1885 Louisville Colonels season

1885 Louisville Colonels
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Eclipse Park (since 1882)
Louisville, Kentucky (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	W. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps
Manager(s)	Jim Hart
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The 1885 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team (formerly the Louisville Eclipse) finished with a 53–59 record, sixth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	79	33	0.705	—	44–11	35–22
Cincinnati Red Stockings	63	49	0.562	16	35–21	28–28
Pittsburg Alleghenys	56	55	0.505	22½	37–19	19–36
Philadelphia Athletics	55	57	0.491	24	33–23	22–34
Brooklyn Grays	53	59	0.473	26	35–22	18–37
Louisville Colonels	53	59	0.473	26	37–19	16–40
New York Metropolitans	44	64	0.407	33	28–24	16–40
Baltimore Orioles	41	68	0.376	36½	29–26	12–42

Record vs. opponents

1885 American Association Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	CIN	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	STL
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
Pittsburg	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	—

Roster

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 Tom McLaughlin Joe Miller Phil Reccius		Outfielders Pete Browning Monk Cline Leech Maskrey Joe Strauss Jimmy Wolf		Manager Jim Hart

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
2B	McLaughlin, TomTom McLaughlin	112	411	87	.212	2	41
3B	Reccius, PhilPhil Reccius	102	402	97	.241	1	38
SS	Miller, JoeJoe Miller	98	339	62	.183	0	24
OF	Wolf, JimmyJimmy Wolf	112	483	141	.292	1	52
OF	Maskrey, LeechLeech Maskrey	109	423	97	.229	1	46
OF	Browning, PetePete Browning	112	481	174	.362	9	73

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
Sullivan, DanDan Sullivan	13	44	8	.182	0	4

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
Hecker, GuyGuy Hecker	53	480	30	23	2.17	209
Baker, NormNorm Baker	25	217	13	12	3.40	79
Mays, AlAl Mays	17	150	6	11	2.76	61
Ramsey, ToadToad Ramsey	9	79	3	6	1.94	83
Connor, JohnJohn Connor	4	35	1	3	4.89	19

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
Reccius, PhilPhil Reccius	7	40	0	4	3.83	10

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
Wolf, JimmyJimmy Wolf	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

References

• 1885 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference