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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | John Grim | 109 | 412 | 123 | .299 | 7 | 71 |
| 1B | Luke Lutenberg | 70 | 255 | 49 | .192 | 0 | 23 |
| 2B | 105 | 414 | 128 | .309 | 5 | 61 | |
| SS | Danny Richardson | 116 | 430 | 109 | .253 | 1 | 40 |
| 3B | Jerry Denny | 60 | 221 | 61 | .276 | 0 | 32 |
| OF | Larry Twitchell | 52 | 210 | 56 | .267 | 2 | 32 |
| OF | Fred Clarke | 76 | 314 | 86 | .274 | 7 | 48 |
| OF | 130 | 541 | 137 | .253 | 9 | 57 |
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 |
| Farmer Weaver | 64 | 244 | 54 | .221 | 3 | 24 |
| 55 | 220 | 61 | .277 | 0 | 27 | |
| Pat Flaherty | 39 | 150 | 43 | .287 | 0 | 15 |
| Ollie Smith | 39 | 137 | 41 | .299 | 3 | 20 |
| George Nicol | 28 | 112 | 38 | .339 | 0 | 19 |
| Pete Gilbert | 28 | 108 | 33 | .306 | 1 | 14 |
| Billy Earle | 21 | 65 | 23 | .354 | 0 | 7 |
| Fred Zahner | 14 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 0 | 9 | |
| Fred Lake | 16 | 42 | 12 | .286 | 1 | 10 |
| Sam Dungan | 8 | 32 | 11 | .344 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry Cote | 10 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
| 35 | 294.1 | 13 | 19 | 4.37 | 66 | |
| 32 | 247.0 | 7 | 21 | 5.32 | 67 | |
| 28 | 211.2 | 8 | 17 | 4.29 | 43 | |
| Jack Wadsworth | 22 | 173.0 | 4 | 18 | 7.60 | 57 |
| 8 | 59.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.49 | 8 | |
| 8 | 37.0 | 0 | 5 | 3.89 | 11 | |
| 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 3 | |
| Bill Whitrock | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Scott Stratton | 7 | 43.0 | 1 | 5 | 8.37 | 3 |
| 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 |
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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |