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1898 Louisville Colonels Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899)
70-81, Finished 9th in National League
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Scored 728 runs, Allowed 833 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-85
Manager: Fred Clarke (70-81)
Ballpark: Eclipse Park II
Attendance: 128,980 (9th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 98

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Malachi Kittridge 28 86 312 287 27 70 8 5 1 31 9 15 .244 .281 .317 .599 72 91 0 10
2 1B Honus Wagner 24 151 635 588 80 176 29 3 10 105 27 31 .299 .341 .410 .751 115 241 6 10
3 2B Heinie Smith 26 35 135 121 14 23 4 0 0 13 6 6 .190 .246 .223 .469 35 27 3 5
4 SS Claude Ritchey# 24 151 637 551 65 140 10 4 5 51 19 46 .254 .322 .314 .636 83 173 9 31
5 3B Billy Clingman# 28 154 609 538 65 138 12 6 0 50 15 51 .257 .327 .301 .628 81 162 5 15
6 OF Charlie Dexter 22 112 467 421 76 132 13 5 1 66 44 26 .314 .363 .375 .739 112 158 7 13
7 OF Dummy Hoy* 36 148 659 582 104 177 15 16 6 66 37 49 .304 .367 .416 .783 125 242 9 19
8 OF Fred Clarke* 25 149 667 599 116 184 23 12 3 47 40 48 .307 .373 .401 .774 122 240 15 5
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 UT General Stafford 30 49 207 181 26 54 3 0 1 25 7 19 .298 .368 .331 .700 101 60 1 6
10 1B George Decker* 29 42 161 148 27 44 4 3 0 19 9 9 .297 .342 .365 .707 103 54 1 3
11 1B Harry Davis 24 37 148 138 18 30 5 2 1 16 6 7 .217 .255 .304 .560 61 42 0 3
12 C Bill Wilson? 30 29 110 102 5 17 1 2 1 13 3 5 .167 .213 .245 .458 32 25 1 2
13 C Doc Powers 27 34 107 99 13 27 4 3 1 19 1 5 .273 .308 .404 .712 104 40 0 3
14 OF Doc Nance 21 22 91 76 13 24 5 0 1 16 2 12 .316 .416 .421 .837 141 32 1 2
15 OF Topsy Hartsel* 24 22 85 71 11 23 0 0 0 9 2 11 .324 .422 .324 .746 115 23 1 2
16 C Cooney Snyder 26 17 68 61 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 .164 .215 .164 .379 9 10 1 3
17 1B Scoops Carey 27 8 33 32 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 .188 .212 .281 .493 41 9 0 0
18 IF Billy Taylor? 27 9 27 24 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 .308 .292 .599 72 7 1 1
19 OF Josh Clarke* 19 6 20 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 9 3 0 1
20 2B Tom Stouch 28 4 17 16 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 .313 .353 .375 .728 109 6 0 0
21 3B John Richter? 25 3 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -12 2 0 1
22 IF Tommy Leach 20 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 -42 1 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
23 P Bert Cunningham 32 44 150 140 21 32 3 1 1 16 1 10 .229 .280 .286 .566 63 40 0 0
24 P Pete Dowling? 36 117 107 9 21 4 4 0 9 1 6 .196 .252 .308 .561 61 33 2 2
25 P Bill Magee 23 38 115 111 10 14 1 0 0 5 2 2 .126 .149 .135 .284 -18 15 1 1
26 P Chick Fraser 24 26 87 78 8 13 0 2 0 3 2 6 .167 .226 .218 .444 28 17 0 3
27 P Red Ehret 29 13 42 40 3 9 3 1 0 4 0 1 .225 .262 .350 .612 75 14 1 0
28 P Nick Altrock# 21 11 32 29 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 2 .241 .313 .241 .554 60 7 1 0
29 P Lou Mahaffey 24 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0
30 P Frank Todd? 28 4 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 128 3 0 0
