1893 Louisville Colonels

50-75 • .400 Win% • 11th in NL

The 1893 Louisville Colonels went 50-75 (.400) finishing 11th in the NL. The club scored 759 runs, allowed 942, and played home games at Eclipse Park II. Team leaders included Tom Brown (5 HR, 54 RBI) and George Hemming (18-17, 5.10 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

50 Wins
75 Losses
.400 Win %
11th Rank
759 R 942 RA
Diff -183

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⚡ Quick Stats

759 Runs Scored
942 Runs Allowed
-183 Run Diff
83K Attendance

📈 vs. 1893 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 7% below the 1893 league average (.279)
OBP .337 5% below the 1893 league average (.356)
SLG .342 10% below the 1893 league average (.379)
Team ERA 5.90 26% worse than the 1893 league average (4.67)
Runs Scored 759 12% below the 1893 league average (860 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park II
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Home Games 52
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Total Attendance 83,419
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Avg per Game 1,604

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1893

Batting Avg

1 Pete Browning 0.355 2 Larry Twitchell 0.310 3 William Brown 0.304 4 Farmer Weaver 0.292 5 Tim O'Rourke 0.281

Home Runs

1 Tom Brown 5 2 John Grim 3 3 Fred Pfeffer 3 4 Larry Twitchell 2 5 Farmer Weaver 2

RBI

1 William Brown 85 2 Fred Pfeffer 75 3 George Pinkney 62 4 Tom Brown 54 5 John Grim 54
1893 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tom Brown 122 529 104 127 15 7 5 54 56 63 66 0.240
Fred Pfeffer 125 508 85 129 29 12 3 75 51 18 32 0.254
William Brown 111 461 80 140 23 7 1 85 50 32 9 0.304
George Pinkney 118 446 64 105 12 6 1 62 50 8 12 0.235
Farmer Weaver 106 439 79 128 17 7 2 49 27 12 17 0.292
John Grim 99 415 68 111 19 8 3 54 12 10 15 0.267
Tim O'Rourke 92 352 80 99 8 4 0 53 77 15 22 0.281
Scott Stratton 61 221 34 50 8 5 0 16 25 15 6 0.226
Pete Browning 57 220 38 78 11 3 1 37 44 15 8 0.355
Larry Twitchell 45 187 37 58 11 3 2 31 17 20 7 0.310
Jerry Denny 44 175 22 43 5 4 1 22 9 15 4 0.246
George Hemming 45 158 17 32 5 2 0 19 12 20 0 0.203
Hughie Jennings 23 88 6 12 3 0 0 9 3 3 0 0.136
John Menefee 22 73 10 20 2 1 0 12 13 5 2 0.274
Bill Rotes 20 70 6 9 1 2 0 7 8 26 0 0.129
Curt Welch 14 47 5 8 1 0 0 2 16 4 1 0.170
Lew Whistler 13 47 5 10 1 1 0 9 5 5 1 0.213
Jerry Harrington 10 36 4 4 1 0 0 6 3 9 0 0.111
Bob Clark 12 28 3 3 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.107
Bill Whitrock 8 21 5 6 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 0.286
Matt Kilroy 5 16 4 7 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.438
Fritz Clausen 5 14 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.214
Billy Rhines 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.091
Con Lucid 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Billy Gumbert 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1893

ERA

1 John Menefee 4.24 2 George Hemming 5.10 3 Scott Stratton 5.43 4 Fritz Clausen 6.00 5 Bill Rotes 7.60

Wins

1 George Hemming 18 2 Scott Stratton 12 3 John Menefee 8 4 Bill Rotes 5 5 Matt Kilroy 3

Strikeouts

1 George Hemming 79 2 Scott Stratton 43 3 John Menefee 30 4 Bill Rotes 22 5 Bill Whitrock 8
1893 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Hemming 18 17 5.10 41 32 1 332.0 369 188 175 79
Scott Stratton 12 23 5.43 37 35 0 314.2 445 190 100 43
Bill Rotes 5 12 7.60 20 19 0 151.2 244 128 66 22
John Menefee 8 7 4.24 15 15 0 129.1 150 61 40 30
Bill Whitrock 2 5 8.10 8 8 0 46.2 64 42 19 8
Matt Kilroy 3 2 9.00 5 5 0 35.0 57 35 23 4
Fritz Clausen 1 4 6.00 5 5 0 33.0 41 22 22 4
Billy Rhines 1 4 8.71 5 5 0 31.0 49 30 19 0
Con Lucid 0 1 15.00 2 1 0 6.0 10 10 10 0
Billy Gumbert 0 0 27.00 1 1 0 0.2 2 2 5 0

👥 Roster (25)

Tom Brown William Brown Pete Browning Bob Clark Fritz Clausen Jerry Denny John Grim Billy Gumbert Jerry Harrington George Hemming Hughie Jennings Matt Kilroy +13 more

25 players

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The 1893 Louisville Colonels in brief

A 50-75 record (.400) put the 1893 Louisville Colonels 11th in the NL. The Louisville Colonels scored 759 runs and allowed 942, a run differential of -183. Against a league average of .279, the 1893 Louisville Colonels batted .259. The Louisville Colonels staff finished with a 5.90 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.67. League clubs averaged 860 runs that year, so the Louisville Colonels scored 12% fewer.

The home park, Eclipse Park II, recorded 83,419 in attendance, about 1,604 a game. Tom Brown topped the Louisville Colonels with 5 home runs. The RBI leader was William Brown, with 85. George Hemming was the top winner, with 18 victories. The 1893 roster runs to 25 players. The 1892 season and the 1894 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1893 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1893 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1893 Louisville Colonels finished 50-75 (.400 win pct).
Who led the 1893 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Tom Brown led the 1893 Louisville Colonels with 5 home runs.
What was the 1893 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1893 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 5.90.
Did the 1893 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1893 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1893 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1893 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park II.
Who led the 1893 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Brown (5 HR, 54 RBI) and George Hemming (18-17, 5.10 ERA).
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