PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
07/24/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT DETROIT STURGEONS
GAME ID: 401 - TUESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (35-40) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 3
Detroit Sturgeons (48-27) 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 X 6 9 0
Sturgeons Notch 6-2 Win Versus Westerners
Detroit Sturgeons starter Martin Bird pitched well against the Indianapolis Westerners at Riverside Park, leading his team to a win, 6-2. Detroit leads the Federal League by 4½ games.

With two out in the bottom of the third, Bill Poole put Detroit in front, 1-0, with a run-scoring single. The Sturgeons went on to win the ballgame.

"Martin did what Martin does," said Detroit manager .
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nelson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 23
K. McDowell CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 0 22
Y. Williams RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .287 1 40
W. Wessels 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 6 42
J. Nelson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 0 20
T. Woods 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 1 29
K. Eicher C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 14
B. Windom 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 3 27
B. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .140 0 4
Totals 33 2 6 2 0 5 5      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Williams (12, 6th Inning off M. Bird, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Nelson (12, 9th Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Williams (6, 1st Inning off M. Bird, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McDowell , Y. Williams 6 , W. Wessels , J. Nelson 2
2-out RBI: Y. Williams , W. Wessels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wessels , J. Nelson , T. Woods
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. McDowell (21) , Y. Williams (27)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Williams (13) , T. Woods (20) , B. Windom (54)
Double Plays: 2 (Windom-Nelson-Wessels, Windom-Nelson-Wessels)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .241 4 28
J. Hart LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 0 29
B. Poole RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .285 4 40
T. Moore 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .220 1 27
B. Everitt 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .353 0 2
E. Money SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .182 1 20
C. Blain C 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .067 0 1
M. McFall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 0 22
M. Bird P 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .218 0 10
Totals 30 6 9 5 2 2 10      
BATTING
Triples: J. Cavender (9, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Money (3, 6th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cavender (4, 7th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 7 , J. Hart , B. Poole 2 , B. Everitt , E. Money 4 , M. Bird
2-out RBI: J. Cavender , B. Poole , M. Bird
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hart , T. Moore , M. McFall
GIDP: T. Moore , B. Everitt
Sac Bunt: C. Blain 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Moore
Team LOB: 5
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald L (7-12) 8.0 9 6 5 2 2 1 112 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 42
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 112-70
WP: B. McDonald
Hit Batsmen: B. McDonald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird W (13-9) 9.0 6 2 2 0 5 0 110 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 72
Batters Faced: M. Bird 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 110-75
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Bird
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:13
Attendance: 1741
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