Talk:Louisville Colonels

Cleaning up Timeline
moved one sentence about NL merger in 1892 to under the championship sentence since that occured in 1890UnseemlyWeasel 14:28, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Added a bit of information about the move of the team to PittsburghUnseemlyWeasel 14:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Minor league move??
Should the information about the minor league Colonel franchises be added to the Louisville Bats page and mentioned under a passage such as "History of Minor League Baseball in Louisville" ? UnseemlyWeasel 14:34, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree: it seems to me that the major league team and minor league should each have their own entries. The current set up makes about as much sense as combining the three teams called "the Baltimore Orioles" in one article. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 02:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The only caveat would be if there is crossover between any of the teams. A number of 19th century teams kind of drifted between the majors and the minors. That kind of thing came to a stop in 1901, obviously. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 03:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see any obvious connection between the team that ended in 1899 and the team that began in 1902. In fact, I'm fairly certain there isn't any. Barney Dreyfuss owned both Louisville and Pittsburgh, and he merged Louisville into Pittsburgh in 1900. So the articles should be separate, as with the major and minor league versions of the Milwaukee Brewers. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 15:27, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. -Dewelar (talk) 05:06, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Taking out a hit?
I've read the Colonels had one player who led the AA in hitting for its entire existence. Am I right thinking it was Honus Wagner? Does it merit a mention here? (Regrettably, the source might fail WP:RS: it was a factoid in Out Of the Park Baseball...)  TREKphiler   any time you're ready, Uhura  17:38, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Couldn't be Wagner. He only played in Louisville for 3 seasons, all after they were in the NL.  Most likely Pete Browning, whose .345 lifetime AA batting average may well be the best in AA history. Rlendog (talk) 22:59, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thx for the quick answer. ;p  TREKphiler   any time you're ready, Uhura  00:12, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Cecil Cooper
Cecil Cooper had more than 2,100 hits and a .298 batting average in MLB for the Red Sox and Brewers. He at least deserves a mention as a notable player in Louisville Colonel history even though he spent only one season there (1972). 96.28.165.35 (talk) 16:44, 28 May 2023 (UTC)