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1898 Louisville Colonels

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[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

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