1891 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1891 throughout the world.

Champions[edit]

World Series: Boston (NL) declined to meet Boston (AA)

Major league baseball final standings[edit]

National League final standings[edit]

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 87 51 0.630 51–20 36–31
Chicago Colts 82 53 0.607 43–22 39–31
New York Giants 71 61 0.538 13 39–28 32–33
Philadelphia Phillies 68 69 0.496 18½ 35–34 33–35
Cleveland Spiders 65 74 0.468 22½ 40–28 25–46
Brooklyn Grooms 61 76 0.445 25½ 41–31 20–45
Cincinnati Reds 56 81 0.409 30½ 26–41 30–40
Pittsburgh Pirates 55 80 0.407 30½ 32–34 23–46

American Association final standings[edit]

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Reds 93 42 0.689 51–17 42–25
St. Louis Browns 85 51 0.625 52–21 33–30
Baltimore Orioles 71 64 0.526 22 44–24 27–40
Philadelphia Athletics 73 66 0.525 22 43–26 30–40
Milwaukee Brewers 21 15 0.583 22½ 16–5 5–10
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 43 57 0.430 32½ 24–21 19–36
Columbus Solons 61 76 0.445 33 33–29 28–47
Louisville Colonels 54 83 0.394 40 39–32 15–51
Washington Statesmen 44 91 0.326 49 28–40 16–51

Statistical leaders[edit]

Bill Hutchison

National League statistical leaders[edit]

National League
Type Name Stat
AVG Billy Hamilton PHP .340
HR Harry Stovey BSB
Mike Tiernan NY
16
RBI Cap Anson CHI 120
Wins Bill Hutchison CHI 44
ERA John Ewing NY 2.27
Strikeouts Amos Rusie NY 337

American Association statistical leaders[edit]

American Association
Type Name Stat
AVG Dan Brouthers BSR .350
HR Duke Farrell BSR 12
RBI Hugh Duffy BSR
Duke Farrell BSR
110
Wins Sadie McMahon BAL 35
ERA Ed Crane CNK 2.45
Strikeouts Jack Stivetts STL 259

Notable seasons[edit]

  • Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Billy Hamilton leads the NL with 179 hits, 111 stolen bases, 141 runs scored, and a .340 batting average. His .874 OPS and 155 OPS+ both rank second in the league.[1][2]
  • Chicago Colts pitcher Bill Hutchison has a record of 44-19 and leads the NL with 561 innings pitched and 44 wins. His 261 strikeouts rank second in the league. He has a 2.81 earned run average and a 123 ERA+.[3][4]

Events[edit]

January–March[edit]

  • January 16 - An agreement is signed between the National League, American Association, and Western Association which creates a three man panel to settle any and all disputes between the three leagues. The agreement occurs two days after the National League allowed the American Association to place a team in Boston, a move the NL's Boston Beaneaters opposed.
  • January 30 - The Boston Reds purchase the contract of second baseman Cupid Childs from the Syracuse Stars for $2,000.
  • February 1 - The New York Giants sell the contract of Jesse Burkett to the Cleveland Spiders
  • February 6 – The New York Giants' salary list is leaked to the press. It shows a total player payroll of $54,600 with Buck Ewing's $5,500 salary topping the scale.

April–June[edit]

July–September[edit]

October–December[edit]

  • October 4 – On the final day of the American Association season, Ted Breitenstein of the St. Louis Browns throws a no-hitter against the Louisville Colonels, in an 8–0 Browns win. It is Breitenstein's first major league start. He faced the minimum number of batters, 27, allowing just one base on balls. It was also the last no-hitter thrown in the American Association, as the league folded following the season.
  • November 26 – A series for the championship of the Pacific Coast begins between the champions of the California League (the San Jose Dukes) and the Pacific Northwest League pennant winners (the Portland Webfeet). San Jose wins the opener, 8–6. The series will last until January 10 with San Jose winning 10 games to 9. All the games are played in San Jose, California.

Births[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1891 National League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Billy Hamilton Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1891 National League Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bill Hutchison Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

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