1894 Louisville Colonels season

March 2026 March 2024 Louisville Colonels 1894 National League Eclipse Park Louisville, Kentucky 36 94 y 12th Barney Dreyfuss Billy Barnie 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 6 for 7 at bat including a "home run high bounded over the fence from the bicycle track in right center."August 18, 1894 Phillies Make New Records; They Easily Defeat the Louisville Colonels by a Score of 29 to 4 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Season standings Louisville Colonels Record vs. opponents LOU Opening Day lineup Roster 1894 Louisville Colonels Roster Pitchers George Hemming Bert Inks Matt Kilroy Phil Knell Jock Menefee Harrison Peppers Scott Stratton Jack Wadsworth Bill Whitrock Catchers Henry Cote Billy Earle John Grim Fred Zahner Infielders William Brown Jerry Denny Pat Flaherty Pete Gilbert Fred Lake Luke Lutenberg Tim O'Rourke Fred Pfeffer Danny Richardson Outfielders Tom Brown Fred Clarke Sam Dungan George Nicol Ollie Smith Larry Twitchell Farmer Weaver Manager Billy Barnie 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 Fred Pfeffer 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 Tom Brown Tom Brown (center fielder) 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 Tim O'Rourke 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 William Brown William Brown (baseball) 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 George Hemming 35 294.1 13 19 4.37 66 Phil Knell 32 247.0 7 21 5.32 67 Jock Menefee 28 211.2 8 17 4.29 43 Jack Wadsworth 22 173.0 4 18 7.60 57 Bert Inks 8 59.2 2 6 6.49 8 Matt Kilroy 8 37.0 0 5 3.89 11 George Nicol George Nicol (baseball) 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 Harrison Peppers 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 Fred Pfeffer 1 0 0 0 2.57 0 Larry Twitchell 1 0 0 0 6.00 0 References 1894 Louisville Colonels team page at Baseball Reference Category:Louisville Colonels seasons Louisville Colonels season Louisville Colonels Category:1894 in Louisville, Kentucky