1894 Louisville Colonels | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Eclipse Park |
City | Louisville, Kentucky |
Owners | Barney Dreyfuss |
Managers | Billy Barnie |
The 1894 Louisville Colonels season was the third season for the baseball team in the National League. The team finished in last place in the league with a 36–94 record.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | 0.695 | — | 52–15 | 37–24 |
New York Giants | 88 | 44 | 0.667 | 3 | 49–17 | 39–27 |
Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | 0.629 | 8 | 44–19 | 39–30 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18 | 48–20 | 23–37 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | 0.534 | 20½ | 42–24 | 28–37 |
Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | 0.527 | 21½ | 35–24 | 33–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | 0.500 | 25 | 46–28 | 19–37 |
Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | 0.432 | 34 | 35–30 | 22–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | 0.424 | 35 | 34–32 | 22–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | 0.423 | 35 | 37–28 | 18–47 |
Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | 0.341 | 46 | 32–30 | 13–57 |
Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | 0.277 | 54 | 24–38 | 12–56 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–4–1 | 6–4 | 10–2 | 11–1 | |||||
Boston | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | — | 6–6–1 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 1–11–2 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–8–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 10–2 | 8–3–1 | — | 8–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Louisville | 2–10 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–8 | — | 0–12–1 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 7–5–1 | 11–1–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–0–1 | — | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 8–3–2 | 5–7 | 8–3 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–6 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8–1 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | |||||
Washington | 1–11 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — |
1894 Louisville Colonels | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
| Outfielders | Manager |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | John Grim | 109 | 412 | 123 | .299 | 7 | 71 |
1B | Luke Lutenberg | 70 | 255 | 49 | .192 | 0 | 23 |
2B | Fred Pfeffer | 105 | 414 | 128 | .309 | 5 | 61 |
SS | Danny Richardson | 116 | 430 | 109 | .253 | 1 | 40 |
3B | Jerry Denny | 60 | 221 | 61 | .276 | 0 | 32 |
OF | Larry Twitchell | 52 | 210 | 56 | .267 | 2 | 32 |
OF | Fred Clarke | 76 | 314 | 86 | .274 | 7 | 48 |
OF | Tom Brown | 130 | 541 | 137 | .253 | 9 | 57 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Farmer Weaver | 64 | 244 | 54 | .221 | 3 | 24 |
Tim O'Rourke | 55 | 220 | 61 | .277 | 0 | 27 |
Pat Flaherty | 39 | 150 | 43 | .287 | 0 | 15 |
Ollie Smith | 39 | 137 | 41 | .299 | 3 | 20 |
George Nicol | 28 | 112 | 38 | .339 | 0 | 19 |
Pete Gilbert | 28 | 108 | 33 | .306 | 1 | 14 |
Billy Earle | 21 | 65 | 23 | .354 | 0 | 7 |
Fred Zahner | 14 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
William Brown | 13 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 0 | 9 |
Fred Lake | 16 | 42 | 12 | .286 | 1 | 10 |
Sam Dungan | 8 | 32 | 11 | .344 | 0 | 3 |
Henry Cote | 10 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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George Hemming | 35 | 294.1 | 13 | 19 | 4.37 | 66 |
Phil Knell | 32 | 247.0 | 7 | 21 | 5.32 | 67 |
Jock Menefee | 28 | 211.2 | 8 | 17 | 4.29 | 43 |
Jack Wadsworth | 22 | 173.0 | 4 | 18 | 7.60 | 57 |
Bert Inks | 8 | 59.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.49 | 8 |
Matt Kilroy | 8 | 37.0 | 0 | 5 | 3.89 | 11 |
George Nicol | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 3 |
Bill Whitrock | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Scott Stratton | 7 | 43.0 | 1 | 5 | 8.37 | 3 |
Harrison Peppers | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Fred Pfeffer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 |
Larry Twitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
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