PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
08/03/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
DETROIT STURGEONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 507 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Detroit Sturgeons (55-31) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1
Indianapolis Westerners (29-55) 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4 8 0
Detroit Defeated by Indianapolis, 4-2
Indianapolis beat Detroit in a rain-soaked ballgame.

Indianapolis Westerners starter Wilton Strickland hurled his team past the Detroit Sturgeons, 4-2. The winning pitcher was Strickland, now 9-14. He tossed 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 2.

Stan Violette hit a run-scoring triple off Martin Bird in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Westerners in front, 3-2. Violette had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 3.

"I felt great. Had good rhythm with my mechanics," said Strickland.

The Westerners saw their record improve to 29-55.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavender CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .277 7 53
S. Booth LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1 41
B. Poole RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .362 3 49
N. Crane 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 4 54
D. Greene 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 1 56
H. Ransom C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 1 27
E. Money SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 0 35
M. McFall 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .134 0 17
M. Bird P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 2
Totals 22 2 4 2 2 2 4      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cavender (15, 6th Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cavender (7, 1st Inning off W. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cavender 6 , B. Poole , N. Crane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Poole , H. Ransom
Sac Bunt: S. Booth , D. Greene
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cavender (54)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Booth (19)
Double Plays: 1 (McFall-Money-Crane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 3 20
K. Nelson SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308 1 51
M. Teets 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 4 39
W. Wessels 3B 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .281 5 50
B. Riley RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 0 43
S. Violette CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .236 2 38
K. Eicher C 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .252 5 38
B. Windom 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 0 17
W. Strickland P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 1 6
Totals 24 4 8 2 2 4 9      
BATTING
Triples: S. Violette (4, 6th Inning off M. Bird, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson , M. Teets , W. Wessels 2 , B. Riley , S. Violette 4 , K. Eicher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nelson , K. Eicher , B. Windom
GIDP: B. Windom
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (26) , B. Riley (39)
CS: K. Nelson (15)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bird L (15-10) 6.0 8 4 4 2 4 0 90 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bird 42
Batters Faced: M. Bird 26
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bird 6-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bird 90-59
WP: M. Bird 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland W (9-14) 6.2 4 2 2 2 2 1 90 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 58
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 26
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 90-54
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilton Strickland
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 767
Special Notes: The game was called in the 7th inning due to bad weather.
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