PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT NEW YORK BARONS
07/20/1887
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS AT NEW YORK BARONS
GAME ID: 447 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Westerners (27-46) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 7 10 5
New York Barons (30-43) 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 X 9 14 3
Westerners Keep Losing, Drop 9-7 Contest to New York
Cornbread Collins helped his team muscle past the Indianapolis Westerners, 9-7. In the game, the New York shortstop went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Ted Carson, who is on pace to win 21 games this season, was the winning pitcher. Over 9 innings, he allowed 7 runs on 10 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Their 30-43 record puts the Barons 5th in the Federal League.

Dave Claiborne hit a 2-run triple off Doug Crockett in the bottom of the first, which put the Barons in front, 2-0. Claiborne had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Indianapolis manager .
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .239 3 16
K. Nelson SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .305 1 45
M. Teets 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .221 4 34
W. Wessels 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .273 5 42
B. Riley RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .230 0 35
S. Violette CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .239 2 33
K. Eicher C 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .253 5 36
T. Woods 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 1 17
D. Crockett P 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278 0 7
   a-B. Windom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 0 15
   J. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-L. Lohman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .185 1 4
Totals 36 7 10 6 3 6 15      
a - B. Windom pinch hit for D. Crockett in the 7th
b - L. Lohman pinch hit for J. Harrison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Riley 2 (11, 4th Inning off T. Carson, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Carson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nelson , M. Teets 2 , W. Wessels , B. Riley 4 , S. Violette 2 , D. Crockett , L. Lohman
2-out RBI: B. Riley , S. Violette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wessels , B. Riley , T. Woods , D. Crockett
Sac Fly: W. Wessels
Hit by Pitch: J. Nelson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Teets (16) , B. Riley (34) , K. Eicher (18) , D. Crockett (8)
CS: J. Nelson (22)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Wessels 3 (37) , B. Riley (22) , T. Woods (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Collins SS 5 3 4 2 0 0 2 .302 4 36
C. Hausman CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .264 2 44
V. Arwood C 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .361 4 49
D. Claiborne 1B 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .254 3 56
E. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 6 49
D. King 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .294 6 39
J. McMillen LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .235 4 45
J. McKinley RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .267 0 23
T. Carson P 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 2 13
Totals 38 9 14 9 2 1 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Collins 2 (22, 1st Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McKinley (8, 2nd Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McMillen (8, 6th Inning off D. Crockett, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. King (14, 7th Inning off J. Harrison, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Arwood (28, 8th Inning off J. Harrison, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Claiborne (8, 1st Inning off D. Crockett, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Collins 6 , V. Arwood 2 , D. Claiborne 4 , E. Johnson , D. King 3 , J. McMillen 3 , J. McKinley 3
2-out RBI: C. Collins , V. Arwood , D. Claiborne , D. King 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hausman , D. Claiborne , D. King , J. McKinley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Collins (23) , V. Arwood (33) , D. Claiborne (25)
CS: C. Collins (17) , C. Hausman (20) , D. King (12) , J. McMillen (10)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Arwood (13) , J. McKinley 2 (19)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Crockett L (9-20) 6.0 11 7 5 1 1 0 103 5.02   
J. Harrison 2.0 3 2 0 1 0 0 48 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Crockett 26
Batters Faced: D. Crockett 29, J. Harrison 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Crockett 5-9, J. Harrison 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Crockett 103-66, J. Harrison 48-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Carson W (11-10) 9.0 10 7 6 3 6 0 144 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Carson 44
Batters Faced: T. Carson 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Carson 7-13
Pitches - Strikes: T. Carson 144-87
Hit Batsmen: T. Carson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cornbread Collins
Ballpark: Columbia Field
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 1535
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