PBB
INDIANAPOLIS WESTERNERS @ PITTSBURGH VULCANS
04/17/1888
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Pitching: RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
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 Doc Burbank
Pitching: RHP Doc Burbank
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, U6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Doc Burbank
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Ball
John Clark steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 98.1 MPH)
John Clark scores
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 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 Stan Violette 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Windom 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doc Burbank 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 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 Doc Burbank
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Ed Wales to second
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Ed Wales to third
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Ed Wales scores
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Kermit Nelson to second
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Called Strike
Kermit Nelson steals 3rd base
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Doc Burbank
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Stan Violette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Doc Burbank
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Gary Vankirk to second
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Gary Vankirk to third
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Jasper Kent steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Gary Vankirk scores
Jasper Kent to third
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
Joe August steals 2nd base
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Jasper Kent scores
Joe August scores
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Jerry Clay scores
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Steve Ferguson to second
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 6
TOP OF THE 6TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Bill Windom 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Doc Burbank 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Doc Burbank is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 6
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Doc Burbank
Batting: RHB Gary Vankirk 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Wales 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jasper Kent 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Yank Williams to second
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Doc Burbank
Batting: RHB Joe August 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerry Clay 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jim Frank 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Stan Violette 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Windom 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Pittsburgh Vulcans batting - Pitching for Indianapolis Westerners : RHP Doc Burbank
Batting: LHB Steve Ferguson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB George Ashe 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Indianapolis 0 - Pittsburgh 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Indianapolis Westerners batting - Pitching for Pittsburgh Vulcans : RHP Ed Wales
Pinch Hitting: LHB Marty Teets 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Kermit Nelson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 4D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Marty Teets to second
Batting: LHB Ken McDowell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Marty Teets to third
Kermit Nelson to second
Batting: SHB Yank Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Will Wessels 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Marty Teets scores
Kermit Nelson to third
Ken McDowell to second
Batting: LHB Jimmy Nelson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tom Woods 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 25FF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Indianapolis 1 - Pittsburgh 6
Monday, March 23rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82