1885 Louisville Colonels season

American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
1885 Louisville Colonels
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkEclipse Park
CityLouisville, Kentucky
OwnersW. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps
ManagerJim Hart
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1886 →

The 1885 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team (formerly the Louisville Eclipse) finished with a 53–59 record, sixth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Season standings

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American Association 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 79 33 0.705 — 44–11 35–22
Cincinnati Red Stockings 63 49 0.562 16 35–21 28–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 56 55 0.505 22½ 37–19 19–36
Philadelphia Athletics 55 57 0.491 24 33–23 22–34
Brooklyn Grays 53 59 0.473 26 35–22 18–37
Louisville Colonels 53 59 0.473 26 37–19 16–40
New York Metropolitans 44 64 0.407 33 28–24 16–40
Baltimore Orioles 41 68 0.376 36½ 29–26 12–42

Record vs. opponents

1885 American Association record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore — 7–9 6–10 7–9 7–6 6–10–1 6–10 2–14
Brooklyn 9–7 — 5–11 10–6 8–8 11–5 6–10 4–12
Cincinnati 10–6 11–5 — 8–8 10–6 9–7 9–7 6–10
Louisville 9–7 6–10 8–8 — 9–7 8–8 6–10 7–9
New York 6–7 8–8 6–10 7–9 — 5–11 8–7 4–12
Philadelphia 10–6–1 5–11 7–9 8–8 11–5 — 10–6 4–12
Pittsburgh 10–6 10–6 7–9 10–6 7–8 6–10 — 6–10
St. Louis 14–2 12–4 10–6 9–7 12–4 12–4 10–6 —


Opening Day lineup

Roster

1885 Louisville Colonels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
 Outfielders Manager
  • Jim Hart

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 Joe Crotty 39 129 20 .155 0 7
1B John Kerins 112 456 111 .243 3 51
2B Tom McLaughlin 112 411 87 .212 2 41
3B Phil Reccius 102 402 97 .241 1 38
SS Joe Miller 98 339 62 .183 0 24
OF Jimmy Wolf 112 483 141 .292 1 52
OF Leech Maskrey 109 423 97 .229 1 46
OF Pete Browning 112 481 174 .362 9 73

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
Amos Cross 35 130 37 .285 0 14
Billy Geer 14 51 6 .118 0 3
Dan Sullivan 13 44 8 .182 0 4
Miah Murray 12 43 8 .186 0 3
Reddy Mack 11 41 10 .244 0 5
Charlie Krehmeyer 7 31 7 .226 0 5
Monk Cline 2 9 2 .222 0 2
Joe Strauss 2 6 1 .167 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
Guy Hecker 53 480.0 30 23 2.17 209
Norm Baker 25 217.0 13 12 3.40 79
Al Mays 17 150.0 6 11 2.76 61
Toad Ramsey 9 79.0 3 6 1.94 83
John Connor 4 35.0 1 3 4.89 19

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
Phil Reccius 7 40.0 0 4 3.83 10

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
Jimmy Wolf 1 0 0 0 9.00 1

References

  • 1885 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference
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