 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS 08/03/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT WASHINGTON FEDERALS | | GAME ID: 442 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Indianapolis Westerners (39-43) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | Washington Federals (23-59) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | |  | |
| Westerners Deal Federals 6-4 Loss | Wilton Strickland, who is tied for 5th in the FL in wins with 17, propelled his team to victory over the Washington Federals. The final score was 6-4, Indianapolis. Strickland, who is tied for 5th in the FL with a 1.04 WHIP, went the distance for Indianapolis. He gave up 4 runs on 5 hits. The 'W' lifts Indianapolis's record to 39-43.
Indianapolis center fielder Ken McDowell contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 83rd hit of the season and put the Westerners ahead, 4-0.
"We didn't play well enough to win," Washington skipper said. | | | | |
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| INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: K. Eicher (6, 4th Inning off R. Langford, 1 on, 1 out) Home Runs: W. Wessels (7, 5th Inning off R. Langford, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Nelson 3 , K. McDowell 3 , W. Wessels 4 , J. Nelson , T. Woods 2 , K. Eicher 3 , W. Strickland 2-out RBI: K. McDowell Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Williams 2 , W. Wessels , W. Strickland Sac Bunt: T. Woods Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: K. Nelson 3 (44) , K. McDowell (24) , J. Nelson (11) CS: K. Eicher (5)
FIELDING Errors: K. Nelson (44) , T. Woods (22) , K. Eicher (4) , B. Windom (59) Double Plays: 1 (Nelson-Windom-Wessels) | | | | |
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| INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | W. Strickland W (17-11) | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 2.73 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | R. Langford L (8-20) | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 124 | 3.11 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Wilton Strickland Ballpark: Capitol Park Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:18 Attendance: 878 |
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