Louisville Colonels

The Louisville Colonels were a baseball team that played in the American Association until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse (1882- 1884) and later as the Louisville Colonels (1885 -1891).

In 1892 the team moved to the National League were they played until 1899). The Colonels won a pennant in the AA and had one playoff appearance.

Some notable Colonels players

Fred Clarke (outfielder-manager) [*]
Harry Davis (first baseman-manager)
Jerry Denny (third baseman)
Jack Glasscock (shortstop)
Hughie Jennings (shortstop) [*]
Honus Wagner (shortstop) [*]
Rube Waddell (pitcher) [*]

[*] Hall of Fame

External links

Louisville Colonels page at Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LOU/)

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