1895 Louisville Colonels

35-96 • .267 Win% • 12th in NL

The 1895 Louisville Colonels went 35-96 (.267) finishing 12th in the NL. The club scored 698 runs, allowed 1,090, and played home games at Eclipse Park II. Team leaders included Jimmy Collins (6 HR, 49 RBI) and Bert Cunningham (11-16, 4.75 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

35 Wins
96 Losses
.267 Win %
12th Rank
698 R 1090 RA
Diff -392

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⚡ Quick Stats

698 Runs Scored
1090 Runs Allowed
-392 Run Diff
93K Attendance

📈 vs. 1895 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 6% below the 1895 league average (.296)
OBP .338 6% below the 1895 league average (.361)
SLG .368 8% below the 1895 league average (.399)
Team ERA 5.90 23% worse than the 1895 league average (4.78)
Runs Scored 698 20% below the 1895 league average (876 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park II
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Home Games 59
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Total Attendance 93,970
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Avg per Game 1,592

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1895

Batting Avg

1 Ducky Holmes 0.373 2 Fred Clarke 0.347 3 Jack Glasscock 0.338 4 Tom McCreery 0.324 5 Dan Brouthers 0.309

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Collins 6 2 Fred Clarke 4 3 Frank Shugart 4 4 Ducky Holmes 3 5 Dan Brouthers 2

RBI

1 Fred Clarke 82 2 Frank Shugart 70 3 John O'Brien 50 4 Jimmy Collins 49 5 Harry Spies 35
1895 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred Clarke 132 550 96 191 21 5 4 82 34 24 40 0.347
John O'Brien 128 539 82 138 10 4 1 50 45 20 15 0.256
Frank Shugart 113 473 61 125 14 13 4 70 31 25 14 0.264
Jimmy Collins 96 373 65 104 17 5 6 49 33 16 12 0.279
Harry Spies 72 276 42 74 14 7 2 35 11 19 4 0.268
Tom Gettinger 63 260 28 70 11 5 2 32 8 15 6 0.269
Jack Warner 67 232 20 62 4 2 1 20 11 16 10 0.267
Joe Wright 60 228 30 63 10 4 1 30 12 28 7 0.276
Walt Preston 50 197 42 55 6 4 1 24 17 17 11 0.279
Ducky Holmes 40 161 33 60 10 2 3 20 12 9 9 0.373
Tub Welch 47 153 18 37 4 1 1 8 13 7 2 0.242
Tom McCreery 31 108 18 35 3 1 0 10 8 15 3 0.324
Bert Cunningham 32 100 14 30 7 3 0 13 9 20 0 0.300
Dan Brouthers 24 97 13 30 10 1 2 15 11 2 1 0.309
Bill Hassamaer 23 96 7 20 2 2 0 14 3 4 0 0.208
Dan Sweeney 22 90 18 24 5 0 1 16 17 2 2 0.267
Gus Weyhing 28 89 9 20 2 0 1 10 11 27 1 0.225
Bert Inks 28 84 9 21 4 0 0 7 6 7 0 0.250
Mike McDermott 33 82 12 13 2 3 0 4 13 11 1 0.159
Jack Glasscock 18 74 9 25 3 1 1 6 3 1 1 0.338
Ambrose McGann 20 73 9 21 5 2 0 9 8 6 6 0.288
Pat Luby 19 53 6 15 2 2 0 9 8 3 2 0.283
Fred Zahner 21 49 7 11 1 1 0 6 6 4 0 0.224
Fred Pfeffer 11 45 8 13 1 0 0 5 5 3 2 0.289
Bill Kemmer 11 38 5 7 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0.184
Dan Minnehan 8 34 6 13 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0.382
Henry Cote 10 33 10 10 0 0 0 5 3 3 2 0.303
Phil Knell 10 26 3 6 2 1 0 6 1 4 1 0.231
Tom Morrison 6 22 3 6 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0.273
Dan McFarlan 7 21 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.238
Hercules Burnett 5 17 6 7 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 0.412
Gil Hatfield 5 16 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.188
Barry McCormick 3 12 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.250
Mike Trost 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.083
Jack Wadsworth 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Grant Briggs 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Meakim 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bill Kling 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Borchers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Childress 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1895

ERA

1 Bert Cunningham 4.75 2 Tom McCreery 5.36 3 Gus Weyhing 5.41 4 Mike McDermott 5.99 5 Bert Inks 6.40

Wins

1 Bert Cunningham 11 2 Bert Inks 7 3 Gus Weyhing 7 4 Mike McDermott 4 5 Tom McCreery 3

Strikeouts

1 Gus Weyhing 53 2 Bert Cunningham 49 3 Bert Inks 42 4 Mike McDermott 42 5 Phil Knell 19
1895 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Cunningham 11 16 4.75 31 28 0 231.0 299 122 104 49
Gus Weyhing 7 19 5.41 28 25 0 213.0 285 128 66 53
Mike McDermott 4 19 5.99 33 26 0 207.1 258 138 103 42
Bert Inks 7 20 6.40 28 27 0 205.1 294 146 78 42
Pat Luby 1 5 6.81 11 6 0 71.1 115 54 19 12
Phil Knell 0 6 6.51 10 6 0 56.2 75 41 21 19
Tom McCreery 3 1 5.36 8 4 1 48.2 51 29 38 14
Dan McFarlan 0 7 6.65 7 7 0 46.0 80 34 15 10
Ducky Holmes 1 0 5.79 2 1 0 14.0 16 9 4 0
Jack Wadsworth 0 1 16.00 2 0 0 9.0 24 16 7 2
George Meakim 1 0 2.57 1 1 0 7.0 7 2 4 2
Tom Gettinger 0 0 7.11 2 0 0 6.1 13 5 1 0
Bill Kling 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0
George Borchers 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 0.2 1 2 3 0
Bill Childress 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 6 5 0

👥 Roster (40)

George Borchers Grant Briggs Dan Brouthers Hercules Burnett Bill Childress Fred Clarke Jimmy Collins Henry Cote Bert Cunningham Tom Gettinger Jack Glasscock Bill Hassamaer +28 more

40 players

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The 1895 Louisville Colonels in brief

The 1895 Louisville Colonels finished 35-96, a .267 winning percentage, placing 12th in the NL. The Louisville Colonels scored 698 runs and allowed 1090, a run differential of -392. Against a league average of .296, the 1895 Louisville Colonels batted .279. Pitchers allowed 5.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.78. The 698 runs scored compare with a league average of 876 per club, 20% fewer.

The home park, Eclipse Park II, recorded 93,970 in attendance, about 1,592 a game. The home run leader was Jimmy Collins, who hit 6. Fred Clarke led in RBI with 82. Bert Cunningham was the top winner, with 11 victories. Gus Weyhing struck out 53, the most on the club. The 1895 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1895 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1895 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1895 Louisville Colonels finished 35-96 (.267 win pct).
Who led the 1895 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Jimmy Collins led the 1895 Louisville Colonels with 6 home runs.
What was the 1895 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1895 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 5.90.
Did the 1895 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1895 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1895 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1895 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park II.
Who led the 1895 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Collins (6 HR, 49 RBI) and Bert Cunningham (11-16, 4.75 ERA).
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