31 P Dad Clarke# 33 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Team Totals 26.8 154 5775 5193 728 1389 150 71 32 601 235 375 .267 .325 .342 .667 92 1777 66 141
Rank in 12 NL teams 9 8 8 10 8 5 2 9 1 7 9 8 8 8
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
#Nick Altrock 21 32 22 2 2.4 90 .241 .241 .277 .313 .341 .241 .355 .554 .696 60 .281 -1.4 -0.2 .500 .103 .000 .0 1
Scoops Carey 27 33 26 2 2.0 90 .188 .188 .277 .212 .341 .281 .355 .493 .696 41 .224 -2.7 -0.3 .385 .125 .094 /3
#Dad Clarke 33 3 3 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .277 .000 .341 .000 .355 .000 .696 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
*Fred Clarke 25 667 420 86 5.3 90 .304 .307 .277 .373 .341 .401 .355 .774 .696 122 .634 17.7 1.8 .827 .240 .093 5.6 *O
*Josh Clarke 19 20 16 1 1.6 90 .167 .167 .277 .211 .341 .167 .355 .377 .696 9 .164 -2.2 -0.2 .267 .056 .000 /O
#Billy Clingman 28 609 415 52 3.3 90 .257 .257 .277 .327 .341 .301 .355 .628 .696 81 .414 -12.7 -1.3 .583 .167 .045 .0 56/4O
Bert Cunningham 32 150 108 11 2.6 90 .223 .229 .277 .280 .341 .286 .355 .566 .696 63 .326 -7.1 -0.8 .472 .136 .057 1.0 1
Harry Davis 24 148 111 11 2.6 90 .212 .217 .277 .255 .341 .304 .355 .560 .696 61 .314 -7.7 -0.8 .509 .181 .087 1.7 3/4O
*George Decker 29 161 107 18 4.4 90 .297 .297 .277 .342 .341 .365 .355 .707 .696 103 .547 0.1 0.0 .702 .189 .068 .0 3/O
Charlie Dexter 22 467 302 56 4.8 90 .312 .314 .277 .363 .341 .375 .355 .739 .696 112 .591 6.5 0.7 .813 .228 .062 2.0 O/42
?Pete Dowling -- 117 88 8 2.4 90 .196 .196 .277 .252 .341 .308 .355 .561 .696 61 .281 -6.1 -0.6 .488 .178 .112 .0 1
Red Ehret 29 42 31 3 2.5 90 .225 .225 .277 .262 .341 .350 .355 .612 .696 75 .305 -1.5 -0.2 .516 .150 .125 1
Chick Fraser 24 87 68 4 1.5 90 .167 .167 .277 .226 .341 .218 .355 .444 .696 28 .150 -7.7 -0.8 .385 .154 .051 .0 1
*Topsy Hartsel 24 85 50 10 5.2 90 .324 .324 .277 .422 .341 .324 .355 .746 .696 115 .624 2.3 0.2 .771 .183 .000 .0 O
*Dummy Hoy 36 659 424 87 5.3 90 .297 .304 .277 .367 .341 .416 .355 .783 .696 125 .635 17.3 1.8 .832 .259 .112 10.3 *O
Malachi Kittridge 28 312 227 26 3.0 90 .241 .244 .277 .281 .341 .317 .355 .599 .696 72 .375 -11.8 -1.2 .530 .157 .073 1.8 2
Tommy Leach 20 10 9 0 0.0 90 .100 .100 .277 .100 .341 .100 .355 .200 .696 -42 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .111 .000 .000 /54
Bill Magee 23 115 98 2 0.5 90 .126 .126 .277 .149 .341 .135 .355 .284 .696 -18 .025 -17.3 -1.9 .206 .045 .009 .0 1
Lou Mahaffey 24 5 4 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .276 .200 .341 .000 .355 .200 .696 -41 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .250 .000 /1
Doc Nance 21 91 54 13 6.2 90 .307 .316 .277 .416 .341 .421 .355 .837 .696 141 .699 4.9 0.5 .904 .289 .105 1.3 O
Doc Powers 27 107 75 12 4.2 90 .265 .273 .277 .308 .341 .404 .355 .712 .696 104 .525 -0.2 -0.0 .639 .192 .131 1.0 2/3O
?John Richter 25 14 12 0 0.0 90 .154 .154 .277 .154 .341 .154 .355 .308 .696 -12 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .182 .000 .000 /5
#Claude Ritchey 24 637 442 54 3.2 90 .247 .254 .277 .322 .341 .314 .355 .636 .696 83 .402 -12.1 -1.3 .601 .178 .060 7.9 64
Heinie Smith 26 135 103 6 1.5 90 .190 .190 .277 .246 .341 .223 .355 .469 .696 35 .147 -10.2 -1.1 .429 .132 .033 .0 4
Cooney Snyder 26 68 54 2 1.0 90 .164 .164 .277 .215 .341 .164 .355 .379 .696 9 .070 -7.2 -0.8 .275 .049 .000 2
