1896 Louisville Colonels

38-93 • .290 Win% • 12th in NL

📊 Season Record

38 Wins
93 Losses
.290 Win %
12th Rank
653 R 997 RA
Diff -344

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⚡ Quick Stats

653 Runs Scored
997 Runs Allowed
-344 Run Diff
144K Attendance

📈 vs. 1896 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 10% below the 1896 league average (.290)
OBP .322 9% below the 1896 league average (.354)
SLG .350 9% below the 1896 league average (.387)
Team ERA 5.12 17% worse than the 1896 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 653 18% below the 1896 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park II
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Home Games 64
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Total Attendance 144,051
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Avg per Game 2,250

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1896

Batting Avg

1 Tom McCreery 0.351 2 John O'Brien 0.339 3 Fred Clarke 0.325 4 Ollie Pickering 0.303 5 Charlie Dexter 0.279

Home Runs

1 Fred Clarke 9 2 Tom McCreery 7 3 Charlie Dexter 3 4 Joe Dolan 3 5 Billy Clingman 2

RBI

1 Fred Clarke 79 2 Tom McCreery 65 3 Jim Rogers 38 4 Billy Clingman 37 5 Charlie Dexter 37
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred Clarke 131 517 96 168 15 18 9 79 43 34 34 0.325
Tom McCreery 115 441 87 155 23 21 7 65 42 58 26 0.351
Billy Clingman 121 423 57 99 10 2 2 37 57 51 19 0.234
Charlie Dexter 107 402 65 112 18 7 3 37 17 34 21 0.279
George Miller 98 324 54 89 17 4 1 33 27 9 16 0.275
Jim Rogers 72 290 39 75 8 6 0 38 15 14 13 0.259
John O'Brien 49 186 24 63 9 1 2 24 13 7 4 0.339
Pete Cassidy 49 184 16 39 1 1 0 12 7 7 5 0.212
Joe Dolan 44 165 14 35 2 1 3 18 9 12 6 0.212
Ollie Pickering 45 165 28 50 6 4 1 22 12 11 13 0.303
Chick Fraser 45 146 12 22 3 2 0 6 7 34 1 0.151
Ducky Holmes 47 141 22 38 3 2 0 18 13 5 8 0.270
Jack Crooks 39 122 19 29 5 1 2 15 20 8 8 0.238
Bill Hill 43 116 11 24 0 0 0 5 5 23 1 0.207
Frank Shannon 31 115 14 18 1 1 1 15 13 15 3 0.157
Herm McFarland 30 110 11 21 4 1 1 12 9 14 4 0.191
Jack Warner 33 110 9 25 1 1 0 10 10 10 3 0.227
Bill Hassamaer 30 106 8 26 5 0 2 14 14 7 1 0.245
Frank Eustace 25 100 18 17 2 2 1 11 6 14 4 0.170
Bert Cunningham 29 88 11 22 3 2 2 15 5 14 0 0.250
Abbie Johnson 25 87 10 20 2 1 0 14 4 6 0 0.230
Sammy Strang 14 46 6 12 0 0 0 7 6 6 4 0.261
Tom Smith 15 39 3 8 1 1 0 1 4 5 0 0.205
Art Herman 14 36 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0.139
Mike McDermott 12 27 6 8 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.296
Tom Morrison 8 27 3 4 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.148
Tom Kinslow 8 25 4 7 0 1 0 7 1 5 0 0.280
Gus Weyhing 5 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.133
Eddie Boyle 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
George Treadway 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.143
Joe Wright 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Frank Freund 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Fritz Clausen 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Emig 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Kostal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1896

ERA

1 Bill Hill 4.31 2 Chick Fraser 4.87 3 Bert Cunningham 5.09 4 Tom Smith 5.40 5 Art Herman 5.63

Wins

1 Chick Fraser 12 2 Bill Hill 9 3 Bert Cunningham 7 4 Art Herman 4 5 Mike McDermott 2

Strikeouts

1 Bill Hill 104 2 Chick Fraser 91 3 Bert Cunningham 37 4 Tom Smith 14 5 Art Herman 13
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chick Fraser 12 27 4.87 43 38 1 349.1 396 189 166 91
Bill Hill 9 28 4.31 43 39 2 319.2 353 153 155 104
Bert Cunningham 7 14 5.09 27 20 1 189.1 242 107 74 37
Art Herman 4 6 5.63 14 12 0 94.1 122 59 36 13
Mike McDermott 2 7 7.34 12 10 0 65.0 87 53 44 12
Tom Smith 2 3 5.40 11 5 0 55.0 73 33 25 14
Gus Weyhing 2 3 6.64 5 5 0 42.0 62 31 15 9
Ducky Holmes 0 1 7.50 2 1 0 12.0 26 10 8 3
Fritz Clausen 0 2 6.55 2 2 0 11.0 17 8 6 4
Charlie Emig 0 1 7.88 1 1 0 8.0 12 7 7 1
Joe Kostal 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0
Tom McCreery 0 1 36.00 1 1 0 1.0 4 4 5 0

👥 Roster (35)

Eddie Boyle Pete Cassidy Fred Clarke Fritz Clausen Billy Clingman Jack Crooks Bert Cunningham Charlie Dexter Joe Dolan Charlie Emig Frank Eustace Chick Fraser +23 more

35 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1896 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1896 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1896 Louisville Colonels finished 38-93 (.290 win pct).
Who led the 1896 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Fred Clarke led the 1896 Louisville Colonels with 9 home runs.
What was the 1896 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1896 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 5.12.
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