1899
Deacon Phillippe's No-Hitter
Deacon Phillippe started as the Louisville Colonels held the New York Giants without a hit on May 25, 1899, winning 7–0.
Louisville Colonels
In 1889 the Colonels went 27-111, the third-worst winning rate any club has posted. In 1890 they went 88-44 and won the American Association pennant. No club has made that turn in one year before or since. Fifteen seasons at 831-1,197 in all.
The end came in 1899, when the National League cut from twelve clubs to eight and Louisville was one of the four removed. Its owner, Barney Dreyfuss, bought into Pittsburgh and took the best players with him — Honus Wagner, Fred Clarke, Rube Waddell and others — which is why Pittsburgh won three straight pennants from 1901 and Louisville has had no major-league club since.
Six Hall of Famers played here: Wagner, Clarke, Waddell, Hughie Jennings, Jimmy Collins and Dan Brouthers. Clarke managed the last three seasons at 21. Home was Eclipse Park, in two buildings, the first of which burned.
Season by season
| Year | Club | W | L | Pct | Finish | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Louisville Colonels | 53 | 59 | .473 | 6 | — | — |
| 1886 | Louisville Colonels | 66 | 70 | .485 | 4 | — | — |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | 76 | 60 | .559 | 4 | — | — |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | 48 | 87 | .356 | 7 | — | — |
| 1889 | Louisville Colonels | 27 | 111 | .196 | 8 | — | — |
| 1890 | Louisville Colonels | 88 | 44 | .667 | 1 | Pennant | — |
| 1891 | Louisville Colonels | 54 | 83 | .394 | 8 | — | — |
| 1892 | Louisville Colonels | 63 | 89 | .414 | 9 | — | 131,159 |
| 1893 | Louisville Colonels | 50 | 75 | .400 | 11 | — | 53,683 |
| 1894 | Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | .277 | 12 | — | 75,000 |
| 1895 | Louisville Colonels | 35 | 96 | .267 | 12 | — | 92,000 |
| 1896 | Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | .290 | 12 | — | 133,000 |
| 1897 | Louisville Colonels | 52 | 78 | .400 | 11 | — | 145,210 |
| 1898 | Louisville Colonels | 70 | 81 | .464 | 9 | — | 128,980 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | 75 | 77 | .493 | 9 | — | 109,319 |
| Total | 15 seasons | 831 | 1,197 | .410 | — | 0 World Series | — |
Notable events
1899
Louisville Colonels at Chicago Orphans
Louisville Colonels 9, Chicago Orphans 5.
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Louisville Colonels at Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Colonels 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1.
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Louisville Colonels at Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Colonels 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5.
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Louisville Colonels at Chicago Orphans
Louisville Colonels 3, Chicago Orphans 7.
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Louisville Colonels at Cincinnati Reds
Louisville Colonels 2, Cincinnati Reds 4.
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Louisville Colonels at Cincinnati Reds
Louisville Colonels 1, Cincinnati Reds 8.
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Louisville Colonels at Cincinnati Reds
Louisville Colonels 4, Cincinnati Reds 0.
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Louisville Colonels at Chicago Orphans
Louisville Colonels 3, Chicago Orphans 4.
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Louisville Colonels at Chicago Orphans
Louisville Colonels 10, Chicago Orphans 2.
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Louisville Colonels at Chicago Orphans
Louisville Colonels 6, Chicago Orphans 1.
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Louisville Colonels at Chicago Orphans
Louisville Colonels 12, Chicago Orphans 6.
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Louisville Colonels at St. Louis Perfectos
Louisville Colonels 3, St. Louis Perfectos 7.
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Louisville Colonels at St. Louis Perfectos
Louisville Colonels 2, St. Louis Perfectos 3.
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Louisville Colonels at St. Louis Perfectos
Louisville Colonels 16, St. Louis Perfectos 3.
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Louisville Colonels at St. Louis Perfectos
Louisville Colonels 7, St. Louis Perfectos 6.
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Cleveland Spiders at Louisville Colonels
Cleveland Spiders 1, Louisville Colonels 5.
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Louisville Colonels at Washington Senators
Louisville Colonels 17, Washington Senators 4.
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Louisville Colonels at Washington Senators
Louisville Colonels 6, Washington Senators 4.
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Louisville Colonels at Washington Senators
Louisville Colonels 4, Washington Senators 3.
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Louisville Colonels at Washington Senators
Louisville Colonels 4, Washington Senators 1.
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Louisville Colonels at Washington Senators
Louisville Colonels 6, Washington Senators 4.
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Louisville Colonels at Philadelphia Phillies
Louisville Colonels 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1.
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Louisville Colonels at Philadelphia Phillies
Louisville Colonels 0, Philadelphia Phillies 4.
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Louisville Colonels at Philadelphia Phillies
Louisville Colonels 10, Philadelphia Phillies 9.
Notable players
Showing 60 of 254 players on file for the club, most prominent first.