. Burbank 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crockett 25
Batters Faced: D. Crockett 32, D. Burbank 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crockett 7-10, D. Burbank 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crockett 105-60, D. Burbank 12-7
Hit Batsmen: D. Crockett 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lamb W (11-8) 9.0 11 4 2 2 5 0 139 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lamb 56
Batters Faced: S. Lamb 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lamb 7-12
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lamb 139-92
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Frank
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 1015
Special Notes: Jim Frank ties the FL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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