# 1894 Louisville Colonels season

The 1894 Louisville Colonels season was the third season for the baseball team in the National League. The team finished in last place in the league with a 36–94 record.

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | .695 | — | 52‍–‍15 | 37‍–‍24 |
| New York Giants | 88 | 44 | .667 | 3 | 49‍–‍17 | 39‍–‍27 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | .629 | 8 | 44‍–‍19 | 39‍–‍30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | .555 | 18 | 48‍–‍20 | 23‍–‍37 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | .534 | 20½ | 42‍–‍24 | 28‍–‍37 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | .527 | 21½ | 35‍–‍24 | 33‍–‍37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | .500 | 25 | 46‍–‍28 | 19‍–‍37 |
| Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | .432 | 34 | 35‍–‍30 | 22‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | .424 | 35 | 34‍–‍32 | 22‍–‍44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | .423 | 35 | 37‍–‍28 | 18‍–‍47 |
| Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | .341 | 46 | 32‍–‍30 | 13‍–‍57 |
| Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | .277 | 54 | 24‍–‍38 | 12‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

1894 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH |
| Baltimore | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–4–1 | 6–4 | 10–2 | 11–1 |
| Boston | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 |
| Brooklyn | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 |
| Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | — | 6–6–1 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 1–11–2 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 |
| Cincinnati | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–8–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 10–2 | 8–3–1 | — | 8–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 |
| Louisville | 2–10 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–8 | — | 0–12–1 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 |
| New York | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 7–5–1 | 11–1–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–0–1 | — | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 |
| Philadelphia | 4–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 8–3–2 | 5–7 | 8–3 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–6 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8–1 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 |
| St. Louis | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 |
| Washington | 1–11 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — |

### 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 | John Grim | 109 | 412 | 123 | .299 | 7 | 71 |
| 1B | Luke Lutenberg | 70 | 255 | 49 | .192 | 0 | 23 |
| 2B | Fred Pfeffer | 105 | 414 | 128 | .309 | 5 | 61 |
| SS | Danny Richardson | 116 | 430 | 109 | .253 | 1 | 40 |
| 3B | Jerry Denny | 60 | 221 | 61 | .276 | 0 | 32 |
| OF | Larry Twitchell | 52 | 210 | 56 | .267 | 2 | 32 |
| OF | Fred Clarke | 76 | 314 | 86 | .274 | 7 | 48 |
| OF | Tom Brown | 130 | 541 | 137 | .253 | 9 | 57 |

#### 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 |
| Farmer Weaver | 64 | 244 | 54 | .221 | 3 | 24 |
| Tim O'Rourke | 55 | 220 | 61 | .277 | 0 | 27 |
| Pat Flaherty | 39 | 150 | 43 | .287 | 0 | 15 |
| Ollie Smith | 39 | 137 | 41 | .299 | 3 | 20 |
| George Nicol | 28 | 112 | 38 | .339 | 0 | 19 |
| Pete Gilbert | 28 | 108 | 33 | .306 | 1 | 14 |
| Billy Earle | 21 | 65 | 23 | .354 | 0 | 7 |
| Fred Zahner | 14 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 0 | 4 |
| William Brown | 13 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Lake | 16 | 42 | 12 | .286 | 1 | 10 |
| Sam Dungan | 8 | 32 | 11 | .344 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry Cote | 10 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 3 |

### 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 |
| George Hemming | 35 | 294.1 | 13 | 19 | 4.37 | 66 |
| Phil Knell | 32 | 247.0 | 7 | 21 | 5.32 | 67 |
| Jock Menefee | 28 | 211.2 | 8 | 17 | 4.29 | 43 |
| Jack Wadsworth | 22 | 173.0 | 4 | 18 | 7.60 | 57 |
| Bert Inks | 8 | 59.2 | 2 | 6 | 6.49 | 8 |
| Matt Kilroy | 8 | 37.0 | 0 | 5 | 3.89 | 11 |
| George Nicol | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 3 |
| Bill Whitrock | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |

#### 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 |
| Scott Stratton | 7 | 43.0 | 1 | 5 | 8.37 | 3 |
| Harrison Peppers | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Fred Pfeffer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 |
| Larry Twitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |