1886 Louisville Colonels season explained

Louisville Colonels
Season:	1886
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 1886 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a 66–70 record, fourth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Roster

1886 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		120	487	131	.269	4	50
1B		66	262	54	.206	0	14
2B		137	483	118	.244	1	56
3B		136	561	140	.250	3	62
SS		135	557	143	.257	1	66
OF		130	545	148	.272	3	61
OF		74	297	64	.215	1	31
OF		112	467	159	.340	2	68

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
	74	283	78	.276	1	42
	45	154	35	.227	0	17
	27	101	29	.287	0	10
	10	32	5	.156	0	6
	5	19	3	.158	0	2
	5	13	4	.308	0	2
	2	5	0	.000	0	0
	1	5	0	.000	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	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
	67	588.2	38	27	2.45	499
	49	420.2	26	23	2.87	133
	9	75.0	2	7	3.96	27
	4	32.0	0	4	5.34	14
	4	31.1	0	3	6.61	18
	1	7.0	0	1	7.71	0
	1	3.0	0	1	9.00	0

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	2	0	0	1	4.50	0
	1	0	0	0	15.00	0
	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

References

• 1886 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference