Louisville Colonels

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baseball team defunct Major League Baseball team

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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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball team → defunct Major League Baseball team →
alsoKnownAs	Louisville Eclipse (early years) →
basedIn	Louisville, Kentucky →
city	Louisville →
color	navy blue → white →
competitionLevel	Major League Baseball →
country	United States →
disbanded	1899 →
division	National League (no formal divisions in 19th century) →
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 NERFINISHED → Eclipse Park II →
homeCityPopulationContext	mid-sized American city in late 19th century →
homeGamesLocation	Louisville, Kentucky →
joinedLeague	American Association in 1882 → 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	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 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Louis Phillippi → Fred Clarke → Jimmy Collins →	memberOfSportsTeam
Charles Louis Phillippi ("Louisville Colonels in Major League Baseball") → Deacon Phillippe → Pee Wee Reese →	playedFor
Deacon Phillippe → Honus Wagner →	MLBDebutTeam
Hughie Jennings → John McGraw ("Baltimore Orioles (National League)") →	teamPlayedFor
Honus Wagner →	playedForTeam
Deacon Phillippe →	team