PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
07/08/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 386 - FRIDAY, JULY 8TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Vulcans (27-36) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Indianapolis Westerners (27-39) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 5 13 5
Westerners Post 5-4 Win
Elvin Baum did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Pittsburgh Vulcans from being beaten, 5-4, to the Indianapolis Westerners at Western Grounds. Baum went 3-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Indianapolis is now 27-39.

Kermit Nelson hit a bases-clearing triple off Andy Christenson in the bottom of the fourth, which put the Westerners in front, 4-2. Nelson had 2 singles, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 3 for 5.

"I warned the team before the game," losing manager told reporters, "that I'm wearing the same pair of undies until we win."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kent RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .266 0 38
G. Ashe CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 0 35
J. Frank C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .304 1 39
J. August 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .245 2 28
S. Ferguson LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .235 4 36
E. Baum 1B 4 1 3 3 1 0 2 .190 1 6
J. Clark 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .242 0 21
G. Vankirk SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .201 0 27
A. Christenson P 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .345 0 11
   a-J. Foss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 1 13
   E. Wales P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 3 25      
a - J. Foss pinch hit for A. Christenson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frank (13, 1st Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Kent (6, 3rd Inning off D. Crockett, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Christenson (6, 3rd Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Baum (2, 5th Inning off D. Crockett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Baum (1, 4th Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent 2 , G. Ashe , J. Frank 2 , E. Baum 8 , A. Christenson 3
2-out RBI: E. Baum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Kent 2 , J. August , S. Ferguson 3 , E. Baum , J. Clark , G. Vankirk
Sac Bunt: G. Ashe , J. Clark 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Frank
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Clark (25)
CS: J. Kent (14) , A. Christenson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. August (21) , A. Christenson (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .248 3 16
K. Nelson SS 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .315 1 44
M. Teets 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .223 4 33
W. Wessels 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277 5 40
B. Riley RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .236 0 33
S. Violette CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .239 2 32
K. Eicher C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270 4 34
B. Windom 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .273 0 14
   a-T. Woods 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 17
D. Crockett P 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .257 0 7
Totals 38 5 13 4 1 1 17      
a - T. Woods substituted for B. Windom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Windom 2 (4, 5th Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Teets (6, 3rd Inning off A. Christenson, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Nelson (6, 4th Inning off A. Christenson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson 5 , M. Teets 3 , W. Wessels , B. Riley 3 , K. Eicher , B. Windom 5 , D. Crockett
2-out RBI: K. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nelson , M. Teets , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley , S. Violette , D. Crockett 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (24) , B. Riley 2 (32)
CS: B. Windom (8)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson 2 (36) , W. Wessels (31) , B. Windom (26) , D. Crockett (3)
PB: K. Eicher
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Christenson L (7-10) 7.0 13 5 4 1 1 0 103 3.87   
E. Wales 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Christenson 33
Batters Faced: A. Christenson 36, E. Wales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Christenson 8-11, E. Wales 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Christenson 103-72, E. Wales 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crockett W (9-17) 9.0 8 4 2 3 3 1 137 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crockett 59
Batters Faced: D. Crockett 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crockett 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crockett 137-84
Hit Batsmen: D. Crockett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elvin Baum
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 1056
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