1894 Louisville Colonels season

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.

1894 Louisville Colonels
LeagueNational League
BallparkEclipse Park
CityLouisville, Kentucky
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersBilly Barnie
← 1893
1895 →

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 89 39 .695 52‍–‍15 37‍–‍24
New York Giants 88 44 .667 3 49‍–‍17 39‍–‍27
Boston Beaneaters 83 49 .629 8 44‍–‍19 39‍–‍30
Philadelphia Phillies 71 57 .555 18 48‍–‍20 23‍–‍37
Brooklyn Grooms 70 61 .534 20½ 42‍–‍24 28‍–‍37
Cleveland Spiders 68 61 .527 21½ 35‍–‍24 33‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates 65 65 .500 25 46‍–‍28 19‍–‍37
Chicago Colts 57 75 .432 34 35‍–‍30 22‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 56 76 .424 35 34‍–‍32 22‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 55 75 .423 35 37‍–‍28 18‍–‍47
Washington Senators 45 87 .341 46 32‍–‍30 13‍–‍57
Louisville Colonels 36 94 .277 54 24‍–‍38 12‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

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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


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1894 Louisville Colonels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
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

Other batters

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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
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

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Scott Stratton 7 43.0 1 5 8.37 3
Harrison Peppers 2 8.0 0 1 6.75 0

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Fred Pfeffer 1 0 0 0 2.57 0
Larry Twitchell 1 0 0 0 6.00 0

References

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