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American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
1887 Louisville Colonels
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkEclipse Park
CityLouisville, Kentucky
OwnersW. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps, Mordecai Davidson
ManagerKick Kelly
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The 1887 Louisville Colonels season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a 76–60 record, fourth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 95 40 .704 58‍–‍15 37‍–‍25
Cincinnati Red Stockings 81 54 .600 14 46‍–‍27 35‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles 77 58 .570 18 42‍–‍21 35‍–‍37
Louisville Colonels 76 60 .559 19½ 45‍–‍23 31‍–‍37
Philadelphia Athletics 64 69 .481 30 41‍–‍28 23‍–‍41
Brooklyn Grays 60 74 .448 34½ 36‍–‍37 24‍–‍37
New York Metropolitans 44 89 .331 50 26‍–‍33 18‍–‍56
Cleveland Blues 39 92 .298 54 22‍–‍36 17‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

1887 American Association record
Sources:
Team BAL BRO CIN CLE LOU NYP PHI STL
Baltimore 10–9–1 11–9 17–3 7–11–1 15–4–2 14–6 3–16–2
Brooklyn 9–10–1 7–13 13–6–1 8–12 9–9 10–8–2 4–16
Cincinnati 9–11 13–7 11–6 8–12 17–3–1 11–9 12–6
Cleveland 3–17 6–13–1 6–11 8–11–1 11–8 4–14 1–18
Louisville 11–7–1 12–8 12–8 11–8–1 12–8 11–8–1 7–13
New York 4–15–2 9–9 3–17–1 8–11 8–12 7–11–1 5–14–1
Philadelphia 6–14 8–10–2 9–11 14–4 8–11–1 11–7–1 8–12
St. Louis 16–3–2 16–4 6–12 18–1 13–7 14–5–1 12–8


Opening Day lineup

Roster

1887 Louisville Colonels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders Manager

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 Paul Cook 61 223 55 .247 0 17
1B John Kerins 112 476 140 .294 5 57
2B Reddy Mack 128 478 147 .308 1 69
3B Joe Werrick 136 533 152 .285 7 99
SS Bill White 132 512 129 .252 2 79
OF Jimmy Wolf 137 569 160 .281 2 102
OF Pete Browning 134 547 220 .402 4 118
OF Hub Collins 130 559 162 .290 1 66

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
Guy Hecker 91 370 118 .319 4 50
Lave Cross 54 203 54 .266 0 26
Phil Reccius 11 37 9 .243 0 4
Amos Cross 8 28 3 .107 0 0
Ducky Hemp 1 3 1 .333 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
Toad Ramsey 65 561.0 37 27 3.43 355
Ice Box Chamberlain 36 309.0 18 16 3.79 118
Guy Hecker 34 285.1 18 12 4.16 58
Joe Neale 5 41.1 1 4 6.97 11
Peek-A-Boo Veach 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 2

References

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