1898 Louisville Colonels Roster
Team Record: 70-81
Finished 9th in the NL
Attendance: 137,655, Avg. 1,939
Ballpark: Eclipse Park II
Manager: Fred Clarke (70-81)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1898 Louisville Colonels Results
The Louisville Colonels of the National League ended the 1898 season with a record of 70 wins and 81 losses, finishing ninth in the NL.
The Colonels plated 728 runs and surrendered 833 runs. Honus Wagner paced Louisville with 10 home runs and drove in 105 runs. Charlie Dexter topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .314 clip. Bert Cunningham recorded 28 wins on the mound for the team, while Bill Magee added 15 or more wins, too Bert Cunningham registered a 3.16 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Fred Clarke coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Nick Altrock | P | B | L | September 15, 1876 | 5'10" | 197 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
George Carey | P | R | R | December 4, 1870 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Dad Clarke | P | B | R | January 7, 1865 | 5'7" | 160 | Oswego, NY USA |
Fred Clarke | P | L | R | October 3, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Winterset, IA USA |
Josh Clarke | P | L | R | March 8, 1879 | 5'10" | 180 | Winfield, KS USA |
Billy Clingman | P | B | R | November 21, 1869 | 5'11" | 150 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Bert Cunningham | P | R | R | November 25, 1865 | 5'6" | 147 | Wilmington, DE USA |
Harry Davis | P | R | R | July 18, 1873 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
George Decker | P | L | L | June 1, 1866 | 6'1" | 180 | York, PA USA |
Charlie Dexter | P | R | R | June 15, 1876 | 5'7" | 155 | Evansville, IN USA |
Pete Dowling | P | L | L | July 15, 1876 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Red Ehret | P | R | R | August 31, 1868 | 6'0" | 175 | Louisville, KY USA |
Chick Fraser | P | R | R | August 26, 1873 | 5'10" | 188 | Chicago, IL USA |
Topsy Hartsel | P | L | L | June 26, 1874 | 5'5" | 155 | Polk, OH USA |
Billy Hoy | P | L | R | May 23, 1862 | 5'6" | 160 | Houcktown, OH USA |
Malachi Kittridge | P | R | R | October 12, 1869 | 5'7" | 170 | Clinton, MA USA |
Tommy Leach | P | R | R | November 4, 1877 | 5'6" | 150 | French Creek, NY USA |
Bill Magee | P | R | R | July 6, 1875 | 5'10" | 154 | , NB CAN |
Lou Mahaffey | P | R | R | January 3, 1874 | 5'9" | 170 | Dayton, KY USA |
William Nance | P | R | R | August 2, 1876 | 5'7" | 165 | Fort Worth, TX USA |
Doc Powers | P | R | R | September 22, 1870 | 5'8" | 160 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
John Richter | P | February 8, 1873 | 6'0" | 178 | Louisville, KY USA | ||
Claude Ritchey | P | B | R | October 5, 1873 | 5'6" | 167 | Emlenton, PA USA |
George Smith | P | R | R | October 24, 1871 | 5'9" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Cooney Snyder | P | R | May 6, 1873 | 6'3" | 180 | Chingacousy, ON CAN | |
James Stafford | P | R | R | January 30, 1868 | 5'8" | 165 | Thompson, CT USA |
Tom Stouch | P | R | R | December 2, 1869 | 6'2" | 165 | Perrysville, OH USA |
Billy Taylor | P | R | December 0, 1870 | 5'10" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA USA | |
Frank Todd | P | L | October 18, 1869 | 0'0" | 0 | Aberdeen, MD USA | |
Honus Wagner | P | R | R | February 24, 1874 | 5'11" | 200 | Chartiers, PA USA |
Bill Wilson | P | R | October 28, 1867 | 5'9" | 190 | Hannibal, MO USA |