1891 Louisville Colonels season explained

Louisville Colonels
Season:1891
League:American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:Eclipse Park
City:Louisville, Kentucky
Owner:Barney Dreyfuss
Manager:Jack Chapman

The 1891 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 54–83 record, collapsing back into mediocrity after their pennant winning season of 1890. They finished the season in eighth place in the American Association. After the season, the Association folded and four teams, including Louisville, were admitted into the National League.

Regular season

Roster

1891 Louisville Colonels
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
InfieldersOutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 120 433 111 .256 3 47
1B 93 356 105 .295 2 37
2B 126 436 96 .220 1 52
SS 88 351 103 .293 1 58
3B 68 257 62 .241 0 24
OF 136 528 135 .256 1 81
OF 133 556 157 .282 1 53
OF 105 439 141 .321 2 53

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
75 253 57 .225 2 25
45 153 35 .229 0 23
39 152 41 .270 1 17
19 70 21 .300 0 11
14 59 12 .203 0 2
14 55 15 .273 0 7
10 35 11 .314 1 8
30 25 6 .240 0 4
6 19 2 .105 0 2
6 16 2 .125 0 0
2 6 0 .000 0 0
2 5 0 .000 0 0
1 4 1 .250 0 0
1 4 1 .250 0 0
1 2 0 .000 0 0
1 2 1 .500 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
33 276.0 14 17 3.59 111
28 221.0 9 16 4.28 141
26 220.2 13 13 3.47 76
20 172.0 6 13 4.08 52
15 126.0 5 10 5.43 55
15 111.1 4 8 5.74 27
10 77.0 2 6 4.68 16

Other pitchers

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

References