1889 Columbus Solons season

November 2013 Columbus Solons 1889 American Association (19th century)American Association Recreation Park Columbus, Ohio 60 76 y 6th Al Buckenberger The 1889 Columbus Solons baseball team finished with a 60–78 record, sixth place in the American Association during their debut season. Offseason January 11, 1889: Wild Bill Widner was purchased by the Solons from the Washington Nationals.Wild Bill Widner at Baseball Reference Regular season thumb|350px|1889 Columbus Solons Season standings Columbus Solons Record vs. opponents COL Roster 1889 Columbus Solons Roster Pitchers Mark Baldwin Jack Easton Hank Gastright Al Mays John Weyhing Wild Bill Widner Catchers Ned Bligh Jack Doyle Rudy Kemmler Sparrow McCaffrey Jack O'Connor Jimmy Peoples Infielders Jack Crooks Henry Easterday Bill Greenwood Heinie Kappel Lefty Marr Dave Orr Charlie Reilly Outfielders Ed Daily Bill George Spud Johnson Jim McTamany Manager Al Buckenberger 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 Jack O'Connor Jack O'Connor (catcher) 107 398 107 .269 4 60 1B Dave Orr 134 560 183 .327 4 87 2B Bill Greenwood 118 414 93 .225 3 49 SS Henry Easterday 95 324 56 .173 4 34 3B Lefty Marr 139 546 167 .306 1 75 OF Spud Johnson 116 459 130 .283 2 79 OF Jim McTamany 139 529 146 .276 4 52 OF Ed Daily 136 578 148 .256 3 70 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 Heinie Kappel 46 173 47 .272 3 21 Jimmy Peoples 29 100 23 .230 1 16 Ned Bligh 28 93 13 .140 0 5 Jack Crooks 12 43 14 .326 0 7 Jack Doyle Jack Doyle (baseball) 11 36 10 .278 0 3 Rudy Kemmler 8 26 3 .115 0 0 Charlie Reilly 6 23 11 .478 3 6 Bill George Bill George (baseball) 5 17 4 .235 0 3 Sparrow McCaffrey 2 1 1 1.000 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 Mark Baldwin Mark Baldwin (baseball) 63 513.2 27 34 3.61 368 Wild Bill Widner 41 294.0 12 20 5.20 63 Hank Gastright 32 222.2 10 16 4.57 115 Al Mays 21 140.0 10 7 4.82 52 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 Jack Easton 4 18.0 1 0 3.50 7 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Bill George Bill George (baseball) 2 0 0 0 7.88 3 Ed Daily 2 0 0 1 21.60 2 John Weyhing 1 0 0 0 27.00 0 Notes References 1889 Columbus Solons at Baseball Reference Category:Columbus Solons Columbus Solons season Columbus Solons