1898 Louisville Colonels
[edit] Summary
The 1898 Louisville Colonels finished with a record of 70-81. They scored 728 runs and belted 32 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Honus Wagner, who led the team with 10 home runs and 105 RBI. Fred Clarke led the team with 184 hits for a .307 average. Charlie Dexter had a great year on the basepaths with 44 stolen bases.
The team allowed 833 runs and had a team ERA of 4.24. Bert Cunningham led the team with 28 wins. Pete Dowling racked up 84 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Scoops Carey | 1B | 8 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .281 | .493 | .188 |
| Billy Clingman | 3B | 154 | 538 | 65 | 138 | 0 | 50 | 15 | .327 | .301 | .628 | .257 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 37 | 138 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 6 | .255 | .304 | .559 | .217 |
| George Decker | 1B | 42 | 148 | 27 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 9 | .342 | .365 | .707 | .297 |
| Tommy Leach | 3B | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| John Richter | 3B | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .154 |
| Claude Ritchey | SS | 151 | 551 | 65 | 140 | 5 | 51 | 19 | .322 | .314 | .636 | .254 |
| Heinie Smith | 2B | 35 | 121 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .246 | .223 | .469 | .190 |
| General Stafford | 2B | 49 | 181 | 26 | 54 | 1 | 25 | 7 | .368 | .331 | .699 | .298 |
| Tom Stouch | 2B | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .353 | .375 | .728 | .313 |
| Billy Taylor | 3B | 9 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .292 | .600 | .250 |
| Honus Wagner | 1B | 151 | 588 | 80 | 176 | 10 | 105 | 27 | .341 | .410 | .751 | .299 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Clarke | OF | 149 | 599 | 116 | 184 | 3 | 47 | 40 | .373 | .401 | .774 | .307 |
| Josh Clarke | OF | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .167 | .378 | .167 |
| Charlie Dexter | OF | 112 | 421 | 76 | 132 | 1 | 66 | 44 | .363 | .375 | .738 | .314 |
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 22 | 71 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .422 | .324 | .746 | .324 |
| Dummy Hoy | OF | 148 | 582 | 104 | 177 | 6 | 66 | 37 | .367 | .416 | .783 | .304 |
| Doc Nance | OF | 22 | 76 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .416 | .421 | .837 | .316 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Malachi Kittridge | C | 86 | 287 | 27 | 70 | 1 | 31 | 9 | .281 | .317 | .598 | .244 |
| Doc Powers | C | 34 | 99 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .308 | .404 | .712 | .273 |
| Cooney Snyder | C | 17 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .215 | .164 | .379 | .164 |
| Bill Wilson | C | 29 | 102 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .213 | .245 | .458 | .167 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5193 | 728 | 1389 | 32 | 601 | 235 | .317 | .342 | .659 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nick Altrock | 11 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 4.50 | 1.571 | |||
| Dad Clarke | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Bert Cunningham | 44 | 42 | 362 | 28 | 15 | .651 | 0 | 34 | 65 | 3.16 | 1.249 | |||
| Pete Dowling | 36 | 32 | 285.7 | 13 | 20 | .394 | 0 | 84 | 120 | 4.16 | 1.414 | |||
| Red Ehret | 12 | 10 | 89 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 5.76 | 1.685 | |||
| Chick Fraser | 26 | 26 | 203 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 0 | 58 | 100 | 5.32 | 1.626 | |||
| Bill Magee | 38 | 33 | 295.3 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 0 | 55 | 129 | 4.05 | 1.432 | |||
| Lou Mahaffey | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Frank Todd | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13.91 | 2.818 | |||
| Team Totals | 173 | 154 | 1334 | 70 | 81 | .464 | 0 | 271 | 470 | 4.24 | 1.445 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Clingman | 154 |
| At Bats | Fred Clarke | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fred Clarke | 667 |
| Batting Average | Fred Clarke | .307 |
| On-Base % | Fred Clarke | .373 |
| Slugging % | Dummy Hoy | .416 |
| OPS | Dummy Hoy | .783 |
| Runs | Fred Clarke | 116 |
| Hits | Fred Clarke | 184 |
| Total Bases | Dummy Hoy | 242 |
| Doubles | Honus Wagner | 29 |
| Triples | Dummy Hoy | 16 |
| Home Runs | Honus Wagner | 10 |
| RBI | Honus Wagner | 105 |
| Walks | Billy Clingman | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | Charlie Dexter | 44 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Claude Ritchey | 31 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bert Cunningham | 28 |
| Losses | Pete Dowling | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Bert Cunningham | .651 |
| ERA | Bert Cunningham | 3.16 |
| WHIP | Bert Cunningham | 1.249 |
| Innings Pitched | Bert Cunningham | 362 |
| Games | Bert Cunningham | 44 |
| Games Started | Bert Cunningham | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Dowling | 84 |
| Complete Games | Bert Cunningham | 41 |
| Shutouts | Bill Magee | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Magee | 1293 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Magee | 133 |
| Hits Allowed | Bert Cunningham | 387 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Magee | 129 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bert Cunningham and Bill Magee | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Chick Fraser | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chick Fraser | 23 |



