1889 Louisville Colonels

27-111 • .196 Win% • 8th in AA

The 1889 Louisville Colonels went 27-111 (.196) finishing 8th in the AA. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 1,091, and played home games at Eclipse Park I. Team leaders included Dan Shannon (4 HR, 48 RBI) and Red Ehret (10-29, 4.80 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

27 Wins
111 Losses
.196 Win %
8th Rank
632 R 1091 RA
Diff -459

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⚡ Quick Stats

632 Runs Scored
1091 Runs Allowed
-459 Run Diff
3K Attendance

📈 vs. 1889 AA Average

Batting Avg .252 4% below the 1889 league average (.261)
OBP .302 9% below the 1889 league average (.332)
SLG .329 7% below the 1889 league average (.354)
Team ERA 4.81 25% worse than the 1889 league average (3.84)
Runs Scored 632 25% below the 1889 league average (848 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park I
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Home Games 64
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Total Attendance 3,000
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Avg per Game 46

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1889

Batting Avg

1 Chicken Wolf 0.291 2 Farmer Weaver 0.291 3 Scott Stratton 0.288 4 Guy Hecker 0.284 5 Toad Ramsey 0.263

Home Runs

1 Dan Shannon 4 2 Scott Stratton 4 3 Phil Tomney 4 4 Farmer Vaughn 3 5 Chicken Wolf 3

RBI

1 Farmer Weaver 60 2 Chicken Wolf 57 3 Dan Shannon 48 4 Harry Raymond 47 5 Farmer Vaughn 45
1889 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chicken Wolf 130 546 72 159 20 9 3 57 29 34 18 0.291
Harry Raymond 130 515 58 123 12 9 0 47 19 45 19 0.239
Farmer Weaver 124 499 62 145 17 6 0 60 40 22 21 0.291
Dan Shannon 121 498 90 128 22 12 4 48 42 52 26 0.257
Phil Tomney 112 376 61 80 8 5 4 38 46 47 26 0.213
Farmer Vaughn 90 360 39 86 11 5 3 45 7 41 13 0.239
Guy Hecker 81 327 42 93 17 5 1 36 18 27 17 0.284
Pete Browning 83 324 39 83 19 5 2 32 34 30 21 0.256
Paul Cook 81 286 34 65 10 1 0 15 15 48 11 0.227
Red Ehret 67 258 27 65 6 6 1 31 4 23 4 0.252
Scott Stratton 62 229 30 66 7 5 4 34 13 36 10 0.288
John Ewing 41 134 12 23 2 0 0 6 9 30 5 0.172
John Galligan 31 120 6 20 0 2 0 7 6 17 1 0.167
Fred Carl 25 99 13 20 2 2 0 13 16 22 0 0.202
Ed Flanagan 23 88 11 22 7 3 0 8 7 11 1 0.250
Jack Ryan 21 79 8 14 1 0 0 2 3 17 2 0.177
Bill Gleason 16 58 6 14 2 0 0 5 4 1 1 0.241
Toad Ramsey 18 57 3 15 1 0 0 3 1 8 1 0.263
Dude Esterbrook 11 44 8 14 3 0 0 9 5 2 6 0.318
Michael McDermott 9 33 7 6 2 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.182
John Kerins 2 9 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.333
Bill Anderson 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Harry Scherer 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Walter Fisher 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Mike Gaule 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Smith 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Ed Springer 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Traffley 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1889

ERA

1 Scott Stratton 3.23 2 Michael McDermott 4.16 3 Red Ehret 4.80 4 John Ewing 4.87 5 Guy Hecker 5.59

Wins

1 Red Ehret 10 2 John Ewing 6 3 Guy Hecker 5 4 Scott Stratton 3 5 Michael McDermott 1

Strikeouts

1 John Ewing 155 2 Red Ehret 135 3 Toad Ramsey 60 4 Scott Stratton 42 5 Guy Hecker 33
1889 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Ehret 10 29 4.80 45 38 0 364.0 441 194 115 135
John Ewing 6 30 4.87 40 39 0 331.0 407 179 147 155
Guy Hecker 5 13 5.59 19 16 0 151.1 215 94 47 33
Toad Ramsey 1 16 5.59 18 18 0 140.0 175 87 71 60
Scott Stratton 3 13 3.23 19 17 1 133.2 157 48 42 42
Michael McDermott 1 8 4.16 9 9 0 84.1 108 39 34 22
Harry Raymond 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 1 11 1
Bill Anderson 0 1 10.13 1 1 0 8.0 10 9 6 2
Ed Springer 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 5.0 8 5 2 1

👥 Roster (28)

Bill Anderson Pete Browning Fred Carl Paul Cook Red Ehret Dude Esterbrook John Ewing Walter Fisher Ed Flanagan John Galligan Mike Gaule Bill Gleason +16 more

28 players

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The 1889 Louisville Colonels in brief

The 1889 Louisville Colonels finished 27-111, a .196 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AA. The run column shows 632 for and 1091 against. Against a league average of .261, the 1889 Louisville Colonels batted .252. The Louisville Colonels staff finished with a 4.81 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.84. Measured against the 848-run league average, the offense was 25% behind. The home park, Eclipse Park I, recorded 3,000 in attendance, about 46 a game.

Dan Shannon topped the Louisville Colonels with 4 home runs. The RBI leader was Farmer Weaver, with 60. Chicken Wolf collected the most hits, 159. Red Ehret led the pitchers with 10 wins. John Ewing struck out 155, the most on the club. The 1889 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1889 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1889 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1889 Louisville Colonels finished 27-111 (.196 win pct).
Who led the 1889 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Dan Shannon led the 1889 Louisville Colonels with 4 home runs.
What was the 1889 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1889 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 4.81.
Did the 1889 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1889 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1889 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1889 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park I.
Who led the 1889 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dan Shannon (4 HR, 48 RBI) and Red Ehret (10-29, 4.80 ERA).
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