The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Louisville,Kentucky,and are named in dual reference to the winged mammal and baseball bats,such as those manufactured locally under the Louisville Slugger brand. The team plays their home games at Louisville Slugger Field,which opened in 2000. The Bats previously played at Cardinal Stadium from 1982 to 1999.
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884,and as the Louisville Colonels from 1885 to 1891;the latter name derived from the historic title of the Kentucky Colonel. After the AA folded in 1891,the Colonels joined the National League and played through the 1899 season.
Tully Frederick "Topsy" Hartsel was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in Polk,Ohio,and played for the Louisville Colonels (1898–99),Cincinnati Reds (1900),Chicago Orphans (1901) and Philadelphia Athletics (1902–11),with whom he won the World Series in 1910.
Samuel Strang Nicklin was a professional baseball player for the Louisville Colonels (1896),Chicago Orphans,New York Giants,Chicago White Sox (1902) and Brooklyn Superbas (1903–04). He also played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
William Harrison Barnie,nicknamed "Bald Billy",was an American manager and catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in New York City,he played as a right fielder in the National Association in 1874–75. In 1883 he became manager of the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association;he appeared as a backup catcher that season,and also played two games in 1886,but otherwise did not take the field. After leaving the Orioles following the 1891 season,he managed the Washington Senators (1892),Louisville Colonels (1893–94) and Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1897–98). His career managerial record consists of 632 wins and 810 losses. His best finish was third place with the 1887 Orioles.
William Pearl Rhines was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of nine seasons (1890–1899) with the Cincinnati Reds,Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He led the National League in ERA twice while playing for Cincinnati. For his career,he compiled a 114–103 record in 249 appearances,with a 3.47 ERA and 743 strikeouts.
Chilton Scott Stratton was an American pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1895. He played for the Louisville Colonels,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Chicago Colts.
Phillip Reccius was an American Major League Baseball player from Louisville,Kentucky,who played for eight seasons in the majors,mainly playing third base for his hometown team,the Louisville Eclipse.
William B. "Farmer" Weaver,was a professional baseball player in the Major Leagues from 1888 to 1894,for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. Primarily an outfielder,he also played 73 games at catcher,and 34 games at infield positions.
James F. Rogers was an American Major League Baseball player and manager born in Hartford,Connecticut. He was an infielder for two different Major League Baseball teams,the 1896 Washington Senators and the 1896 –1897 Louisville Colonels.
William Clyde "Rabbit" Robinson,was a professional baseball player for 16 years from 1900 to 1915. He played three seasons in the major leagues for the Washington Senators (1903),Detroit Tigers (1904),and Cincinnati Reds (1910).
The 1900 Brooklyn Superbas captured their second consecutive National League championship by four and a half games. The Baltimore Orioles,which had been owned by the same group,folded after the 1899 season when such arrangements were outlawed,and a number of the Orioles' players,including star pitcher Joe McGinnity,were reassigned to the Superbas.
Jeremiah J. "Miah" Murray was an American catcher in Major League Baseball for four seasons,then umpired full-time for one season. In his career,he played with four different teams:the Providence Grays in 1884,the Louisville Colonels in 1885),the Washington Nationals in 1888,and the Washington Senators in 1891. His career totals include 34 games played,120 at bats,and 17 hits for a .142 batting average.
James Tilford Jones was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors:1897 for the Louisville Colonels,and 1901 and 1902 for the New York Giants.
John M. Traffley (1862—1900) was an American professional baseball player who played for the 1889 Louisville Colonels. He appeared in one game for the Colonels,on June 15,1889,as an outfielder. His brother,Bill Traffley,also played professional baseball. He got his chance to play for the Colonels because some of the regular ballplayers were on strike.
Joel Sherman Wright was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895–96,primarily as an outfielder.
Trystan Stuart Gwyn Magnuson is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.
Zahner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
