1887 Louisville Colonels

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

76-60, Finished 4th in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Kick Kelly (76-60)
Scored 956 runs, Allowed 854 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-61

Ballparks: Eclipse Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106

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1886 / 1888 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Pete Browning	26	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 17, 1861	6	134		134		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	134	0	134			5.8	$
Ice Box Chamberlain	19	R	R	5' 9"	168	Nov 5, 1867	2	37		37		36	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			2.6	$
Hub Collins	23	R	R	5' 8"	160	Apr 15, 1864	2	130		130		0	0	8	10	1	4	109	0	0	109			-0.2	$
Paul Cook	24	R	R	5' 10"	185	May 5, 1863	3	61		61		0	55	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7	$
Amos Cross	27					Feb, 1860	3	8		8		0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.5	$
Lave Cross	21	R	R	5' 8"	155	May 12, 1866	1st	54		54		0	44	0	0	0	0	3	1	6	10			-0.1	$
Guy Hecker	31	R	R	6' 0"	190	Apr 3, 1856	6	91		91		34	0	43	0	0	0	16	0	0	16			4.0	$2,000
Ducky Hemp	24			5' 7"	136	Dec 27, 1862	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.1	$
John Kerins	28	R	R	5' 10"	177	Jul 15, 1858	4	112		112		0	35	74	0	0	0	1	1	3	5			2.2	$
Reddy Mack	21	R		5' 8"	182	May 2, 1866	3	128		128		0	0	0	128	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.7	$
Joe Neale	21	R	R	5' 8"	153	May 7, 1866	2	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.3	$
Toad Ramsey	22	R	L	5' 9"	180	Aug 8, 1864	3	65		65		65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			8.4	$1,800
Phil Reccius	25			5' 9"	163	Jun 7, 1862	6	11		11		0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	8	10			0.2	$
Peek-A-Boo Veach	25			6' 0"	175	Jun 15, 1862	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0	$
Joe Werrick	25	R	R	5' 9"	151	Oct 25, 1861	3	136		136		0	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0			1.3	$
Bill White	27					May 1, 1860	4	132		132		0	0	0	0	0	132	0	0	0	0			0.1	$
Chicken Wolf	25	R	R	5' 9"	190	May 12, 1862	6	137		137		0	0	11	0	0	0	8	1	120	128			0.4	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1886 / 1888 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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