PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
06/23/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT LOUISVILLE COLTS
GAME ID: 322 - THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (21-35) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 9 11 2
Louisville Colts (37-15) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3
Indianapolis Dismisses Louisville, 9-2
The Indianapolis Westerners picked up a win at Derby Grounds, downing the Louisville Colts, 9-2. On the mound for Indianapolis was right-hander Bill McDonald, who played a pivotal role in the win. Indianapolis is now 21-35. Louisville is 37-15.

Indianapolis used the hitting of Stan Violette to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Westerners on top, 8-2. For the game, Violette had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Bill's stuff looked really, really crisp," said , the Westerners manager.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .271 2 15
K. Nelson SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .304 1 38
M. Teets 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .214 4 27
W. Wessels 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .270 5 34
B. Riley RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .218 0 21
S. Violette LF 3 1 2 4 0 0 2 .237 2 25
K. Eicher C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .243 3 25
B. Windom 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 0 11
B. McDonald P 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .229 0 8
Totals 37 9 11 9 1 6 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Teets (4, 3rd Inning off K. Hereford, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Violette (2, 8th Inning off K. Hereford, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Nelson , M. Teets 5 , W. Wessels , B. Riley , S. Violette 5 , K. Eicher 2 , B. Windom , B. McDonald
2-out RBI: M. Teets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , K. Eicher , B. McDonald
Sac Bunt: J. Nelson , S. Violette , B. McDonald
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (16) , W. Wessels (18) , B. Riley (23) , K. Eicher 2 (14) , B. Windom (13) , B. McDonald (6)
CS: W. Wessels (9)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Eicher (9) , B. Windom (23)
Double Plays: 2 (Windom-Nelson-Teets, Nelson-Windom-Teets)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edwards CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .309 4 39
C. Morris 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .254 2 25
L. Buckley 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .343 7 46
C. Shanafelt RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .329 5 46
K. Duncan C 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 .262 4 41
N. Heyward SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .277 2 37
S. Day 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 3 44
H. Rogers LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 4 34
K. Hereford P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 0 7
   S. Barnhill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3
   a-F. Crumbley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 0 10
Totals 30 2 5 2 6 1 16      
a - F. Crumbley pinch hit for S. Barnhill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Buckley 2 (16, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Edwards , L. Buckley 4 , C. Shanafelt , F. Crumbley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Edwards , L. Buckley , K. Duncan , N. Heyward , S. Day
GIDP: C. Morris , N. Heyward
Sac Fly: N. Heyward
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edwards (17) , H. Rogers (16)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Morris (16) , N. Heyward (38) , K. Hereford (5)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald W (8-6) 9.0 5 2 0 6 1 0 114 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 68
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 10-14
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 114-64
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hereford L (9-5) 7.1 8 8 5 1 5 2 118 4.68   
S. Barnhill 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 27 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hereford 40
Batters Faced: K. Hereford 33, S. Barnhill 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hereford 6-11, S. Barnhill 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hereford 118-75, S. Barnhill 27-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill McDonald
Ballpark: Derby Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 2251
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