1896 Louisville Colonels
[edit] Summary
The 1896 Louisville Colonels finished with a record of 38-93. They scored 653 runs and belted 37 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Fred Clarke, who led the team with 9 home runs, 79 RBI, and 168 hits. Fred Clarke had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 997 runs and had a team ERA of 5.12. Chick Fraser led the team with 12 wins. Bill Hill struck out 104 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Pete Cassidy | 1B | 49 | 184 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .256 | .228 | .484 | .212 |
| Billy Clingman | 3B | 121 | 423 | 57 | 99 | 2 | 37 | 19 | .329 | .281 | .610 | .234 |
| Jack Crooks | 2B | 39 | 122 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 8 | .354 | .344 | .698 | .238 |
| Joe Dolan | SS | 44 | 165 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 6 | .253 | .291 | .544 | .212 |
| Frank Eustace | SS | 25 | 100 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 4 | .217 | .260 | .477 | .170 |
| Bill Hassamaer | 1B | 30 | 106 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .333 | .349 | .682 | .245 |
| Abbie Johnson | 2B | 25 | 87 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .264 | .276 | .540 | .230 |
| Tom Morrison | 3B | 8 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .185 | .443 | .148 |
| John O'Brien | 2B | 49 | 186 | 24 | 63 | 2 | 24 | 4 | .385 | .430 | .815 | .339 |
| Jim Rogers | 1B | 72 | 290 | 39 | 75 | 0 | 38 | 13 | .297 | .328 | .625 | .259 |
| Frank Shannon | SS | 31 | 115 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 3 | .248 | .209 | .457 | .157 |
| Sammy Strang | SS | 14 | 46 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .346 | .261 | .607 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Clarke | OF | 131 | 517 | 96 | 168 | 9 | 79 | 34 | .392 | .476 | .868 | .325 |
| Ducky Holmes | OF | 47 | 141 | 22 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 8 | .360 | .319 | .679 | .270 |
| Tom McCreery | OF | 115 | 441 | 87 | 155 | 7 | 65 | 26 | .409 | .546 | .955 | .351 |
| Herm McFarland | OF | 30 | 110 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .252 | .273 | .525 | .191 |
| Ollie Pickering | OF | 45 | 165 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 22 | 13 | .350 | .406 | .756 | .303 |
| George Treadway | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Joe Wright | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Boyle | C | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
| Charlie Dexter | C | 107 | 402 | 65 | 112 | 3 | 37 | 21 | .318 | .381 | .699 | .279 |
| Frank Freund | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Tom Kinslow | C | 8 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .308 | .360 | .668 | .280 |
| Doggie Miller | C | 98 | 324 | 54 | 89 | 1 | 33 | 16 | .334 | .361 | .695 | .275 |
| Jack Warner | C | 33 | 110 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .303 | .255 | .558 | .227 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4588 | 653 | 1197 | 37 | 520 | 195 | .322 | .351 | .673 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fritz Clausen | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6.55 | 2.091 | |||
| Bert Cunningham | 27 | 20 | 189.3 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 1 | 37 | 74 | 5.09 | 1.669 | |||
| Charlie Emig | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.88 | 2.375 | |||
| Chick Fraser | 43 | 38 | 349.3 | 12 | 27 | .308 | 1 | 91 | 166 | 4.87 | 1.609 | |||
| Art Herman | 14 | 12 | 94.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 5.63 | 1.676 | |||
| Bill Hill | 43 | 39 | 319.7 | 9 | 28 | .243 | 2 | 104 | 155 | 4.31 | 1.589 | |||
| Ducky Holmes | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7.50 | 2.833 | |||
| Joe Kostal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Tom McCreery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36.00 | 9.000 | |||
| Mike McDermott | 12 | 10 | 65 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 7.34 | 2.015 | |||
| Tom Smith | 11 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 5.40 | 1.782 | |||
| Gus Weyhing | 5 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 6.64 | 1.833 | |||
| Team Totals | 163 | 134 | 1148.6 | 38 | 93 | .290 | 4 | 288 | 541 | 5.12 | 1.688 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred Clarke | 131 |
| At Bats | Fred Clarke | 517 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fred Clarke | 581 |
| Batting Average | Tom McCreery | .351 |
| On-Base % | Tom McCreery | .409 |
| Slugging % | Tom McCreery | .546 |
| OPS | Tom McCreery | .955 |
| Runs | Fred Clarke | 96 |
| Hits | Fred Clarke | 168 |
| Total Bases | Fred Clarke | 246 |
| Doubles | Tom McCreery | 23 |
| Triples | Tom McCreery | 21 |
| Home Runs | Fred Clarke | 9 |
| RBI | Fred Clarke | 79 |
| Walks | Billy Clingman | 57 |
| Strikeouts | Tom McCreery | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | Fred Clarke | 34 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom McCreery | 9 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Chick Fraser | 12 |
| Losses | Bill Hill | 28 |
| Saves | Bill Hill | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Bert Cunningham | .333 |
| ERA | Bill Hill | 4.31 |
| WHIP | Bill Hill | 1.589 |
| Innings Pitched | Chick Fraser | 349.3 |
| Games | Chick Fraser and Bill Hill | 43 |
| Games Started | Bill Hill | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Hill | 104 |
| Complete Games | Chick Fraser | 36 |
| Shutouts | Mike McDermott | 1 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chick Fraser | 189 |
| Hits Allowed | Chick Fraser | 396 |
| Walks Allowed | Chick Fraser | 166 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Hill | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Chick Fraser | 27 |
