1889 Columbus Solons season explained

Columbus Solons
Season:	1889
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
City:	Columbus, Ohio
Manager:	Al Buckenberger

The 1889 Columbus Solons baseball team finished with a 60–78 record, sixth place in the American Association during their debut season.

Offseason

• January 11, 1889: Wild Bill Widner was purchased by the Solons from the Washington Nationals.^[1]

Regular season

Roster

1889 Columbus Solons
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		107	398	107	.269	4	60
1B		134	560	183	.327	4	87
2B		118	414	93	.225	3	49
SS		95	324	56	.173	4	34
3B		139	546	167	.306	1	75
OF		116	459	130	.283	2	79
OF		139	529	146	.276	4	52
OF		136	578	148	.256	3	70

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
	46	173	47	.272	3	21
	29	100	23	.230	1	16
	28	93	13	.140	0	5
	12	43	14	.326	0	7
	11	36	10	.278	0	3
	8	26	3	.115	0	0
	6	23	11	.478	3	6
	5	17	4	.235	0	3
	2	1	1	1.000	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
	63	513.2	27	34	3.61	368
	41	294.0	12	20	5.20	63
	32	222.2	10	16	4.57	115
	21	140.0	10	7	4.82	52

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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	2	0	0	0	7.88	3
	2	0	0	1	21.60	2
	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

References

• 1889 Columbus Solons at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/widnewi01.shtml Wild Bill Widner