1894 Louisville Colonels

36-94 • .277 Win% • 12th in NL

The 1894 Louisville Colonels went 36-94 (.277) finishing 12th in the NL. The club scored 698 runs, allowed 1,019, and played home games at Eclipse Park II. Team leaders included Tom Brown (9 HR, 57 RBI) and George Hemming (13-19, 4.37 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

36 Wins
94 Losses
.277 Win %
12th Rank
698 R 1019 RA
Diff -321

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⚡ Quick Stats

698 Runs Scored
1019 Runs Allowed
-321 Run Diff
92K Attendance

📈 vs. 1894 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 13% below the 1894 league average (.309)
OBP .329 13% below the 1894 league average (.379)
SLG .374 14% below the 1894 league average (.435)
Team ERA 5.50 3% worse than the 1894 league average (5.33)
Runs Scored 698 29% below the 1894 league average (983 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park II
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Home Games 62
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Total Attendance 92,994
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Avg per Game 1,499

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1894

Batting Avg

1 Billy Earle 0.354 2 George Nicol 0.339 3 Fred Pfeffer 0.309 4 Pete Gilbert 0.306 5 Ollie Smith 0.299

Home Runs

1 Tom Brown 9 2 Fred Clarke 7 3 John Grim 7 4 Fred Pfeffer 5 5 Ollie Smith 3

RBI

1 John Grim 71 2 Fred Pfeffer 61 3 Tom Brown 57 4 Fred Clarke 48 5 Danny Richardson 40
1894 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tom Brown 130 541 123 137 22 14 9 57 60 74 66 0.253
Danny Richardson 116 430 51 109 17 2 1 40 35 31 8 0.253
Fred Pfeffer 105 414 70 128 12 15 5 61 30 14 32 0.309
John Grim 109 412 66 123 27 7 7 71 18 15 14 0.299
Fred Clarke 76 314 55 86 11 7 7 48 26 27 26 0.274
Luke Lutenberg 70 255 43 49 10 4 0 23 23 21 4 0.192
Farmer Weaver 64 244 19 54 5 2 3 24 7 11 3 0.221
Jerry Denny 60 221 26 61 11 7 0 32 13 12 10 0.276
Tim O'Rourke 55 220 46 61 3 3 0 27 23 9 9 0.277
Larry Twitchell 52 210 28 56 16 3 2 32 15 20 8 0.267
Pat Flaherty 39 150 15 43 5 3 0 15 9 7 2 0.287
Ollie Smith 39 137 27 41 6 1 3 20 29 15 13 0.299
George Hemming 36 131 20 33 2 6 2 10 5 20 2 0.252
Phil Knell 32 113 10 31 2 4 1 13 0 18 1 0.274
George Nicol 28 112 12 38 6 4 0 19 2 4 4 0.339
Pete Gilbert 28 108 13 33 3 1 1 14 5 4 2 0.306
John Menefee 29 79 7 13 1 0 0 4 8 7 2 0.165
Jack Wadsworth 22 74 9 19 5 1 0 10 4 20 0 0.257
Billy Earle 21 65 10 23 1 0 0 7 9 3 2 0.354
Fred Zahner 14 49 7 10 0 1 0 4 3 6 2 0.204
William Brown 13 48 5 10 2 0 0 9 5 7 1 0.208
Fred Lake 16 42 8 12 2 0 1 10 11 6 2 0.286
Scott Stratton 13 37 9 12 1 2 0 4 4 2 1 0.324
Sam Dungan 8 32 6 11 1 0 0 3 4 1 2 0.344
Henry Cote 10 31 7 9 2 2 0 3 5 6 2 0.290
Bert Inks 8 27 4 12 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.444
Matt Kilroy 8 17 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 0.118
Harrison Peppers 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Whitrock 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1894

ERA

1 Matt Kilroy 3.89 2 John Menefee 4.29 3 George Hemming 4.37 4 Phil Knell 5.32 5 Bert Inks 6.49

Wins

1 George Hemming 13 2 John Menefee 8 3 Phil Knell 7 4 Jack Wadsworth 4 5 Bert Inks 2

Strikeouts

1 Phil Knell 67 2 George Hemming 66 3 Jack Wadsworth 57 4 John Menefee 43 5 Matt Kilroy 11
1894 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Hemming 13 19 4.37 35 32 1 294.1 358 143 133 66
Phil Knell 7 21 5.32 32 28 0 247.0 330 146 104 67
John Menefee 8 17 4.29 28 24 0 211.2 258 101 50 43
Jack Wadsworth 4 18 7.60 22 22 0 173.0 261 146 103 57
Bert Inks 2 6 6.49 8 8 0 59.2 87 43 34 8
Scott Stratton 1 5 8.37 7 5 0 43.0 72 40 13 3
Matt Kilroy 0 5 3.89 8 7 0 37.0 46 16 20 11
George Nicol 0 1 13.76 2 2 0 17.0 35 26 16 4
Harrison Peppers 0 1 6.75 2 1 0 8.0 10 6 4 0
Fred Pfeffer 0 0 2.57 1 0 0 7.0 8 2 6 0
Bill Whitrock 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 8 4 2 0
Larry Twitchell 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 2 1 0

👥 Roster (29)

Tom Brown William Brown Fred Clarke Henry Cote Jerry Denny Sam Dungan Billy Earle Pat Flaherty Pete Gilbert John Grim George Hemming Bert Inks +17 more

29 players

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The 1894 Louisville Colonels in brief

The record for the 1894 Louisville Colonels reads 36 wins and 94 losses, good for 12th in the NL. The run column shows 698 for and 1019 against. Against a league average of .309, the 1894 Louisville Colonels batted .269. The staff ERA of 5.50 was 3% worse than the league average of 5.33. Measured against the 983-run league average, the offense was 29% behind.

Attendance at Eclipse Park II totaled 92,994 for the year. Tom Brown topped the Louisville Colonels with 9 home runs. The RBI leader was John Grim, with 71. The pitching staff's wins leader was George Hemming (13). Phil Knell struck out 67, the most on the club. The 1894 roster runs to 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1894 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1894 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1894 Louisville Colonels finished 36-94 (.277 win pct).
Who led the 1894 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Tom Brown led the 1894 Louisville Colonels with 9 home runs.
What was the 1894 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1894 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 5.50.
Did the 1894 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1894 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1894 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1894 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park II.
Who led the 1894 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Brown (9 HR, 57 RBI) and George Hemming (13-19, 4.37 ERA).
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