| Louisville Colonels | |
| Season: | 1896 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Eclipse Park II |
| City: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Owners: | Barney Dreyfuss |
| Managers: | John McCloskey, Bill McGunnigle |
The 1896 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 38–93 record and last place in the National League for the third straight season. The team set a Major League record that will never be broken by losing 5 games over the course of two days – a tripleheader on September 7, and a doubleheader on September 8.[1]
| 1896 Louisville Colonels | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
| Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 402 | 112 | .279 | 3 | 37 | ||
| 1B | 72 | 290 | 75 | .259 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 2B | 49 | 186 | 63 | .339 | 2 | 24 | ||
| SS | 44 | 165 | 35 | .212 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 3B | 121 | 423 | 99 | .234 | 2 | 37 | ||
| OF | 115 | 441 | 155 | .351 | 7 | 65 | ||
| OF | 131 | 517 | 168 | .325 | 9 | 79 | ||
| OF | 45 | 165 | 50 | .303 | 1 | 22 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 324 | 89 | .275 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 49 | 184 | 39 | .212 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 47 | 141 | 38 | .270 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 39 | 122 | 29 | .238 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 31 | 115 | 18 | .157 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 33 | 110 | 25 | .227 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 110 | 21 | .191 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 30 | 106 | 26 | .245 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 25 | 100 | 17 | .170 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 87 | 20 | .230 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 46 | 12 | .261 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 25 | 7 | .280 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 349.1 | 12 | 27 | 4.87 | 91 | ||
| 43 | 319.2 | 9 | 28 | 4.31 | 104 | ||
| 27 | 189.1 | 7 | 14 | 5.09 | 37 | ||
| 14 | 94.1 | 4 | 6 | 5.63 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 65.0 | 2 | 7 | 7.34 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 42.0 | 2 | 3 | 6.64 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.55 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 36.00 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 55.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.40 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts