Louisville Colonels, Louisville Colonels/Grand Rapids All-Time Leaders
Louisville Colonels/Grand Rapids Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Seasons | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Simons | 9 (1929-1938) | 1798 | 296 | 73 | 28 |
| Bruno Betzel | 8 (1919-1926) | 1422 | 210 | 97 | 30 |
| Joe Olivares | 9 (1927-1935) | 1182 | 171 | 41 | 11 |
| Jay Kirke | 5 (1917-1922) | 1060 | 174 | 62 | 44 |
| Merito Acosta | 10 (1919-1928) | 991 | 157 | 63 | 19 |
| Dud Branom | 5 (1928-1932) | 974 | 145 | 35 | 80 |
| Red Shannon | 6 (1923-1929) | 952 | 145 | 49 | 15 |
| Dan Kerwin | 5 (1902-1906) | 910 | 121 | 65 | 18 |
| Goody Rosen | 5 (1933-1937) | 905 | 126 | 52 | 24 |
| Art Funk | 9 (1927-1935) | 825 | 104 | 58 | 17 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Seasons | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Dud Branom | 5 (1928-1932) | 80 |
| Elmer Smith | 2 (1924-1929) | 53 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 3 (1951-1953) | 48 |
| Robert Broome | 4 (1951-1954) | 45 |
| Jay Kirke | 5 (1917-1922) | 44 |
| Taffy Wright | 3 (1950-1952) | 41 |
| Gibby Brack | 3 (1934-1936) | 39 |
| Al Yates | 3 (1968-1970) | 33 |
| Ray Thompson | 7 (1929-1936) | 33 |
| Bruno Betzel | 7 (1920-1926) | 30 |
| Spud Nachand | 5 (1927-1932) | 30 |
| Norm Zauchin | 2 (1951-1954) | 30 |
| Ed Lyons | 4 (1950-1953) | 30 |
| Jerry Witte | 1 (1948) | 29 |
| Mel Simons | 8 (1929-1937) | 28 |
| Jose Calero | 4 (1968-1971) | 27 |
| Lee Maye | 2 (1959-1960) | 26 |
| Jimmy Adair | 5 (1932-1936) | 26 |
| Ron Jackson | 1 (1961) | 25 |
| Joe Lahoud | 2 (1968-1970) | 25 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Seasons | 2B |
|---|---|---|
| Mel Simons | 9 (1929-1938) | 296 |
| Bruno Betzel | 8 (1919-1926) | 210 |
| Jay Kirke | 5 (1917-1922) | 174 |
| Joe Olivares | 8 (1928-1935) | 171 |
| Merito Acosta | 10 (1919-1928) | 157 |
| Dud Branom | 5 (1928-1932) | 145 |
| Red Shannon | 6 (1923-1929) | 145 |
| Pelham Ballenger | 5 (1921-1925) | 141 |
| Goody Rosen | 5 (1933-1937) | 126 |
| Dan Kerwin | 5 (1902-1906) | 121 |
| Babe Ganzel | 4 (1928-1931) | 120 |
| Jimmy Adair | 5 (1932-1936) | 119 |
| Suter Sullivan | 6 (1903-1910) | 115 |
| Ray Thompson | 8 (1929-1936) | 108 |
| Roy Brashear | 5 (1903-1907) | 105 |
| Art Funk | 8 (1928-1935) | 104 |
| Billy Meyer | 10 (1919-1928) | 102 |
| Alfred Ellis | 4 (1921-1927) | 100 |
| Sam Woodruff | 5 (1905-1909) | 100 |
| Joe McCarthy | 4 (1916-1920) | 99 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Seasons | 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Betzel | 8 (1919-1926) | 97 |
| Mel Simons | 9 (1929-1938) | 73 |
| Dan Kerwin | 5 (1902-1906) | 65 |
| Merito Acosta | 8 (1919-1926) | 63 |
| Jay Kirke | 5 (1917-1922) | 62 |
| Art Funk | 8 (1927-1935) | 58 |
| Jimmy Adair | 5 (1932-1936) | 53 |
| Goody Rosen | 5 (1933-1937) | 52 |
| Red Shannon | 6 (1923-1929) | 49 |
| Pelham Ballenger | 5 (1921-1925) | 48 |
| Roy Brashear | 5 (1903-1907) | 48 |
| Gibby Brack | 3 (1934-1936) | 45 |
| Ben Tincup | 10 (1919-1928) | 44 |
| Joe Guyon | 4 (1925-1928) | 42 |
| Hooks Cotter | 3 (1925-1927) | 41 |
| Joe Olivares | 7 (1928-1934) | 41 |
| Ty Tyson | 2 (1924-1925) | 39 |
| Larry Quinlan | 6 (1903-1908) | 37 |
| Joe Schepner | 5 (1920-1924) | 37 |
| Suter Sullivan | 6 (1903-1910) | 37 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Seasons | RBI |
|---|---|---|
| Taffy Wright | 3 (1950-1952) | 291 |
| Robert Broome | 4 (1951-1954) | 251 |
| Kenneth Chapman | 4 (1948-1952) | 229 |
| Ed Lyons | 4 (1950-1953) | 229 |
| Norm Zauchin | 2 (1951-1954) | 222 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 3 (1951-1953) | 209 |
| Jose Calero | 4 (1968-1971) | 180 |
| Al Yates | 3 (1968-1970) | 180 |
| Chris Coletta | 4 (1969-1972) | 171 |
| Al Richter | 3 (1950-1953) | 162 |
| Strick Shofner | 2 (1945-1946) | 152 |
| Chet Morgan | 2 (1941-1942) | 139 |
| Bob Montgomery | 3 (1968-1970) | 138 |
