PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND BLUE CAPS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
08/17/1883
 
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
CLEVELAND BLUE CAPS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 470 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1883 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Blue Caps (44-27) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 9 11 1
Milwaukee Creams (23-46) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 12 5
Creams Skid Hits 7 Games
The Cleveland Blue Caps stopped the Milwaukee Creams, 9-5, behind an impressive performance from Matt Lindsley. The 26-year old right fielder made life miserable for Milwaukee pitching. He went 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Cleveland is first in the Federal League with a record of 44-27.

Lindsley broke a deadlock in the top of the seventh inning, when he hit a run-scoring single, putting Cleveland up, 5-4.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said Milwaukee manager .
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Hickman 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .292 0 25
M. Lindsley RF 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .270 1 29
D. Stubbs CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .326 2 56
W. Wessels SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .282 4 59
W. Williamson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .247 1 40
M. Stephenson 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 .245 2 33
E. Money 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .275 0 41
D. Jardine C 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .216 1 32
J. McKinley P 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .234 1 22
Totals 39 9 11 8 2 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Wessels (13, 4th Inning off N. Schmitt, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Stubbs (25, 4th Inning off N. Schmitt, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Jardine (12, 8th Inning off N. Schmitt, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Wessels (16, 6th Inning off N. Schmitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Hickman , M. Lindsley 3 , D. Stubbs 2 , W. Wessels 6 , W. Williamson , E. Money , D. Jardine 2
2-out RBI: M. Lindsley , W. Wessels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Stubbs 2 , W. Wessels , E. Money
Sac Fly: W. Hickman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Hickman (12) , M. Lindsley (14) , W. Wessels (9) , E. Money (7) , D. Jardine 3 (11) , J. McKinley (6)
CS: W. Williamson (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. McKinley (10)
OF assists: 1 (Lindsley(Crane at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rogers LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .296 1 37
E. Templin CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 0 27
N. Crane RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .289 6 48
K. Duncan C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 2 36
B. Eggleston 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .300 0 38
J. Copple SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .281 0 36
H. Butler 3B 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .243 0 43
J. McDevitt 2B 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .235 0 30
N. Schmitt P 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .204 0 4
   D. Hinkle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Clarke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 3
   V. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
Totals 39 5 12 4 2 3 22      
a - G. Clarke pinch hit for D. Hinkle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Copple (22, 6th Inning off J. McKinley, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Crane (17, 7th Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Eggleston (21, 9th Inning off J. McKinley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. McDevitt (8, 2nd Inning off J. McKinley, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Eggleston (6, 6th Inning off J. McKinley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Crane 4 , K. Duncan , B. Eggleston 6 , J. Copple 3 , H. Butler 2 , J. McDevitt 3
2-out RBI: B. Eggleston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rogers , E. Templin , K. Duncan , J. Copple , N. Schmitt
Sac Bunt: H. Butler
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Copple (15) , H. Butler (16)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Rogers (11) , N. Crane (21) , J. Copple 2 (67) , H. Butler (41)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McKinley W (20-18) 9.0 12 5 4 2 3 0 124 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McKinley 46
Batters Faced: J. McKinley 42
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McKinley 12-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. McKinley 124-79
WP: J. McKinley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Schmitt L (15-28) 7.2 10 9 7 2 7 0 146 4.00   
D. Hinkle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
V. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Schmitt 32
Batters Faced: N. Schmitt 38, D. Hinkle 1, V. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Schmitt 9-7, D. Hinkle 1-0, V. Thomas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Schmitt 146-91, D. Hinkle 7-4, V. Thomas 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hinkle 1-0
WP: N. Schmitt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lindsley
Ballpark: Cream City Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 1101
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