 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS 07/31/1888 |  | | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | PITTSBURGH VULCANS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS | | GAME ID: 433 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Pittsburgh Vulcans (39-36) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | Indianapolis Westerners (37-43) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | | |  | |
| Vulcans Edge Past Westerners, 5-4 | The Indianapolis Westerners got a superb performance from pitcher Wilton Strickland, but the Pittsburgh Vulcans still won the game, 5-4. Strickland threw 9.0 innings of 6-hit ball. Ed Wales, the winning pitcher, is now 8-8. He went 9 innings, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits, while fanning 3 and walking 4. With the victory, the Vulcans record stands at 39-36.
The game was at a stalemate until pitcher Ed Wales came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Indianapolis pitcher Wilton Strickland, he hit a 2-2 changeup for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Pittsburgh on top, 5-4.
"Both teams played hard," said Pittsburgh manager .
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| PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | | INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | J. Kent CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .239 | 3 | 32 | | J. August RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .245 | 1 | 23 | | J. Clay 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | 2 | 42 | | a-E. Baum 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 | 2 | | J. Frank C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | 1 | 32 | | S. Ferguson LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .176 | 3 | 27 | | J. Foss 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 9 | | J. Clark 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .213 | 2 | 32 | | G. Vankirk SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .199 | 0 | 26 | | E. Wales P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | 0 | 5 | | Totals | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | | | | a - E. Baum substituted for J. Clay in the 9th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Clay (2, 6th Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Clay 5 , J. Foss , G. Vankirk , E. Wales 2
2-out RBI: J. Clay , E. Wales 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kent , J. August , J. Frank
GIDP: J. Frank , E. Wales
Hit by Pitch: J. August , S. Ferguson
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ferguson 2 (15)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Frank (11) , J. Foss (8) , G. Vankirk (45)
Double Plays: 2 (Clay, Vankirk-Clark-Clay) | | | a - M. Teets pinch hit for W. Strickland in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: W. Wessels (16, 4th Inning off E. Wales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson 2 , Y. Williams 3 , W. Wessels 2 , T. Woods , S. Violette , B. Windom , W. Strickland
2-out RBI: Y. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wessels , J. Nelson 2 , T. Woods , W. Strickland
GIDP: B. Windom
Sac Bunt: K. McDowell , S. Violette
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING
SB: K. Nelson (41) , Y. Williams (29) , S. Violette (14)
CS: B. Windom (10)
FIELDING
Errors: T. Woods (21) , B. Windom (58)
Double Plays: 2 (Nelson-Windom-Wessels, Woods-Windom-Wessels)
PB: S. Violette | | |
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| PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | | INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | E. Wales W (8-8) | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 2.88 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | W. Strickland L (16-11) | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 145 | 2.83 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Wilton Strickland
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 1201 |
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