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1885 Louisville Colonels season

The 1885 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team (formerly the Louisville Eclipse) finished with a 53–59 record, tied for fifth place in the American Association.

1885 Louisville Colonels
American Association
Eclipse Park
Louisville, Kentucky
53–59 (.473)
T–5th
W. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps
Jim Hart

The 1885 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team (formerly the Louisville Eclipse) finished with a 53–59 record, tied for fifth place in the American Association.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	79	33	.705	—	44‍–‍11	35‍–‍22
Cincinnati Red Stockings	63	49	.562	16	35‍–‍21	28‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	56	55	.505	22½	37‍–‍19	19‍–‍36
Philadelphia Athletics	55	57	.491	24	33‍–‍23	22‍–‍34
Brooklyn Grays	53	59	.473	26	35‍–‍22	18‍–‍37
Louisville Colonels	53	59	.473	26	37‍–‍19	16‍–‍40
New York Metropolitans	44	64	.407	33	28‍–‍24	16‍–‍40
Baltimore Orioles	41	68	.376	36½	29‍–‍26	12‍–‍42

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Baltimore	—	7–9	6–10	7–9	7–6	6–10–1	6–10	2–14
Brooklyn	9–7	—	5–11	10–6	8–8	11–5	6–10	4–12
Cincinnati	10–6	11–5	—	8–8	10–6	9–7	9–7	6–10
Louisville	9–7	6–10	8–8	—	9–7	8–8	6–10	7–9
New York	6–7	8–8	6–10	7–9	—	5–11	8–7	4–12
Philadelphia	10–6–1	5–11	7–9	8–8	11–5	—	10–6	4–12
Pittsburgh	10–6	10–6	7–9	10–6	7–8	6–10	—	6–10
St. Louis	14–2	12–4	10–6	9–7	12–4	12–4	10–6	—

1885 Louisville Colonels
Roster
Pitchers
Norm Baker
John Connor
Guy Hecker
Al Mays
Toad Ramsey		Catchers
Amos Cross
Joe Crotty
Charlie Krehmeyer
Miah Murray
Dan Sullivan
Infielders
Billy Geer
John Kerins
Reddy Mack
Tom McLaughlin
Joe Miller
Phil Reccius		Outfielders
Pete Browning
Monk Cline
Leech Maskrey
Joe Strauss
Jimmy Wolf		Manager
Jim Hart

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	Joe Crotty	39	129	20	.155	0	7
1B	John Kerins	112	456	111	.243	3	51
2B	Tom McLaughlin	112	411	87	.212	2	41
3B	Phil Reccius	102	402	97	.241	1	38
SS	Joe Miller	98	339	62	.183	0	24
OF	Jimmy Wolf	112	483	141	.292	1	52
OF	Leech Maskrey	109	423	97	.229	1	46
OF	Pete Browning	112	481	174	.362	9	73

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
Amos Cross	35	130	37	.285	14
Billy Geer	14	51	6	.118	3
Dan Sullivan	13	44	8	.182	4
Miah Murray	12	43	8	.186	3
Reddy Mack	11	41	10	.244	5
Charlie Krehmeyer	7	31	7	.226	5
Monk Cline	2	9	2	.222	2
Joe Strauss	2	6	1	.167	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Guy Hecker	53	480.0	30	23	2.17	209
Norm Baker	25	217.0	13	12	3.40	79
Al Mays	17	150.0	6	11	2.76	61
Toad Ramsey	9	79.0	3	6	1.94	83
John Connor	4	35.0	1	3	4.89	19

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Phil Reccius	7	40.0	0	4	3.83	10

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Jimmy Wolf	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

1885 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference

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