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INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS @ PITTSBURGH VULCANS
09/21/1888
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Pitching: RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Pitching: RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 23F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Jimmy Nelson to second
Batting: RHB Karl Eicher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 66.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
John Clark to second
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
John Clark to third
Batting: RHB Charlie McCarver 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.6 MPH)
John Clark scores
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Bill McDonald 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Jasper Kent to second
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Jasper Kent to third
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Jasper Kent scores
Jerry Clay to second
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Will Wessels to second
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Charlie McCarver 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Ball
Gary Vankirk steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Karl Eicher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill McDonald 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Karl Eicher steals 2nd base
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Karl Eicher to third
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 98.1 MPH)
Karl Eicher scores
Bill McDonald to second
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Bill McDonald to third
Kermit Nelson to second
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bill McDonald scores
Kermit Nelson to third
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Kermit Nelson scores
Yank Williams to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Will Wessels to second
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Yank Williams scores
Will Wessels to third
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Marty Teets to second
Batting: RHB Karl Eicher 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Indianapolis 4 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 4 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Bill McDonald 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Kermit Nelson to second
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 83.8 MPH)
Kermit Nelson to third
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Kermit Nelson scores
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Ball
Yank Williams steals 2nd base
1-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Indianapolis 5 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie McCarver 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Charlie McCarver to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Ed Wales to second
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 23F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Indianapolis 5 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 63.1 MPH)
Jimmy Nelson to second
Batting: RHB Karl Eicher 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Jimmy Nelson to third
Batting: RHB Bill McDonald 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 5 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 5 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
Kermit Nelson steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Called Strike
Kermit Nelson steals 3rd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Kermit Nelson scores
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Yank Williams to second
Batting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Ball
Yank Williams steals 3rd base
Will Wessels to second
1-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Indianapolis 6 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: RHB Jason Foss 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie McCarver 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ed Gwinn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 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 Ed Wales
Pitching: LHP John Weatherby
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Karl Eicher 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill McDonald 0-0: Called Strike
Karl Eicher is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Ball
Bill McDonald steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bill McDonald scores
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Kermit Nelson to third
Throwing error, E8
Kermit Nelson scores
Ken McDowell to second
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 8 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Bill McDonald
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 8 - Pittsburgh 2
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