| Joe Lahoud | 2 (1968-1970) | 133 |
| Lee Maye | 2 (1959-1960) | 131 |
| Tom Wright | 2 (1948-1951) | 130 |
| Chuck Koney | 3 (1945-1948) | 129 |
| Fred Walters | 3 (1942-1946) | 126 |
| Pete Daley | 3 (1950-1954) | 126 |
| Mack Jones | 2 (1960-1961) | 116 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Seasons | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Tincup | 12 (1919-1930) | 179 | 134 |
| Joe DeBerry | 11 (1922-1932) | 139 | 128 |
| Ernie Koob | 9 (1920-1928) | 112 | 113 |
| Nick Cullop | 8 (1921-1928) | 111 | 81 |
| Ambrose Puttmann | 4 (1906-1909) | 69 | 56 |
| Davy Dunkle | 3 (1902-1906) | 63 | 40 |
| Roy Wilkinson | 7 (1926-1932) | 63 | 65 |
| Jake Northrop | 3 (1913-1916) | 59 | 33 |
| Tom Long | 4 (1919-1922) | 59 | 47 |
| Ken Penner | 5 (1930-1934) | 55 | 50 |
| John Halla | 3 (1908-1910) | 50 | 51 |
| Dick Bass | 6 (1932-1937) | 49 | 71 |
| Ed Holley | 6 (1923-1936) | 49 | 49 |
| Dixie Davis | 2 (1917-1919) | 47 | 31 |
| Jim Peterson | 4 (1934-1937) | 45 | 62 |
| Wish Egan | 2 (1903-1904) | 44 | 36 |
| Johnny Marcum | 4 (1930-1933) | 40 | 36 |
| Grover Lowdermilk | 2 (1913-1914) | 38 | 30 |
| Joseph Shaffer | 6 (1936-1941) | 34 | 46 |
| Fred Toney | 2 (1913-1914) | 34 | 23 |
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Seasons | SHO |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Kennedy | 3 (1951-1954) | 8 |
| Bob Hartman | 3 (1959-1962) | 7 |
| Vic Rehm | 2 (1959-1960) | 7 |
| Don Nottebart | 2 (1959-1960) | 6 |
| Al Curtis | 3 (1952-1954) | 6 |
| Ike Delock | 1 (1954) | 6 |
| Galen Cisco | 1 (1968) | 6 |
| Bill Sayles | 2 (1941-1942) | 5 |
| Connie Grob | 1 (1962) | 5 |
| Ken Holcombe | 2 (1952-1953) | 5 |
| Mike Nagy | 3 (1970-1972) | 5 |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | 1 (1962) | 5 |
| Lynn McGlothen | 2 (1971-1972) | 5 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 3 (1952-1954) | 4 |
| Bob Alexander | 1 (1950) | 4 |
| Otey Clark | 2 (1945-1946) | 4 |
| Bob Hendley | 1 (1960) | 4 |
| Cecil Butler | 2 (1960-1961) | 4 |
| Don Thompson | 1 (1945) | 3 |
| Jack Griffore | 2 (1948-1950) | 3 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Seasons | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Grover Lowdermilk | 2 (1913-1914) | 451 |
| Mike Garman | 3 (1970-1972) | 373 |
| Al Curtis | 4 (1952-1957) | 328 |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | 3 (1960-1962) | 325 |
| Vic Rehm | 3 (1959-1962) | 299 |
| Bob Hartman | 4 (1959-1962) | 276 |
| Bill Kennedy | 3 (1951-1954) | 246 |
| Fred Toney | 2 (1913-1914) | 245 |
| Lynn McGlothen | 2 (1971-1972) | 239 |
| John Thibdeau | 3 (1968-1970) | 235 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 3 (1952-1954) | 233 |
| Jake Northrop | 2 (1913-1914) | 232 |
| Billy Farmer | 3 (1968-1970) | 230 |
| John Curtis | 2 (1971-1972) | 229 |
| Don Nottebart | 2 (1959-1960) | 228 |
| Mike Nagy | 3 (1970-1972) | 227 |
| Denny Lemaster | 2 (1961-1962) | 223 |
| Bill Sayles | 2 (1941-1942) | 197 |
| Roger Moret | 2 (1971-1972) | 191 |
| John Halla | 2 (1908-1909) | 186 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Seasons | SV |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Wenz | 1 (1969) | 14 |
| Donald Cook | 2 (1969-1970) | 12 |
| George Pfeiffer | 2 (1969-1970) | 10 |
| Don Newhauser | 2 (1971-1972) | 9 |
| Stan Williams | 1 (1972) | 7 |
| Mike Garman | 1 (1972) | 6 |
| Bobby Bolin | 1 (1972) | 6 |
| Ed Phillips | 2 (1969-1970) | 3 |
| Robert Snyder | 2 (1971-1972) | 3 |
| José Santiago | 2 (1970-1971) | 3 |
| Danny Murphy | 1 (1971) | 2 |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 (1970) | 2 |
| Robert Myer | 1 (1969) | 2 |
| Dick Pole | 1 (1972) | 2 |
| Mike Jackson | 1 (1969) | 1 |
| Bill Landis | 1 (1970) | 1 |
| Mike Neal | 1 (1972) | 1 |
| Doug Beckett | 1 (1970) | 1 |
| Ivy Washington | 1 (1970) | 1 |
| Ken Brett | 1 (1969) | 1 |
Louisville Colonels/Grand Rapids Stats by Year
