1898 Louisville Colonels Roster

National League (NL)
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 Statistics
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
Nick AltrockPBLSeptember 15, 18765'10"197Cincinnati, OH USA
George CareyPRRDecember 4, 18705'11"175Pittsburgh, PA USA
Dad ClarkePBRJanuary 7, 18655'7"160Oswego, NY USA
Fred ClarkePLROctober 3, 18725'10"165Winterset, IA USA
Josh ClarkePLRMarch 8, 18795'10"180Winfield, KS USA
Billy ClingmanPBRNovember 21, 18695'11"150Cincinnati, OH USA
Bert CunninghamPRRNovember 25, 18655'6"147Wilmington, DE USA
Harry DavisPRRJuly 18, 18735'10"180Philadelphia, PA USA
George DeckerPLLJune 1, 18666'1"180York, PA USA
Charlie DexterPRRJune 15, 18765'7"155Evansville, IN USA
Pete DowlingPLLJuly 15, 18765'11"165St. Louis, MO USA
Red EhretPRRAugust 31, 18686'0"175Louisville, KY USA
Chick FraserPRRAugust 26, 18735'10"188Chicago, IL USA
Topsy HartselPLLJune 26, 18745'5"155Polk, OH USA
Billy HoyPLRMay 23, 18625'6"160Houcktown, OH USA
Malachi KittridgePRROctober 12, 18695'7"170Clinton, MA USA
Tommy LeachPRRNovember 4, 18775'6"150French Creek, NY USA
Bill MageePRRJuly 6, 18755'10"154, NB CAN
Lou MahaffeyPRRJanuary 3, 18745'9"170Dayton, KY USA
William NancePRRAugust 2, 18765'7"165Fort Worth, TX USA
Doc PowersPRRSeptember 22, 18705'8"160Pittsfield, MA USA
John RichterPFebruary 8, 18736'0"178Louisville, KY USA
Claude RitcheyPBROctober 5, 18735'6"167Emlenton, PA USA
George SmithPRROctober 24, 18715'9"160Pittsburgh, PA USA
Cooney SnyderPRMay 6, 18736'3"180Chingacousy, ON CAN
James StaffordPRRJanuary 30, 18685'8"165Thompson, CT USA
Tom StouchPRRDecember 2, 18696'2"165Perrysville, OH USA
Billy TaylorPRDecember 0, 18705'10"160Pittsburgh, PA USA
Frank ToddPLOctober 18, 18690'0"0Aberdeen, MD USA
Honus WagnerPRRFebruary 24, 18745'11"200Chartiers, PA USA
Bill WilsonPROctober 28, 18675'9"190Hannibal, MO USA



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