Louisville Colonels
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The Louisville Colonels were a 19th-century Major League Baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky, that competed in the American Association and later the National League.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball team
ⓘ
defunct Major League Baseball team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Louisville Eclipse
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisville Eclipse (early years)
|
| basedIn | Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| city |
Louisville, Kentucky
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisville
|
| color |
navy blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbanded | 1899 ⓘ |
| division |
National League
ⓘ
surface form:
National League (no formal divisions in 19th century)
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| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| finalSeason | 1899 ⓘ |
| foundedAsMajorLeagueClub | 1882 ⓘ |
| governingBodyContext | played under early Major League Baseball organizational structures ⓘ |
| historicalLeagueChange | moved from American Association to National League in 1892 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the early Major League clubs that supplied stars to the Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| homeBallpark |
Eclipse Park
ⓘ
Eclipse Park II ⓘ |
| homeCityPopulationContext | mid-sized American city in late 19th century ⓘ |
| homeGamesLocation | Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| joinedLeague |
American Association in 1882
ⓘ
National League ⓘ
surface form:
National League in 1892
|
| league |
American Association
ⓘ
National League ⓘ |
| majorLeagueStatus | Major League ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | derived from Kentucky’s nickname "The Bluegrass State" and association with "Colonel" honorific ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Triple Crown (pitching)
ⓘ
surface form:
Guy Hecker won American Association pitching Triple Crown in 1884 while with Louisville
|
| notableEvent | roster and player contracts largely transferred to Pittsburgh Pirates after 1899 season ⓘ |
| notableManager | Fred Clarke ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Chicken Wolf
ⓘ
Fred Clarke ⓘ Guy Hecker ⓘ Honus Wagner ⓘ Pete Browning ⓘ Rube Waddell ⓘ Toad Ramsey ⓘ Tommy Leach ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 1890 American Association championship season ⓘ |
| originalLeague | American Association ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 19th-century Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| predecessorName | Louisville Eclipse ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorFranchiseAssetsTransferredTo | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| timeline | active in Major League play during the 1880s and 1890s ⓘ |
| wonChampionship | American Association pennant in 1890 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baltimore Orioles (National League)
this entity surface form:
Louisville Colonels in Major League Baseball
subject surface form:
Honus Wagner
this entity surface form:
Louisville Colonels (National League)
this entity surface form:
Louisville Colonels (American Association)