PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
05/05/1887
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PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL
PHILADELPHIA UNIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS
GAME ID: 97 - THURSDAY, MAY 5TH , 1887 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Unions (5-9) 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 14 3
Indianapolis Westerners (7-9) 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 X 12 11 4
Nelson 3-for-5 to Light Westerners Fuse
The Indianapolis Westerners knocked off the Philadelphia Unions, 12-6, at Western Grounds. Kermit Nelson was a big reason Indianapolis won. The shortstop went 3-5 with a triple and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 5. Wilton Strickland, the winner, goes to 2-3. He allowed 6 runs on 14 hits, with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts over 9 innings. The Unions drop to 5-9.

Jimmy Nelson, who is tied for 9th in the FL in runs scored with 13, helped out the Indianapolis cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. For the game, the center fielder was 1 for 3 with a double, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 4 times.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Nelson said.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Vanmeter CF 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .164 1 6
M. McCord SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 6
J. Casey 1B 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 .291 2 8
M. Loughlin LF 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 .236 0 7
A. Faulk C 5 2 3 1 1 1 4 .423 2 9
L. Showalter RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 8 .296 0 5
D. Foley 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .192 0 4
C. Everette 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .160 0 9
P. Bates P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   a-A. Wideman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Mangan P 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-R. Shippy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   B. King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 6 14 6 5 4 32      
a - A. Wideman pinch hit for P. Bates in the 4th
b - R. Shippy pinch hit for B. Mangan in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: L. Showalter (2, 3rd Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Faulk (2, 3rd Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Foley (1, 8th Inning off W. Strickland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Vanmeter , M. McCord , J. Casey 2 , M. Loughlin 3 , A. Faulk 5 , L. Showalter 3 , D. Foley 4 , B. Mangan
2-out RBI: , M. Loughlin 2 , A. Faulk , L. Showalter , D. Foley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Vanmeter , J. Casey 2 , A. Faulk 2 , L. Showalter 2 , D. Foley , C. Everette , R. Shippy
Sac Bunt: M. McCord
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Loughlin 2 (4) , A. Faulk (7) , D. Foley (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. McCord (14) , J. Casey (4) , A. Faulk (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson CF 3 4 1 1 1 0 2 .169 1 4
K. Nelson SS 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .250 0 11
M. Teets 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 .200 2 7
W. Wessels 3B 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .281 2 11
B. Riley RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 0 6
S. Violette LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 0 4
K. Eicher C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .266 1 9
T. Woods 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .226 1 4
W. Strickland P 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .133 0 0
Totals 37 12 11 9 4 2 15      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Nelson (5, 1st Inning off P. Bates, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Strickland (2, 6th Inning off B. Mangan, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Nelson (2, 8th Inning off B. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Nelson (2, 2nd Inning off P. Bates, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson 2 , K. Nelson 6 , W. Wessels , B. Riley , S. Violette 2 , K. Eicher , T. Woods , W. Strickland 2
2-out RBI: W. Wessels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nelson , B. Riley 2 , S. Violette
Hit by Pitch: J. Nelson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nelson (4) , W. Wessels 2 (6) , K. Eicher (3) , T. Woods (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Nelson (10) , M. Teets (7) , W. Wessels (3) , T. Woods (2)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Bates L (1-3) 3.0 6 8 8 3 1 0 82 7.20   
B. Mangan 4.0 3 3 1 1 1 0 53 1.50   
B. King 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Bates 11
Batters Faced: P. Bates 19, B. Mangan 17, B. King 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Bates 4-4, B. Mangan 5-6, B. King 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Bates 82-48, B. Mangan 53-35, B. King 28-19
WP: P. Bates 2 , B. Mangan
Hit Batsmen: P. Bates
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Strickland W (2-3) 9.0 14 6 3 5 4 0 192 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Strickland 40
Batters Faced: W. Strickland 50
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Strickland 11-12
Pitches - Strikes: W. Strickland 192-114
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kermit Nelson
Ballpark: Western Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 737
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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