1886 Louisville Colonels

66-70 • .485 Win% • 4th in AA

The 1886 Louisville Colonels went 66-70 (.485) finishing 4th in the AA. The club scored 833 runs, allowed 805, and played home games at Eclipse Park I. Team leaders included John Kerins (4 HR, 50 RBI) and Toad Ramsey (38-27, 2.45 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

66 Wins
70 Losses
.485 Win %
4th Rank
833 R 805 RA
Diff +28

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⚡ Quick Stats

833 Runs Scored
805 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
10K Attendance

📈 vs. 1886 AA Average

Batting Avg .262 8% above the 1886 league average (.242)
OBP .322 6% above the 1886 league average (.305)
SLG .347 8% above the 1886 league average (.323)
Team ERA 3.07 11% better than the 1886 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 833 5% above the 1886 league average (791 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park I
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 10,000
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Avg per Game 144

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1886

Batting Avg

1 Guy Hecker 0.341 2 Pete Browning 0.340 3 Hub Collins 0.287 4 Amos Cross 0.276 5 Chicken Wolf 0.272

Home Runs

1 Guy Hecker 4 2 John Kerins 4 3 Joe Werrick 3 4 Chicken Wolf 3 5 Pete Browning 2

RBI

1 Pete Browning 68 2 Bill White 66 3 Joe Werrick 62 4 Chicken Wolf 61 5 Reddy Mack 56
1886 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Werrick 136 561 75 140 20 14 3 62 33 0 19 0.250
Bill White 135 557 96 143 17 10 1 66 37 0 14 0.257
Chicken Wolf 130 545 93 148 17 12 3 61 27 0 23 0.272
John Kerins 120 487 113 131 19 9 4 50 66 0 26 0.269
Reddy Mack 137 483 82 118 23 11 1 56 68 0 13 0.244
Pete Browning 112 467 86 159 29 6 2 68 30 0 26 0.340
Guy Hecker 84 343 76 117 14 5 4 48 32 0 25 0.341
Joe Strauss 74 297 36 64 5 6 1 31 8 0 25 0.215
Amos Cross 74 283 51 78 14 6 1 42 44 0 13 0.276
Paul Cook 66 262 28 54 5 2 0 14 10 0 6 0.206
Toad Ramsey 67 241 29 58 8 1 0 28 6 0 1 0.241
Lou Sylvester 45 154 41 35 5 3 0 17 29 0 3 0.227
Hub Collins 27 101 12 29 3 2 0 10 5 0 7 0.287
Bones Ely 10 32 5 5 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 0.156
Tom Sullivan 9 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.111
Ice Box Chamberlain 6 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.158
Leech Maskrey 5 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.158
Ted Kennedy 4 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.077
Phil Reccius 5 13 4 4 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0.308
Jack Heinzman 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Neale 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Terrell 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Clarence Murphy 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1886

ERA

1 Toad Ramsey 2.45 2 Guy Hecker 2.87 3 Tom Sullivan 3.96 4 Bones Ely 5.32 5 Ted Kennedy 5.34

Wins

1 Toad Ramsey 38 2 Guy Hecker 26 3 Tom Sullivan 2

Strikeouts

1 Toad Ramsey 499 2 Guy Hecker 133 3 Bones Ely 28 4 Tom Sullivan 27 5 Ice Box Chamberlain 18
1886 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Toad Ramsey 38 27 2.45 67 67 0 588.2 447 160 207 499
Guy Hecker 26 23 2.87 49 48 0 420.2 390 134 118 133
Tom Sullivan 2 7 3.96 9 9 0 75.0 94 33 33 27
Bones Ely 0 4 5.32 6 4 1 44.0 53 26 26 28
Ted Kennedy 0 4 5.34 4 4 0 32.0 53 19 16 14
Ice Box Chamberlain 0 3 6.61 4 4 0 31.1 39 23 17 18
Joe Neale 0 1 7.71 1 1 0 7.0 11 6 7 0
Joe Strauss 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 4.0 6 2 3 0
Phil Reccius 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 3.0 7 3 3 0
Chicken Wolf 0 0 15.00 1 0 0 3.0 7 5 0 0
Bill White 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 2 1

👥 Roster (23)

Pete Browning Ice Box Chamberlain Hub Collins Paul Cook Amos Cross Bones Ely Guy Hecker Jack Heinzman Ted Kennedy John Kerins Reddy Mack Leech Maskrey +11 more

23 players

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The 1886 Louisville Colonels in brief

The 1886 Louisville Colonels won 66 games and lost 70, ending up 4th in the AA. With 833 runs scored and 805 given up, the 1886 differential was +28. Against a league average of .242, the 1886 Louisville Colonels batted .262. The staff ERA of 3.07 was 11% better than the league average of 3.44. League clubs averaged 791 runs that year, so the Louisville Colonels scored 5% more.

Eclipse Park I was home in 1886, drawing a total attendance of 10,000. John Kerins topped the Louisville Colonels with 4 home runs. Pete Browning drove in a team-high 68 runs. Toad Ramsey was the top winner, with 38 victories. The 1886 roster runs to 23 players. The 1885 season and the 1887 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1886 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1886 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1886 Louisville Colonels finished 66-70 (.485 win pct).
Who led the 1886 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Guy Hecker led the 1886 Louisville Colonels with 4 home runs.
What was the 1886 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1886 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 3.07.
Did the 1886 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1886 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1886 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1886 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park I.
Who led the 1886 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Kerins (4 HR, 50 RBI) and Toad Ramsey (38-27, 2.45 ERA).
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