General Stafford 30 207 133 22 4.3 90 .294 .298 .277 .368 .341 .331 .355 .700 .696 101 .540 1.1 0.1 .685 .177 .033 1.8 4O/5
Tom Stouch 28 17 11 2 4.7 90 .313 .313 .277 .353 .341 .375 .355 .728 .696 109 .582 0.2 0.0 .636 .125 .063 /4
?Billy Taylor 27 27 19 2 2.7 90 .250 .250 .277 .308 .341 .292 .355 .599 .696 72 .338 -0.8 -0.1 .556 .125 .042 .0 /54
?Frank Todd 28 5 4 1 6.5 90 .200 .200 .277 .200 .341 .600 .355 .800 .696 128 .714 -0.0 0.0 .750 .400 .400 /1
Honus Wagner 24 635 422 81 5.0 90 .287 .299 .277 .341 .341 .410 .355 .751 .696 115 .606 9.9 1.0 .740 .209 .111 14.6 354
?Bill Wilson 30 110 87 5 1.5 90 .158 .167 .277 .213 .341 .245 .355 .458 .696 32 .144 -9.7 -1.0 .400 .157 .078 1.5 2/3
League Average 4.0 91 .267 .270 .278 .333 .342 .347 .357 .680 .699 94 .505 .649 .190 .077
Team Total 5775 3945 579 3.8 90 .263 .267 .277 .325 .341 .342 .355 .667 .696 92 .485 -63.6 -6.9 .645 .192 .075 56.3
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
#Nick Altrock 21 12 33 30 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 .233 .303 .233 .536 2 11 11
Scoops Carey 27 8 34 33 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .182 .206 .273 .479 2 8 8
#Dad Clarke 33 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
*Fred Clarke 25 157 681 619 111 182 23 12 3 45 40 47 0 .294 .358 .384 .743 82 149 149
*Josh Clarke 19 6 21 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .238 .200 .438 1 6 6
#Billy Clingman 28 162 614 558 62 137 12 6 0 48 15 51 0 .246 .314 .289 .603 49 154 154
Bert Cunningham 32 46 156 146 20 32 3 1 1 15 1 10 0 .219 .269 .274 .543 11 44 44
Harry Davis 24 101 397 377 46 95 14 15 2 38 13 19 0 .252 .290 .385 .674 42 96 96
*George Decker 29 124 481 448 50 116 14 3 1 60 13 29 0 .259 .310 .310 .620 42 118 118
Charlie Dexter 22 118 467 434 72 130 13 5 1 62 43 26 0 .300 .349 .359 .708 53 112 112
?Pete Dowling -- 38 119 111 8 21 4 4 0 8 1 6 0 .189 .244 .297 .541 7 36 36
Red Ehret 29 14 44 42 3 9 3 1 0 4 0 1 0 .214 .250 .333 .583 3 13 13
Chick Fraser 24 34 105 99 10 18 1 2 0 5 3 6 0 .182 .229 .232 .461 5 32 32
*Topsy Hartsel 24 23 85 73 11 23 0 0 0 9 2 11 0 .315 .412 .315 .727 9 22 22
*Dummy Hoy 36 156 658 601 98 175 15 16 6 62 37 48 0 .291 .353 .399 .752 82 148 148
Malachi Kittridge 28 90 312 297 26 69 8 5 1 29 9 15 0 .232 .269 .303 .572 24 86 86
Tommy Leach 20 3 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
Bill Magee 23 40 119 116 10 14 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 .121 .143 .129 .272 2 38 38
Lou Mahaffey 24 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 1 1
Doc Nance 21 23 92 79 13 24 5 0 1 15 2 12 0 .304 .402 .405 .807 13 22 22
Doc Powers 27 36 108 103 12 27 4 3 1 18 1 5 0 .262 .296 .388 .685 12 34 34
?John Richter 25 3 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3 3
#Claude Ritchey 24 159 626 571 62 139 10 4 5 49 19 46 0 .243 .310 .301 .611 52 151 151
Heinie Smith 26 37 136 127 14 24 4 0 0 13 6 6 0 .189 .243 .220 .463 6 35 35
Cooney Snyder 26 18 68 64 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 .156 .206 .156 .362 2 17 17
General Stafford 30 90 339 314 44 85 5 0 2 31 10 23 0 .271 .324 .306 .630 31 86 86
Tom Stouch 28 4 18 17 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 .294 .333 .353 .686 2 4 4
?Billy Taylor 27 9 27 25 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 .240 .296 .280 .576 2 9 9
