# 1895 Chicago Colts season

The 1895 Chicago Colts season was the 24th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 20th in the National League and the third at West Side Park. The Colts finished fourth in the National League with a record of 72–58.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 43 | .669 | — | 54‍–‍12 | 33‍–‍31 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 84 | 46 | .646 | 3 | 49‍–‍13 | 35‍–‍33 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 53 | .595 | 9½ | 51‍–‍21 | 27‍–‍32 |
| Chicago Colts | 72 | 58 | .554 | 15 | 43‍–‍24 | 29‍–‍34 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16½ | 43‍–‍22 | 28‍–‍38 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16½ | 48‍–‍19 | 23‍–‍41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 61 | .538 | 17 | 44‍–‍21 | 27‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 64 | .508 | 21 | 42‍–‍22 | 24‍–‍42 |
| New York Giants | 66 | 65 | .504 | 21½ | 40‍–‍27 | 26‍–‍38 |
| Washington Senators | 43 | 85 | .336 | 43 | 31‍–‍34 | 12‍–‍51 |
| St. Louis Browns | 39 | 92 | .298 | 48½ | 25‍–‍41 | 14‍–‍51 |
| Louisville Colonels | 35 | 96 | .267 | 52½ | 19‍–‍38 | 16‍–‍58 |

### Record vs. opponents

1895 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH |
| Baltimore | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 9–3 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 6–6 | 9–3 |
| Boston | 2–10 | — | 4–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–3–1 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–3–1 |
| Brooklyn | 5–7 | 7–4 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 9–3–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 9–3 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–5 | 9–3–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 9–2–2 |
| Cincinnati | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8–1 | 9–3–1 | 8–2 |
| Cleveland | 6–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1–2 | 9–3 |
| Louisville | 1–10 | 3–9–1 | 1–11 | 3–9–1 | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 3–9 | 2–10 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–6 |
| New York | 3–9 | 4–8 | 3–9–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 3–8 | 4–8 | 11–1 | 8–4 |
| Philadelphia | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 7–5–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 8–3 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 5–7–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 3–9–1 | 1–11–2 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 3–9 | — | 6–5–2 |
| Washington | 3–9 | 3–9–1 | 7–5 | 2–9–2 | 2–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–6–2 | — |

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Tim Donohue | 63 | 219 | 59 | .269 | 2 | 36 |
| 1B | Cap Anson | 122 | 474 | 159 | .335 | 2 | 91 |
| 2B | Ace Stewart | 97 | 365 | 88 | .241 | 8 | 76 |
| SS | Bill Dahlen | 129 | 516 | 131 | .254 | 7 | 62 |
| 3B | Bill Everitt | 133 | 550 | 197 | .358 | 3 | 88 |
| OF | Walt Wilmot | 108 | 466 | 132 | .283 | 8 | 72 |
| OF | Jimmy Ryan | 108 | 438 | 139 | .317 | 6 | 49 |
| OF | Bill Lange | 123 | 478 | 186 | .389 | 10 | 98 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| George Decker | 73 | 297 | 82 | .276 | 2 | 41 |
| Malachi Kittridge | 60 | 212 | 48 | .226 | 3 | 29 |
| Harry Truby | 33 | 119 | 40 | .336 | 0 | 16 |
| Bill Moran | 15 | 55 | 9 | .164 | 1 | 9 |
| Charlie Irwin | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiggs Parrott | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Clark Griffith | 42 | 353.0 | 26 | 14 | 3.93 | 79 |
| Adonis Terry | 38 | 311.1 | 21 | 14 | 4.80 | 88 |
| Bill Hutchison | 38 | 291.0 | 13 | 21 | 4.73 | 85 |
| Doc Parker | 7 | 51.1 | 4 | 2 | 3.68 | 9 |
| Danny Friend | 5 | 41.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.27 | 10 |
| Scott Stratton | 5 | 30.0 | 2 | 3 | 9.60 | 4 |
| Monte McFarland | 2 | 14.0 | 2 | 0 | 5.14 | 5 |
| John Dolan | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.55 | 1 |
| Bert Abbey | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Walter Thornton | 7 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 6.08 | 13 |