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1898 Louisville Colonels

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899

70-81, Finished 9th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Fred Clarke (70-81)
Scored 728 runs, Allowed 833 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-85

Ballparks: Eclipse Park II · Attendance: 128,980 (9th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 98


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1897 / 1899 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
Nick Altrock 21 B L 5' 10" 197 Sep 15, 1876 1st 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 $
Scoops Carey 27 R R 5' 11" 175 Dec 4, 1870 2 8 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Dad Clarke 33 B R 5' 7" 160 Jan 7, 1865 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Fred Clarke HOF 25 L R 5' 10" 165 Oct 3, 1872 5 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 2 149 3.6 $
Josh Clarke 19 L R 5' 10" 180 Mar 8, 1879 1st 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 -0.2 $
Billy Clingman 28 B R 5' 11" 150 Nov 21, 1869 6 154 154 0 0 0 1 79 74 0 1 0 1 1.5 $
Bert Cunningham 32 R R 5' 6" 147 Nov 25, 1865 9 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.7 $
Harry Davis 24 R R 5' 10" 180 Jul 19, 1873 4 37 37 0 0 34 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 -0.3 $
George Decker 32 L L 6' 1" 180 Jun 1, 1866 7 42 42 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.4 $
Charlie Dexter 22 R R 5' 7" 155 Jun 15, 1876 3 112 112 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 95 95 1.8 $
Pete Dowling 21 L L 5' 11" 165 Jul 15, 1876 2 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 $
Red Ehret 29 R R 6' 0" 175 Aug 31, 1868 11 13 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $
Chick Fraser 24 R R 5' 10" 188 Aug 26, 1873 3 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.0 $
Topsy Hartsel 24 L L 5' 5" 155 Jun 26, 1874 1st 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 0.1 $
Dummy Hoy 36 L R 5' 6" 160 May 23, 1862 11 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 148 3.0 $
Malachi Kittridge 28 R R 5' 7" 170 Oct 12, 1869 9 86 86 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $
Tommy Leach 20 R R 5' 6" 150 Nov 4, 1877 1st 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Bill Magee 22 R R 5' 10" 154 Jul 6, 1875 2 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 $
Lou Mahaffey 24 R R 5' 9" 170 Jan 3, 1874 1st 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Kid Nance 21 R R 5' 7" 165 Aug 2, 1876 2 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 0.6 $
Doc Powers 27 R R Sep 22, 1870 1st 34 34 0 22 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.6 $
John Richter 25 6' 0" 178 Feb 8, 1873 1st 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Claude Ritchey 24 B R 5' 6" 167 Oct 5, 1873 2 151 151 0 0 0 71 0 80 0 0 0 0 0.5 $
Heinie Smith 26 R R 5' 9" 160 Oct 24, 1871 2 35 35 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 $
Cooney Snyder 25 R 6' 3" 180 May 6, 1873 1st 17 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
General Stafford 30 R R 5' 8" 165 Jan 30, 1868 7 49 49 0 0 0 28 1 0 6 7 9 22 0.4 $
Tom Stouch 28 R R 6' 2" 165 Dec 2, 1869 1st 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Billy Taylor 27 R 5' 10" 160 Dec, 1870 1st 9 9 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Frank Todd 28 L Oct 18, 1869 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 $
Honus Wagner HOF 24 R R 5' 11" 200 Feb 24, 1874 2 151 151 0 0 75 10 65 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 $1,650
Bill Wilson 30 R Oct 28, 1867 3 29 29 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 $
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

1897 / 1899 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers