1894 Louisville Colonels season


The 1894 Louisville Colonels season was the third season for the baseball team in the National League. The team finished in last place in the league with a 36–94 record.

Regular season

On August 17, 1894, the Phillies crushed Louisville 29 to 4 at the University Athletic Grounds in Philadelphia after a fire decimated the Philadelphia Ball Park. The Phillies' Sam Thompson went for 6 for 7 at bat including a "home run high bounded over the fence from the bicycle track in right center."

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
CJohn Grim109412123.299771
1BLuke Lutenberg7025549.192023
2B105414128.309561
SSDanny Richardson116430109.253140
3BJerry Denny6022161.276032
OFLarry Twitchell5221056.267232
OFFred Clarke7631486.274748
OF130541137.253957

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Farmer Weaver6424454.221324
5522061.277027
Pat Flaherty3915043.287015
Ollie Smith3913741.299320
George Nicol2811238.339019
Pete Gilbert2810833.306114
Billy Earle216523.35407
Fred Zahner144910.20404
134810.20809
Fred Lake164212.286110
Sam Dungan83211.34403
Henry Cote10319.29003

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
35294.113194.3766
32247.07215.3267
28211.28174.2943
Jack Wadsworth22173.04187.6057
859.2266.498
837.0053.8911
19.00115.003
Bill Whitrock14.0019.000

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Scott Stratton743.0158.373
28.0016.750

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
10002.570
10006.000