PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
06/20/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PHILADELPHIA UNIONS
GAME ID: 310 - MONDAY, JUNE 20TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (19-35) 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 11 14 2
Philadelphia Unions (18-29) 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 12 15 5
Unions Win with Late Heroics
Girard Grounds II did not lack for drama.

The Philadelphia Unions wiggled past the Indianapolis Westerners, 12-11, at Girard Grounds II. The win was highlighted by the performance of Philadelphia left fielder Mike Loughlin. Philadelphia is now 18-29. Indianapolis is 19-35.

The Unions got a clutch hit from catcher Alexander Faulk. In the bottom of the tenth, he hit a run-scoring single to center, to win the game for the Unions.

"We just battled, never quit, and continued to grind out at-bats trying to create some opportunities," said Philadelphia manager .
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .273 2 15
K. Nelson SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .303 1 35
M. Teets 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .201 3 23
W. Wessels 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .272 5 34
B. Riley RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .219 0 20
S. Violette CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .227 1 19
K. Eicher C 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 .239 3 24
B. Windom 2B 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 .255 0 11
W. Strickland P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .163 0 3
   a-L. Lohman PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .182 1 4
   D. Starks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 1 13
   J. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-T. Morse PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   D. Burbank P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 41 11 14 10 2 4 16      
a - L. Lohman pinch hit for W. Strickland in the 6th
b - T. Woods pinch hit for D. Starks in the 8th
c - T. Morse pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Nelson 2 (14, 4th Inning off T. Goss, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Mangan, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Strickland (5, 5th Inning off T. Goss, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Lohman (1, 6th Inning off T. Goss, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson , K. Nelson 5 , M. Teets 2 , W. Wessels 2 , S. Violette 2 , K. Eicher , B. Windom , W. Strickland 2 , L. Lohman 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , M. Teets
GIDP: K. Eicher , T. Woods
Sac Bunt: B. Riley
Sac Fly: B. Riley
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (15) , M. Teets (11) , K. Eicher (12)
CS: J. Nelson (17) , S. Violette (9) , K. Eicher (10)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Teets (15) , B. Windom (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 .274 2 21
M. McCord SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 .267 0 18
J. Casey 1B 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 .317 6 40
M. Loughlin LF 5 3 3 5 1 0 2 .291 7 39
A. Faulk C 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 .342 3 31
L. Showalter RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 0 21
   J. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Wideman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Mangan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   B. King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
D. Foley 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .217 0 17
C. Everette 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .182 0 23
T. Goss P 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .289 0 4
   a-M. Manning RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
Totals 41 12 15 11 7 1 19      
a - M. Manning substituted for T. Goss in the 6th
b - A. Wideman pinch hit for J. Allen in the 7th
c - R. Shippy pinch hit for B. Mangan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Loughlin (6, 9th Inning off J. Harrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Vanmeter (7, 10th Inning off D. Burbank, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Showalter (5, 3rd Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Loughlin 2 (7, 2nd Inning off W. Strickland, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Starks, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter 4 , J. Casey , M. Loughlin 10 , A. Faulk 2 , L. Showalter 3 , D. Foley 2 , C. Everette , T. Goss 2
2-out RBI: , J. Casey 2 , M. Loughlin , D. Foley , T. Goss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Vanmeter , M. Loughlin , M. Manning
Sac Bunt: M. McCord , M. Manning
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Vanmeter (20) , A. Faulk (19)
CS: J. Casey (12) , T. Goss (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord 3 (45) , M. Loughlin (11) , D. Foley (46)
Double Plays: 2 (McCord-Everette-Casey, McCord-Everette-Casey)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland 5.0 7 8 2 3 1 1 94 4.13   
D. Starks BS (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 36 2.08   
J. Harrison BS (1) 2.0 4 2 2 2 0 0 28 5.16   
D. Burbank L (0-2) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 18 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 31
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 25, D. Starks 9, J. Harrison 11, D. Burbank 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 5-8, D. Starks 3-3, J. Harrison 4-1, D. Burbank 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 94-54, D. Starks 36-23, J. Harrison 28-15, D. Burbank 18-6
WP: J. Harrison
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Goss 5.1 11 9 8 0 3 1 73 3.66   
J. Allen 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 7.71   
B. Mangan 2.0 1 2 1 1 0 0 28 2.53   
B. King W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Goss 15
Batters Faced: T. Goss 27, J. Allen 6, B. Mangan 9, B. King 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Goss 4-8, J. Allen 1-2, B. Mangan 4-1, B. King 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Goss 73-56, J. Allen 23-13, B. Mangan 28-21, B. King 12-8
WP: T. Goss , B. Mangan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Loughlin
Ballpark: Girard Grounds II
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 1372
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