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INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS @ PITTSBURGH VULCANS
09/21/1888
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Pitching: RHP George Ashe
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunted foul
2-1: Bunted foul
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6M, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Ball
Kermit Nelson steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Ball
Kermit Nelson steals 3rd base
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Pitching: RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Ball
1-0: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Marty Teets to third
Batting: RHB Stan Violette 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: RHB Wilton Strickland 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 56, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Called Strike
Ken McDowell is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
John Clark to second
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Clark to third
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 56.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH)
John Clark scores
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
Jasper Kent steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to P! F1
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Yank Williams steals 2nd base
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 70.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Stan Violette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 25F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Wilton Strickland 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
John Clark to second
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
John Clark scores
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 59.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter safe!
Kermit Nelson to second
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Kermit Nelson to third
Ken McDowell to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Ken McDowell scores
Yank Williams scores
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 54.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Stan Violette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Will Wessels scores
Marty Teets to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Wilton Strickland 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 6 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3DF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 59.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Jim Frank steals 2nd base
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 6 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 6 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 6 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 6 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 98.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Joe August to second
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 6 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP George Ashe
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Stan Violette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Tom Woods to second
Batting: RHB Wilton Strickland 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Tom Woods to third
Stan Violette to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 60.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Tom Woods scores
Stan Violette to third
Pitching: RHP Andy Christenson
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Stan Violette scores
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 8 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Wilton Strickland
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Jason Foss to third
Jason Foss scores
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Gwinn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 8 - Pittsburgh 3
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