PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
07/28/1888
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
LOUISVILLE COLTS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 416 - SATURDAY, JULY 28TH , 1888 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Colts (45-31) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 2
Indianapolis Westerners (36-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Ball Stands Out in Louisville Shutout
Louisville Colts right-hander Ray Ball used his full arsenal to shoot down the Indianapolis Westerners, 3-0. All day long, he exhibited fine command of all his pitches, giving up 2 walks and striking out 1. Ball allowed 1 hit in the victory.

"It felt like my catcher and I were on the same page all day, and Indianapolis was on a way, way different page," Ball said.

This season, Ball has rung up 11 wins and 5 losses in 18 games. He has an ERA of 2.27 and has fanned 48 batters in 158.1 innings.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rogers LF, CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .247 1 29
N. Heyward SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .255 5 41
L. Buckley 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .344 7 58
   b-J. Wilde CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
C. Shanafelt RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .317 13 65
K. Duncan C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .224 8 39
S. Day 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .196 3 30
V. Thorne CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .223 2 51
   a-T. Gresham 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 1 6
F. Crumbley 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .223 0 10
R. Ball P 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .254 0 8
Totals 37 3 8 2 2 4 25      
a - T. Gresham substituted for V. Thorne in the 9th
b - J. Wilde substituted for L. Buckley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Rogers 2 (11, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: F. Crumbley (5, 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Rogers 4 , N. Heyward , C. Shanafelt 2 , S. Day , V. Thorne , F. Crumbley 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Heyward , L. Buckley 2 , K. Duncan , F. Crumbley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shanafelt (17) , R. Ball (2)
CS: C. Shanafelt (15)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Heyward 2 (64)
Double Plays: 2 (Heyward-Day-Buckley, Day-Heyward-Gresham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Nelson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 1 24
K. McDowell CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 0 23
Y. Williams RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 1 42
W. Wessels 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 6 43
J. Nelson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 0 20
T. Woods 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 29
K. Eicher C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 1 14
B. Windom 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 3 27
B. McDonald P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .138 0 4
   a-M. Teets PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
Totals 27 0 1 0 2 1 6      
a - M. Teets pinch hit for B. McDonald in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Nelson
GIDP: K. Nelson , K. McDowell
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Nelson (20)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson (42) , B. Windom 2 (57)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ball W (11-5) 9.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 96 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ball 84
Batters Faced: R. Ball 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ball 8-15
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ball 96-57
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald L (7-13) 9.0 8 3 3 2 4 0 146 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 61
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 12-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 146-95
WP: B. McDonald
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Ball
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:15
Attendance: 1702
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