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1892 Louisville Colonels season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1892 Louisville Colonels season saw the Colonels professional baseball team of Louisville, Kentucky, compete as members of the National League. In a split season schedule, the Colonels finished 11th in the first half of the season and ninth in the second half. Overall, the team had a record of 63–89, ninth-best in the 12-team National League.
1892 Louisville Colonels | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Eclipse Park |
City | Louisville, Kentucky |
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League place |
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Owner | Barney Dreyfuss |
Managers | Jack Chapman, Fred Pfeffer |
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 48 | 0.680 | — | 54–21 | 48–27 |
Cleveland Spiders | 93 | 56 | 0.624 | 8½ | 54–24 | 39–32 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | 9 | 51–24 | 44–35 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 66 | 0.569 | 16½ | 55–26 | 32–40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | 0.547 | 20 | 45–32 | 37–36 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 73 | 0.523 | 23½ | 54–34 | 26–39 |
Chicago Colts | 70 | 76 | 0.479 | 30 | 36–31 | 34–45 |
New York Giants | 71 | 80 | 0.470 | 31½ | 42–36 | 29–44 |
Louisville Colonels | 63 | 89 | 0.414 | 40 | 37–31 | 26–58 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 93 | 0.384 | 44½ | 34–36 | 24–57 |
St. Louis Browns | 56 | 94 | 0.373 | 46 | 37–36 | 19–58 |
Baltimore Orioles | 46 | 101 | 0.313 | 54½ | 29–44 | 17–57 |
National League First Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Boston Beaneaters | 52 | 22 | .703 | — |
Brooklyn Grooms | 51 | 26 | .662 | 2+1⁄2 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 46 | 30 | .605 | 7 |
Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 31 | .587 | 8+1⁄2 |
Cleveland Spiders | 40 | 33 | .548 | 11+1⁄2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 39 | .487 | 16 |
Washington Senators | 35 | 41 | .461 | 18 |
Chicago Colts | 31 | 39 | .443 | 19 |
St. Louis Browns | 31 | 42 | .425 | 20+1⁄2 |
New York Giants | 31 | 43 | .419 | 21 |
Louisville Colonels | 30 | 47 | .390 | 23+1⁄2 |
Baltimore Orioles | 20 | 55 | .267 | 32+1⁄2 |
National League Second Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Cleveland Spiders | 53 | 23 | .697 | — |
Boston Beaneaters | 50 | 26 | .658 | 3 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 44 | 33 | .571 | 9+1⁄2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 34 | .558 | 10+1⁄2 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 36 | .532 | 12+1⁄2 |
New York Giants | 40 | 37 | .519 | 13+1⁄2 |
Chicago Colts | 39 | 37 | .513 | 14 |
Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 37 | .507 | 14+1⁄2 |
Louisville Colonels | 33 | 42 | .440 | 19+1⁄2 |
Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 46 | .361 | 25 |
St. Louis Browns | 25 | 52 | .325 | 28+1⁄2 |
Washington Senators | 23 | 52 | .307 | 29+1⁄2 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BLN | BSN | BRO | CHI | CIN | CLV | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSN | |||||
Baltimore | — | 0–13 | 2–12–1 | 4–7 | 4–10 | 2–11–2 | 6–7 | 5–9 | 4–10 | 5–9 | 8–6–1 | 6–7–1 | |||||
Boston | 13–0 | — | 9–5 | 10–4 | 8–5–1 | 8–6 | 12–2 | 11–3–1 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 11–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 12–2–1 | 5–9 | — | 10–4 | 6–8 | 8–6 | 9–5 | 7–7 | 9–5–2 | 10–4 | 9–5–1 | 10–4 | |||||
Chicago | 7–4 | 4–10 | 4–10 | — | 6–7–1 | 3–9 | 5–9 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 7–7 | 7–5 | 12–2 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–4 | 5–8–1 | 8–6 | 7–6–1 | — | 5–9 | 7–6–1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 12–2–1 | 10–3–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–2–2 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 9–3 | 9–5 | — | 13–1 | 8–5 | 10–4 | 7–7–1 | 8–5–1 | 6–8 | |||||
Louisville | 7–6 | 2–12 | 5–9 | 9–5 | 6–7–1 | 1–13 | — | 4–10 | 4–10 | 8–6 | 9–5–1 | 8–6 | |||||
New York | 9–5 | 3–11–1 | 7–7 | 4–10 | 6–8 | 5–8 | 10–4 | — | 5–9 | 4–10–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–4 | 7–6 | 5–9–2 | 9–5 | 9–5 | 4–10 | 10–4 | 9–5 | — | 8–6 | 7–7 | 9–5 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–5 | 6–7 | 4–10 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 7–7–1 | 6–8 | 10–4–1 | 6–8 | — | 10–4 | 6–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–8–1 | 7–7 | 5–9–1 | 5–7 | 2–12–1 | 5–8–1 | 5–9–1 | 4–9 | 7–7 | 4–10 | — | 6–8 | |||||
Washington | 7–6–1 | 3–11 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 3–10–1 | 8–6 | 6–8 | 4–9 | 5–9 | 8–6 | 8–6 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | John Grim | 97 | 370 | 90 | .243 | 1 | 36 |
1B | Lew Whistler | 80 | 285 | 67 | .235 | 5 | 34 |
2B | Fred Pfeffer | 124 | 470 | 121 | .257 | 2 | 76 |
SS | Hughie Jennings | 152 | 594 | 133 | .224 | 2 | 61 |
3B | Bill Kuehne | 76 | 287 | 48 | .167 | 0 | 36 |
OF | Harry Taylor | 125 | 493 | 128 | .260 | 0 | 34 |
OF | Farmer Weaver | 138 | 551 | 140 | .254 | 0 | 57 |
OF | Tom Brown | 153 | 660 | 150 | .227 | 2 | 45 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Charley Bassett | 79 | 313 | 67 | .214 | 2 | 35 |
Bill Merritt | 46 | 168 | 33 | .196 | 1 | 13 |
Emmett Seery | 42 | 154 | 31 | .201 | 0 | 15 |
Tom Dowse | 41 | 145 | 21 | .145 | 0 | 7 |
Pete Browning | 21 | 77 | 19 | .247 | 0 | 4 |
Alex McFarlan | 14 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Dooms | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Scott Stratton | 42 | 351.2 | 21 | 19 | 2.92 | 93 |
Ben Sanders | 31 | 268.2 | 12 | 19 | 3.22 | 77 |
Fritz Clausen | 24 | 200.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.06 | 94 |
Jouett Meekin | 19 | 156.1 | 7 | 10 | 4.03 | 67 |
Alex Jones | 18 | 146.2 | 5 | 11 | 3.31 | 44 |
Lee Viau | 16 | 130.2 | 4 | 11 | 3.99 | 36 |
George Hemming | 4 | 35.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.63 | 12 |
Warren Fitzgerald | 4 | 34.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.24 | 3 |
Egyptian Healy | 2 | 18.1 | 1 | 1 | 1.96 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
- "The 1892 Season". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
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