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 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 Kentucky colonels. 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. On September 10,1901,he established the record for putouts by a left fielder in a nine-inning game,with 11 against the Brooklyn Superbas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Robert Elmer Scherbarth was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1950 season. Listed at 6' 0",180 lb.,Scherbarth batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Milwaukee,Wisconsin.
James Joseph "General" Stafford was a Major League Baseball player from 1890 to 1899. He played for the Buffalo Bisons,New York Giants,Louisville Colonels,Boston Beaneaters,and Washington Senators. Stafford stood at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). His younger brother John Henry "Doc" Stafford pitched in two games for the Cleveland Spiders in 1893.
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.
Nicholas Reeder was a third baseman in Major League Baseball in the 19th century. He played in one game for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1891.
The Louisville Black Caps were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Louisville,Kentucky. The team played as the Black Caps in the Negro National League in 1930 before playing as the Louisville White Sox in 1931.
Zahner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