?Frank Todd 28 4 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4 4
Honus Wagner 24 159 645 608 76 175 29 3 10 100 27 31 0 .288 .329 .395 .723 77 151 151
?Bill Wilson 30 31 113 107 5 18 1 2 1 13 3 5 0 .168 .212 .243 .455 5 29 29
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
#Nick Altrock 21 1 32 11 32 29 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 2 .241 .313 .241 .554 60 7 1 0
Scoops Carey 27 2 565 131 565 522 60 134 22 7 1 76 2 28 32 .257 .300 .331 .631 62 173 4 11
#Dad Clarke 33 7 395 123 395 364 41 78 5 4 1 28 1 28 45 .214 .274 .258 .532 41 94 2 1
*Fred Clarke 25 5 2774 615 2774 2494 482 828 100 55 29 323 196 195 85 .332 .396 .451 .847 127 1125 67 18
*Josh Clarke 19 1 20 6 20 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 9 3 0 1
#Billy Clingman 28 6 2009 502 2009 1770 252 434 54 19 4 184 67 187 94 .245 .323 .304 .626 71 538 15 37
Bert Cunningham 32 9 1058 305 1058 990 123 210 29 14 7 106 12 57 113 .212 .259 .291 .549 56 288 5 6
Harry Davis 24 4 1354 322 1354 1217 187 329 40 60 6 182 60 91 41 .270 .330 .417 .747 103 507 18 28
*George Decker 29 7 2791 659 2791 2583 407 717 90 49 24 397 109 161 124 .278 .325 .378 .703 85 977 19 28
Charlie Dexter 22 3 1177 295 1177 1080 184 316 43 17 6 149 77 64 34 .293 .341 .381 .722 98 411 16 17
?Pete Dowling -- 2 127 40 127 117 10 23 5 4 0 9 1 6 .197 .248 .308 .556 58 36 2 2
Red Ehret 29 11 1334 397 1334 1265 117 274 32 11 4 140 15 57 124 .217 .252 .269 .520 44 340 2 10
Chick Fraser 24 3 382 113 382 352 32 57 5 4 2 22 6 23 34 .162 .218 .216 .433 18 76 2 5
*Topsy Hartsel 24 1 85 22 85 71 11 23 0 0 0 9 2 11 .324 .422 .324 .746 115 23 1 2
*Dummy Hoy 36 11 6673 1438 6673 5673 1150 1614 188 95 31 597 524 816 210 .285 .385 .368 .752 107 2085 106 78
Malachi Kittridge 28 9 2465 655 2465 2257 258 501 61 29 13 234 48 177 166 .222 .279 .292 .571 55 659 3 28
Tommy Leach 20 1 10 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 -42 1 0 0
Bill Magee 23 2 182 60 182 173 14 27 2 0 0 14 2 6 .156 .189 .168 .357 -0 29 1 2
Lou Mahaffey 24 1 5 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0
Doc Nance 21 2 235 57 235 196 38 53 10 3 4 33 5 32 .270 .378 .413 .792 117 81 2 5
Doc Powers 27 1 107 34 107 99 13 27 4 3 1 19 1 5 .273 .308 .404 .712 104 40 0 3
?John Richter 25 1 14 3 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -12 2 0 1
#Claude Ritchey 24 2 1034 252 1034 888 123 235 22 8 5 92 30 88 .265 .340 .324 .665 83 288 14 44
Heinie Smith 26 2 216 56 216 197 21 43 7 0 1 20 7 9 .218 .267 .269 .536 50 53 4 6
Cooney Snyder 26 1 68 17 68 61 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 .164 .215 .164 .379 9 10 1 3
General Stafford 30 7 2021 482 2021 1828 301 499 51 16 17 236 104 152 96 .273 .335 .346 .681 82 633 17 24
Tom Stouch 28 1 17 4 17 16 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 .313 .353 .375 .728 109 6 0 0
?Billy Taylor 27 1 27 9 27 24 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 .308 .292 .599 72 7 1 1
?Frank Todd 28 1 5 4 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 128 3 0 0
Honus Wagner 24 2 893 212 893 825 117 256 46 7 12 144 46 46 .310 .352 .427 .779 118 352 7 15
?Bill Wilson 30 3 853 217 853 787 78 163 24 9 2 75 17 45 50 .207 .257 .268 .525 49 211 8 13
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1897 / 1899 Batting Statistics