1891 Louisville Colonels season

March 2026 March 2024 November 2012 Louisville Colonels 1891 American Association (19th century)American Association Eclipse Park Louisville, Kentucky Barney Dreyfuss 54 83 y 5th Jack Chapman The 1891 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 54–83 record, collapsing back into mediocrity after their pennant winning season of 1890. They finished the season in eighth place in the American Association. After the season, the Association folded and four teams, including Louisville, were admitted into the National League. Regular season Season standings Louisville Colonels Record vs. opponents LOU Opening Day lineup Roster 1891 Louisville Colonels Roster Pitchers Charlie Bell George Boone Ed Daily John Doran Red Ehret Warren Fitzgerald Jouett Meekin Scott Stratton Catchers Grant Briggs Tom Cahill Paul Cook Jack Ryan Al Schellhase Infielders Ollie Beard Jack Darragh George Fox Joe Gerhardt John Irwin Hughie Jennings Bill Kuehne Sam LaRocque Pat Pettee Harry Raymond Nick Reeder Tim Shinnick Harry Taylor Jack Wentz Outfielders Monk Cline Patsy Donovan Jim Long Farmer Weaver Jimmy Wolf Manager Jack Chapman 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 Tom Cahill Tom Cahill (baseball) 120 433 111 .256 3 47 1B Harry Taylor Harry Taylor (1890s first baseman) 93 356 105 .295 2 37 2B Tim Shinnick 126 436 96 .220 1 52 SS Hughie Jennings 88 351 103 .293 1 58 3B Ollie Beard 68 257 62 .241 0 24 OF Chicken Wolf 136 528 135 .256 1 81 OF Farmer Weaver 133 556 157 .282 1 53 OF Patsy Donovan 105 439 141 .321 2 53 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 Jack Ryan Jack Ryan (catcher) 75 253 57 .225 2 25 Paul Cook Paul Cook (baseball) 45 153 35 .229 0 23 Bill Kuehne 39 152 41 .270 1 17 Monk Cline 19 70 21 .300 0 11 Harry Raymond 14 59 12 .203 0 2 John Irwin 14 55 15 .273 0 7 Sam LaRocque 10 35 11 .314 1 8 Jim Long 30 25 6 .240 0 4 George Fox 6 19 2 .105 0 2 Al Schellhase 6 16 2 .125 0 0 Joe Gerhardt 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Pat Pettee 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Jack Wentz 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Grant Briggs 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Nick Reeder 1 2 0 .000 0 0 Jack Darragh Jack Darragh (baseball) 1 2 1 .500 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 Warren Fitzgerald Warren Fitzgerald (baseball) 33 276.0 14 17 3.59 111 Jouett Meekin 28 221.0 9 16 4.28 141 Red Ehret 26 220.2 13 13 3.47 76 Scott Stratton 20 172.0 6 13 4.08 52 John Doran John Doran (baseball) 15 126.0 5 10 5.43 55 Ed Daily 15 111.1 4 8 5.74 27 Charlie Bell Charlie Bell (baseball) 10 77.0 2 6 4.68 16 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 George Boone 4 15.0 0 0 7.80 4 References 1891 Louisville Colonels team page at Baseball Reference Category:Louisville Colonels seasons Louisville Colonels season Louisville Colonels Category:1891 in Louisville, Kentucky