 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS 04/16/1888 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT PITTSBURGH VULCANS | | GAME ID: 4 - MONDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Indianapolis Westerners (1-0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | | Pittsburgh Vulcans (0-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | |  | |
| Strickland Now 1-0 After Subduing Vulcans | The 1888 season began for the Pittsburgh Vulcans with a loss to the Indianapolis Westerners at Vulcan Grounds. The final score was 2-1. Indianapolis pitcher Wilton Strickland had a fine performance.
Indianapolis starter Wilton Strickland pitched like a boss. The 6-foot-1 right-hander allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 9 innings.
"We made a couple of mistakes," said Pittsburgh skipper , "and it cost us."
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| INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: J. Nelson (1, 1st Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. McDowell (1, 8th Inning off S. Lamb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Nelson , K. McDowell 3 , J. Nelson 2 , K. Eicher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wessels , T. Woods , B. Windom , W. Strickland
Hit by Pitch: T. Woods
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (1) , K. McDowell (1) , T. Woods 2 (2)
CS: K. McDowell (1)
FIELDING
Errors: W. Strickland (1) | | | | |
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| INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | W. Strickland W (1-0) | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 1.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | S. Lamb L (0-1) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 109 | 0.00 | | J. Weatherby | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Wilton Strickland
Ballpark: Vulcan Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:20
Attendance: 2052 |
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