1885 Louisville Colonels season

March 2026 March 2024 Louisville Colonels 1885 American Association (19th century)American Association Eclipse Park Louisville, Kentucky 53 59 y T–5th W. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps Jim Hart The 1885 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team (formerly the Louisville Eclipse) finished with a 53–59 record, tied for fifth place in the American Association. Regular season Season standings Louisville Colonels Record vs. opponents LOU Opening Day lineup Roster 1885 Louisville Colonels Roster Pitchers Norm Baker John Connor Guy Hecker Al Mays Toad Ramsey Catchers Amos Cross Joe Crotty Charlie Krehmeyer Miah Murray Dan Sullivan Infielders Billy Geer John Kerins Reddy Mack Tom McLaughlin Joe Miller Phil Reccius Outfielders Pete Browning Monk Cline Leech Maskrey Joe Strauss Jimmy Wolf Manager Jim Hart 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 Joe Crotty 39 129 20 .155 0 7 1B John Kerins 112 456 111 .243 3 51 2B Tom McLaughlin Tom McLaughlin (baseball) 112 411 87 .212 2 41 3B Phil Reccius 102 402 97 .241 1 38 SS Joe Miller Joe Miller (shortstop) 98 339 62 .183 0 24 OF Jimmy Wolf 112 483 141 .292 1 52 OF Leech Maskrey 109 423 97 .229 1 46 OF Pete Browning 112 481 174 .362 9 73 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 Amos Cross 35 130 37 .285 0 14 Billy Geer 14 51 6 .118 0 3 Dan Sullivan Dan Sullivan (baseball) 13 44 8 .182 0 4 Miah Murray 12 43 8 .186 0 3 Reddy Mack 11 41 10 .244 0 5 Charlie Krehmeyer 7 31 7 .226 0 5 Monk Cline 2 9 2 .222 0 2 Joe Strauss 2 6 1 .167 0 0 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 Guy Hecker 53 480.0 30 23 2.17 209 Norm Baker Norm Baker (baseball) 25 217.0 13 12 3.40 79 Al Mays 17 150.0 6 11 2.76 61 Toad Ramsey 9 79.0 3 6 1.94 83 John Connor John Connor (baseball) 4 35.0 1 3 4.89 19 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 Phil Reccius 7 40.0 0 4 3.83 10 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 Jimmy Wolf 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 References 1885 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference Category:Louisville Colonels seasons Louisville Colonels season Louisville Colonels Category:1885 in Louisville, Kentucky