1893 Louisville Colonels
[edit] Summary
The 1893 Louisville Colonels finished with a record of 50-75. They scored 759 runs and belted 19 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Tom Brown provided the power for the team with 5 homers. The offense was powered by William Brown, who led the team with 85 RBI and 140 hits. Tom Brown had a great year on the basepaths with 66 stolen bases.
The team allowed 942 runs and had a team ERA of 5.90. George Hemming led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 79 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| William Brown | 1B | 111 | 461 | 80 | 140 | 1 | 85 | 9 | .373 | .390 | .763 | .304 |
| Jerry Denny | SS | 44 | 175 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 22 | 4 | .283 | .337 | .620 | .246 |
| Hughie Jennings | SS | 23 | 88 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .174 | .170 | .344 | .136 |
| Tim O'Rourke | SS | 92 | 352 | 80 | 99 | 0 | 53 | 22 | .421 | .327 | .748 | .281 |
| Fred Pfeffer | 2B | 125 | 508 | 85 | 129 | 3 | 75 | 32 | .322 | .376 | .698 | .254 |
| George Pinkney | 3B | 118 | 446 | 64 | 105 | 1 | 62 | 12 | .323 | .296 | .619 | .235 |
| Lew Whistler | 1B | 13 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .302 | .277 | .579 | .213 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Brown | OF | 122 | 529 | 104 | 127 | 5 | 54 | 66 | .319 | .323 | .642 | .240 |
| Pete Browning | OF | 57 | 220 | 38 | 78 | 1 | 37 | 8 | .466 | .445 | .911 | .355 |
| Larry Twitchell | OF | 45 | 187 | 37 | 58 | 2 | 31 | 7 | .377 | .433 | .810 | .310 |
| Farmer Weaver | OF | 106 | 439 | 79 | 128 | 2 | 49 | 17 | .348 | .376 | .724 | .292 |
| Curt Welch | OF | 14 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .191 | .591 | .170 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Clark | C | 12 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .242 | .143 | .385 | .107 |
| John Grim | C | 99 | 415 | 68 | 111 | 3 | 54 | 15 | .303 | .373 | .676 | .267 |
| Jerry Harrington | C | 10 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .179 | .139 | .318 | .111 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4566 | 759 | 1185 | 19 | 616 | 203 | .338 | .343 | .680 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fritz Clausen | 5 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 6.00 | 1.909 | |||
| Billy Gumbert | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27.00 | 10.000 | |||
| George Hemming | 41 | 32 | 332 | 18 | 17 | .514 | 1 | 79 | 176 | 5.10 | 1.642 | |||
| Matt Kilroy | 5 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9.00 | 2.286 | |||
| Con Lucid | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Jock Menefee | 15 | 15 | 129.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 4.24 | 1.469 | |||
| Billy Rhines | 5 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8.71 | 2.194 | |||
| Bill Rhodes | 20 | 19 | 151.7 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 22 | 66 | 7.60 | 2.044 | |||
| Scott Stratton | 37 | 35 | 314.7 | 12 | 23 | .343 | 0 | 43 | 100 | 5.43 | 1.732 | |||
| Bill Whitrock | 8 | 8 | 46.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 8.10 | 1.756 | |||
| Team Totals | 139 | 126 | 1080.1 | 50 | 75 | .400 | 1 | 190 | 479 | 5.90 | 1.768 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred Pfeffer | 125 |
| At Bats | Tom Brown | 529 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tom Brown | 590 |
| Batting Average | William Brown | .304 |
| On-Base % | William Brown | .373 |
| Slugging % | William Brown | .390 |
| OPS | William Brown | .763 |
| Runs | Tom Brown | 104 |
| Hits | William Brown | 140 |
| Total Bases | Fred Pfeffer | 191 |
| Doubles | Fred Pfeffer | 29 |
| Triples | Fred Pfeffer | 12 |
| Home Runs | Tom Brown | 5 |
| RBI | William Brown | 85 |
| Walks | Tim O'Rourke | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Brown | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Tom Brown | 66 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George Hemming | 18 |
| Losses | Scott Stratton | 23 |
| Saves | George Hemming | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Jock Menefee | .533 |
| ERA | George Hemming | 5.10 |
| WHIP | George Hemming | 1.642 |
| Innings Pitched | George Hemming | 332 |
| Games | George Hemming | 41 |
| Games Started | Scott Stratton | 35 |
| Strikeouts | George Hemming | 79 |
| Complete Games | Scott Stratton | 34 |
| Shutouts | George Hemming, Matt Kilroy, Jock Menefee, and Scott Stratton | 1 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Scott Stratton | 190 |
| Hits Allowed | Scott Stratton | 445 |
| Walks Allowed | George Hemming | 176 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Rhodes | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | George Hemming | 9 |
