Managers of the Louisville Colonels (1892 - 1899) by Baseball Almanac

Managers of the Louisville Colonels

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Louisville Colonels organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager.

"...nor will any man ever live who shall possess from Louisville the honor of having the last major-league game played on the home grounds." - Reporter A.H. Tarvin

Louisville Colonels Managers & Finishes
Year	Uniform #	Manager(s)	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB
1892 (a)	n/a	Jack Chapman	21	33	.389	9^th	40
1892 (a)	n/a	Fred Pfeffer	9	14	.391
1892 (b)	n/a	Fred Pfeffer	33	42	.440
1893	n/a	Billy Barnie	50	75	.400	11^th	34
1894	n/a	Billy Barnie	36	94	.277	12^th	54
1895	n/a	John McCloskey	35	96	.267	12^th	52½
1896	n/a	John McCloskey	2	17	.105	12^th	53
1896	n/a	Bill McGunnigle	36	76	.321	12^th	53
1897	n/a	Jim Rogers	17	24	.415	11^th	40
1897	n/a	Fred Clarke	35	54	.393	11^th	40
1898	n/a		70	81	.464	9^th	33
1899	n/a		75	77	.493	9^th	28
Louisville Colonels Managers & Finishes

The quotation at the top of the page is in reference to the final game played September 2, 1899, where the Colonels defeated the Senators 25-4.

Prior to 1892, these same Louisville Colonels played in the American Association, starting in 1884. Before that, they were called the Louisville Eclipse (1882-1883).

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