1891 Louisville Colonels

54-83 • .394 Win% • 8th in AA

The 1891 Louisville Colonels went 54-83 (.394) finishing 8th in the AA. The club scored 698 runs, allowed 873, and played home games at Eclipse Park I. Team leaders included Tom Cahill (3 HR, 44 RBI) and Warren Fitzgerald (14-17, 3.34 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

54 Wins
83 Losses
.394 Win %
8th Rank
698 R 873 RA
Diff -175

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⚡ Quick Stats

698 Runs Scored
873 Runs Allowed
-175 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1891 AA Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1891 league average (.255)
OBP .329 2% below the 1891 league average (.337)
SLG .323 6% below the 1891 league average (.343)
Team ERA 4.22 14% worse than the 1891 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 698 4% below the 1891 league average (725 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park I
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Home Games 71

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1891

Batting Avg

1 Patsy Donovan 0.321 2 Monk Cline 0.300 3 Harry Taylor 0.296 4 Hughie Jennings 0.293 5 Farmer Weaver 0.282

Home Runs

1 Tom Cahill 3 2 Patsy Donovan 2 3 Jack Ryan 2 4 Harry Taylor 2 5 Warren Fitzgerald 1

RBI

1 Chicken Wolf 81 2 Hughie Jennings 58 3 Patsy Donovan 53 4 Farmer Weaver 53 5 Tim Shinnick 52
1891 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Farmer Weaver 133 556 74 157 25 7 1 53 33 23 30 0.282
Chicken Wolf 136 528 67 135 16 8 1 81 42 36 13 0.256
Patsy Donovan 105 439 73 141 10 3 2 53 30 18 27 0.321
Tim Shinnick 126 436 77 96 9 11 1 52 54 46 36 0.220
Tom Cahill 119 430 68 109 17 7 3 44 41 51 38 0.253
Hughie Jennings 88 351 51 103 10 8 1 58 17 35 12 0.293
Harry Taylor 91 348 80 103 7 3 2 35 55 30 15 0.296
Ollie Beard 68 257 35 62 4 5 0 24 33 9 7 0.241
Jack Ryan 75 253 24 57 5 4 2 25 15 40 3 0.225
Paul Cook 45 153 21 35 3 1 0 23 11 17 4 0.229
Bill Kuehne 39 152 25 41 3 1 1 17 7 13 9 0.270
Scott Stratton 34 115 9 27 2 0 0 8 11 13 8 0.235
Warren Fitzgerald 33 108 15 19 2 2 1 10 13 37 3 0.176
Jouett Meekin 32 94 14 21 0 3 1 10 15 19 4 0.223
Red Ehret 26 91 9 22 2 1 0 9 5 15 3 0.242
Monk Cline 19 70 11 21 3 1 0 11 16 2 2 0.300
Ed Daily 22 64 10 16 2 0 0 8 8 6 4 0.250
Harry Raymond 14 59 4 12 2 0 0 2 5 6 3 0.203
John Irwin 14 55 7 15 1 1 0 7 5 6 1 0.273
John Doran 15 53 5 10 2 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.189
Sam LaRocque 10 35 6 11 2 1 1 8 5 8 1 0.314
Charlie Bell 10 28 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0.036
Jim Long 6 25 5 6 0 0 0 4 3 6 1 0.240
George Fox 6 19 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0.105
Al Schellhase 6 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.125
George Boone 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Joe Gerhardt 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Pat Pettee 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.000
Grant Briggs 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jack Wentz 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jack Darragh 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Nick Reeder 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1891

ERA

1 Warren Fitzgerald 3.34 2 Red Ehret 3.47 3 Scott Stratton 4.08 4 Jouett Meekin 4.28 5 Charlie Bell 4.68

Wins

1 Warren Fitzgerald 14 2 Red Ehret 13 3 Jouett Meekin 9 4 Scott Stratton 6 5 John Doran 5

Strikeouts

1 Jouett Meekin 141 2 Warren Fitzgerald 110 3 Red Ehret 76 4 John Doran 55 5 Scott Stratton 52
1891 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Fitzgerald 14 17 3.34 32 31 0 267.0 265 99 89 110
Jouett Meekin 9 16 4.28 28 25 0 221.0 223 105 106 141
Red Ehret 13 13 3.47 26 24 0 220.2 225 85 70 76
Scott Stratton 6 13 4.08 20 20 0 172.0 204 78 34 52
John Doran 5 10 5.43 15 14 0 126.0 160 76 75 55
Ed Daily 4 8 5.74 15 14 0 111.1 149 71 48 27
Charlie Bell 2 6 4.68 10 9 0 77.0 93 40 20 16
George Boone 0 0 7.80 4 1 1 15.0 15 13 9 4

👥 Roster (32)

Ollie Beard Charlie Bell George Boone Grant Briggs Tom Cahill Monk Cline Paul Cook Ed Daily Jack Darragh Patsy Donovan John Doran Red Ehret +20 more

32 players

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The 1891 Louisville Colonels in brief

The record for the 1891 Louisville Colonels reads 54 wins and 83 losses, good for 8th in the AA. The Louisville Colonels scored 698 runs and allowed 873, a run differential of -175. At the plate the Louisville Colonels hit .257, 1% better than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 4.22 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.71. Measured against the 725-run league average, the offense was 4% behind.

Eclipse Park I served as the home ballpark. The home run leader was Tom Cahill, who hit 3. Chicken Wolf led in RBI with 81. The hits leader was Farmer Weaver with 157. Warren Fitzgerald led the pitchers with 14 wins. The strikeout leader was Jouett Meekin with 141.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1891 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1891 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1891 Louisville Colonels finished 54-83 (.394 win pct).
Who led the 1891 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Tom Cahill led the 1891 Louisville Colonels with 3 home runs.
What was the 1891 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1891 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 4.22.
Did the 1891 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1891 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1891 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1891 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park I.
Who led the 1891 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Cahill (3 HR, 44 RBI) and Warren Fitzgerald (14-17, 3.34 ERA).
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