1899 Louisville Colonels

75-77 • .493 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1899 Louisville Colonels went 75-77 (.493) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 833 runs, allowed 782, and played home games at Eclipse Park II. Team leaders included Honus Wagner (7 HR, 114 RBI) and Deacon Phillippe (21-17, 3.17 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

75 Wins
77 Losses
.493 Win %
9th Rank
833 R 782 RA
Diff +51

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⚡ Quick Stats

833 Runs Scored
782 Runs Allowed
+51 Run Diff
18K Attendance

📈 vs. 1899 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 1% below the 1899 league average (.282)
OBP .342 equal to the 1899 league average (.343)
SLG .364 equal to the 1899 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.43 11% better than the 1899 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 833 3% above the 1899 league average (806 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park II
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Home Games 12
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Total Attendance 18,200
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Avg per Game 1,516

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1899

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.341 2 Fred Clarke 0.340 3 Billy Hoy 0.305 4 Claude Ritchey 0.300 5 Charles Zimmer 0.298

Home Runs

1 Honus Wagner 7 2 Fred Clarke 5 3 Billy Hoy 5 4 Tommy Leach 5 5 Claude Ritchey 4

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 114 2 Claude Ritchey 73 3 Fred Clarke 70 4 Tommy Leach 57 5 Billy Hoy 49
1899 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Hoy 155 636 117 194 17 13 5 49 62 31 33 0.305
Fred Clarke 149 606 122 206 23 9 5 70 49 18 49 0.340
Honus Wagner 148 575 100 196 45 13 7 114 40 36 37 0.341
Claude Ritchey 148 540 66 162 16 7 4 73 49 19 21 0.300
Tommy Leach 106 406 75 117 10 6 5 57 37 27 19 0.288
Billy Clingman 110 369 68 97 15 5 2 45 46 34 13 0.263
Charlie Dexter 81 298 47 76 7 1 1 34 21 20 21 0.255
Mike Kelley 76 282 48 68 11 2 3 33 21 22 10 0.241
Charles Zimmer 75 262 43 78 11 3 2 29 22 17 9 0.298
Doc Powers 49 169 15 35 8 2 0 22 6 8 1 0.207
Bert Cunningham 44 154 17 40 2 0 2 17 5 13 1 0.260
George Decker 39 138 14 37 8 1 1 18 12 5 3 0.268
Malachi Kittridge 46 131 11 26 2 1 0 13 26 6 3 0.198
Deacon Phillippe 44 128 17 26 5 0 0 10 8 16 3 0.203
Walt Woods 42 126 15 19 1 1 1 14 10 7 5 0.151
Pete Dowling 35 119 10 27 4 0 0 9 2 31 1 0.227
Dave Wills 24 94 15 21 3 1 0 12 2 11 1 0.223
Topsy Hartsel 30 75 8 18 1 1 1 7 11 17 1 0.240
Fred Ketchum 15 61 13 18 1 0 0 5 0 6 2 0.295
Rube Waddell 10 34 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 7 0 0.235
Tacks Latimer 9 29 3 8 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0.276
Bill Magee 12 27 1 3 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 0.111
Patsy Flaherty 7 24 3 5 1 1 0 6 3 4 0 0.208
Farmer Steelman 4 15 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 0 0.067
Harry Wilhelm 5 12 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0.250
Tom Messitt 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Clay Fauver 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Langsford 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Burley Bayer 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kitty Brashear 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Harry Croft 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Hulswitt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1899

ERA

1 Patsy Flaherty 2.31 2 Pete Dowling 3.05 3 Rube Waddell 3.08 4 Deacon Phillippe 3.17 5 Walt Woods 3.28

Wins

1 Deacon Phillippe 21 2 Bert Cunningham 17 3 Pete Dowling 13 4 Walt Woods 9 5 Rube Waddell 7

Strikeouts

1 Pete Dowling 89 2 Deacon Phillippe 68 3 Rube Waddell 44 4 Bert Cunningham 36 5 Walt Woods 21
1899 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Cunningham 17 17 3.84 39 37 0 323.2 385 138 75 36
Deacon Phillippe 21 17 3.17 42 38 1 321.0 331 113 64 68
Pete Dowling 13 17 3.05 35 33 0 298.1 329 101 95 89
Walt Woods 9 13 3.28 26 21 0 186.1 216 68 37 21
Rube Waddell 7 2 3.08 10 9 1 79.0 69 27 14 44
Bill Magee 3 7 5.20 12 10 0 71.0 91 41 28 13
Patsy Flaherty 2 3 2.31 5 4 0 39.0 41 10 5 5
Harry Wilhelm 1 1 6.12 5 3 0 25.0 36 17 3 6
Clay Fauver 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 0 2 1
Kitty Brashear 1 0 4.50 3 0 0 8.0 8 4 2 5

👥 Roster (32)

Burley Bayer Kitty Brashear Fred Clarke Billy Clingman Harry Croft Bert Cunningham George Decker Charlie Dexter Pete Dowling Clay Fauver Patsy Flaherty Topsy Hartsel +20 more

32 players

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The 1899 Louisville Colonels in brief

The 1899 Louisville Colonels finished 75-77, a .493 winning percentage, placing 9th in the NL. The Louisville Colonels scored 833 runs and allowed 782, a run differential of +51. The team batting average of .279 was 1% below the 1899 league mark of .282. Pitchers allowed 3.43 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.86. The 833 runs scored compare with a league average of 806 per club, 3% more.

Home games were played at Eclipse Park II, where 18,200 fans came through the gates. For power, Honus Wagner led the way with 7 homers. Fred Clarke collected the most hits, 206. Deacon Phillippe was the top winner, with 21 victories. Pete Dowling struck out 89, the most on the club. The 1899 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1899 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1899 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1899 Louisville Colonels finished 75-77 (.493 win pct).
Who led the 1899 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
Honus Wagner led the 1899 Louisville Colonels with 7 home runs.
What was the 1899 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1899 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1899 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1899 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1899 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1899 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park II.
Who led the 1899 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Honus Wagner (7 HR, 114 RBI) and Deacon Phillippe (21-17, 3.17 ERA).
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