1885 Louisville Colonels season explained

Louisville Colonels
Season:	1885
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Eclipse Park
City:	Louisville, Kentucky
Owners:	W. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps
Manager:	Jim Hart

The 1885 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team (formerly the Louisville Eclipse) finished with a 53–59 record, sixth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Roster

1885 Louisville Colonels
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		39	129	20	.155	0	7
1B		112	456	111	.243	3	51
2B		112	411	87	.212	2	41
3B		102	402	97	.241	1	38
SS		98	339	62	.183	0	24
OF		112	483	141	.292	1	52
OF		109	423	97	.229	1	46
OF		112	481	174	.362	9	73

Other batters

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
	35	130	37	.285	0	14
	14	51	6	.118	0	3
	13	44	8	.182	0	4
	12	43	8	.186	0	3
	11	41	10	.244	0	5
	7	31	7	.226	0	5
	2	9	2	.222	0	2
	2	6	1	.167	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	53	480.0	30	23	2.17	209
	25	217.0	13	12	3.40	79
	17	150.0	6	11	2.76	61
	9	79.0	3	6	1.94	83
	4	35.0	1	3	4.89	19

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1885 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference