The 1894 Louisville Colonels season was the third season for the baseball team in the National League. The team finished in last place in the league with a 36–94 record.

Regular season On August 17, 1894, the Phillies crushed Louisville 29 to 4 at the University Athletic Grounds in Philadelphia after a fire decimated the Philadelphia Ball Park. The Phillies' Sam Thompson went 6 for 7 at bat including a "home run high bounded over the fence from the bicycle track in right center."

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster 1894 Louisville Colonels Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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 C John Grim 109 412 123 .299 7 71 1B Luke Lutenberg 70 255 49 .192 0 23 2B 105 414 128 .309 5 61 SS Danny Richardson 116 430 109 .253 1 40 3B Jerry Denny 60 221 61 .276 0 32 OF Larry Twitchell 52 210 56 .267 2 32 OF Fred Clarke 76 314 86 .274 7 48 OF 130 541 137 .253 9 57

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 Farmer Weaver 64 244 54 .221 3 24 55 220 61 .277 0 27 Pat Flaherty 39 150 43 .287 0 15 Ollie Smith 39 137 41 .299 3 20 George Nicol 28 112 38 .339 0 19 Pete Gilbert 28 108 33 .306 1 14 Billy Earle 21 65 23 .354 0 7 Fred Zahner 14 49 10 .204 0 4 13 48 10 .208 0 9 Fred Lake 16 42 12 .286 1 10 Sam Dungan 8 32 11 .344 0 3 Henry Cote 10 31 9 .290 0 3

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 35 294.1 13 19 4.37 66 32 247.0 7 21 5.32 67 28 211.2 8 17 4.29 43 Jack Wadsworth 22 173.0 4 18 7.60 57 8 59.2 2 6 6.49 8 8 37.0 0 5 3.89 11 1 9.0 0 1 15.00 3 Bill Whitrock 1 4.0 0 1 9.00 0

Other 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 Scott Stratton 7 43.0 1 5 8.37 3 2 8.0 0 1 6.75 0

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 0 0 0 2.57 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 0

References

1894 Louisville Colonels team page at Baseball Reference