List of Louisville Colonels managers
The
The Colonels' first manager was
Clarke holds the Colonels' record for games managed (402), managerial wins (180), and managerial losses (212).[3] Mike Walsh, who managed the team in 1884, has the highest winning percentage of any Colonels' manager, at .630.[3] The only other two managers who had winning percentages over .500 for the Colonels are Mack and Joe Gerhardt, who managed the team in 1883.[3] The only Colonels' manager who served more than one term was Mordecai Davidson, who served two terms during the 1888 season while he was also the team's owner.[13][14] Davidson replaced John Kelly for three games before being replaced by John Kerins.[3][13] After Kerins managed the Colonels for seven games, Davidson took over again for the final 90 games of the season.[3][13] Davidson's total managerial record with the Colonels was 93 games managed with 35 wins and 54 losses, for a winning percentage of .393.[13]
Table key
# |
A running total of the number of Colonels managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is counted only once. |
G |
Number of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games |
W |
Number of regular season wins in games managed |
L |
Number of regular season losses in games managed |
WPct |
Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed |
PA |
Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs |
PW |
Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
PL |
Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
LC |
League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager |
WS |
World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager |
† |
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
Managers
#[b] | Image | Manager | Seasons | G | W | L | WPct | PA | PW | PL | LC | WS | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Denny Mack | 1882 |
80 | 42 | 38 | .525 | — | — | — | — | — | [15] | |
2 | Joe Gerhardt | 1883 |
98 | 52 | 45 | .536 | — | — | — | — | — | [16] | |
3 | Mike Walsh | 1884 |
110 | 68 | 40 | .630 | — | — | — | — | — | [17] | |
4 | Jim Hart |
1886 |
250 | 119 | 129 | .480 | — | — | — | — | — | [18] | |
5 | John Kelly | 1888 |
178 | 86 | 89 | .491 | — | — | — | — | — | [19][20][21] | |
6 | Mordecai Davidson | 1888 |
3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | [13] | |
7 | John Kerins | 1888 |
7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | — | — | — | — | — | [22] | |
— | Mordecai Davidson | 1888 |
90 | 34 | 52 | .395 | — | — | — | — | — | [13] | |
8 | Dude Esterbrook | 1889 |
10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | — | — | — | — | — | [23] | |
9 | Jimmy Wolf | 1889 |
65 | 14 | 51 | .215 | — | — | — | — | — | [24] | |
10 | Dan Shannon | 1889 |
58 | 10 | 46 | .179 | — | — | — | — | — | [25] | |
11 | Jack Chapman | 1892 |
336 | 164 | 166 | .497 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0[a] | [12][26] | |
12 | Fred Pfeffer | 1892 |
100 | 42 | 56 | .429 | — | — | — | — | — | [27] | |
13 | Billy Barnie | 1894 |
257 | 86 | 169 | .337 | — | — | — | — | — | [28] | |
14 | John McCloskey | 1896 |
152 | 37 | 113 | .247 | — | — | — | — | — | [29] | |
15 | Bill McGunnigle | 1896 |
115 | 36 | 76 | .321 | — | — | — | — | — | [30] | |
16 | Jim Rogers | 1897 |
44 | 17 | 24 | .415 | — | — | — | — | — | [31] | |
17 | Fred Clarke† | 1899 |
402 | 180 | 212 | .459 | — | — | — | — | — | [9] | |
Totals | 17 managers | 18 seasons | 2,355 | 993 | 1,320 | .429 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Footnotes
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Louisville Colonels Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- The Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Louisville Colonels Managerial Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Manager: Definition | Dictionary.com". Dictionary.Reference.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4.
- ^ "Fred Clarke". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ISBN 1-57488-860-9.
- ISBN 1-57488-860-9.
- ^ a b "Fred Clarke Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Louisville Colonels Hall of Fame Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ a b c "1890 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mordecai Davidson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ISBN 978-0-8032-9244-4.
- ^ "Denny Mack Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Joe Gerhardt Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Mike Walsh Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Jim Hart Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- The Society for American Baseball Research: 7–9. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Kick Kelly". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3419-0.
- ^ "John Kerins Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Dude Esterbrook Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Jimmy Wolf Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Dan Shannon Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Jack Chapman". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Fred Pfeffer". Retrosheet. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Billy Barnie Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "John McCloskey Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Bill McGunnigle Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Jim Rogers Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "World Series". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-03-15.