1891 Boston Beaneaters season
Major League Baseball team season
| 1891 Boston Beaneaters | |
|---|---|
| National League Champions | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | South End Grounds |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 87–51 (.630) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owner | Arthur Soden |
| Manager | Frank Selee |
← 1890 1892 → | |
The 1891 Boston Beaneaters season was the 21st season of the franchise. The team finished first in the National League with an 87–51 record. After trailing the Chicago Colts by seven games in early September, the Beaneaters won 25 of their last 29 games to finish first in the league.
Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Beaneaters | 87 | 51 | 0.630 | — | 51–20 | 36–31 |
| Chicago Colts | 82 | 53 | 0.607 | 3½ | 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 |
Record vs. opponents
1891 National League record
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| Team | BOS | BRO | CHI | CIN | CLE | NYG | PHI | PIT | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 15–5 | 7–13 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 15–5–1 | 12–7 | 16–3–1 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 5–15 | — | 7–13 | 9–10 | 11–9 | 8–11 | 12–8 | 9–10 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 13–7 | 13–7 | — | 14–6 | 16–4 | 5–13–1 | 9–10 | 12–6–1 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 9–11 | 10–9 | 6–14 | — | 7–13 | 5–13–1 | 9–11 | 10–10 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 9–11 | 9–11 | 4–16 | 13–7 | — | 6–13–1 | 10–10–1 | 14–6 | |||||||||
| New York | 5–15–1 | 11–8 | 13–5–1 | 13–5–1 | 13–6–1 | — | 9–10 | 7–12 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 7–12 | 8–12 | 10–9 | 11–9 | 10–10–1 | 10–9 | — | 12–8 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–16–1 | 10–9 | 6–12–1 | 10–10 | 6–14 | 12–7 | 8–12 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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Pitchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Charlie Bennett | 75 | 256 | 55 | .215 | 5 | 39 |
| 1B | Tommy Tucker | 140 | 548 | 148 | .270 | 2 | 69 |
| 2B | Joe Quinn | 124 | 508 | 122 | .240 | 3 | 63 |
| SS | Herman Long | 139 | 577 | 163 | .282 | 9 | 75 |
| 3B | Billy Nash | 140 | 537 | 148 | .276 | 5 | 95 |
| OF | Harry Stovey | 134 | 544 | 152 | .279 | 16 | 95 |
| OF | Bobby Lowe | 125 | 497 | 129 | .260 | 6 | 74 |
| OF | Steve Brodie | 133 | 523 | 136 | .260 | 2 | 78 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ganzel | 70 | 263 | 68 | .259 | 1 | 29 |
| Marty Sullivan | 17 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 2 | 7 |
| King Kelly | 16 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Kelley | 12 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 0 | 3 |
| George Rooks | 5 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lake | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Clarkson | 55 | 460.2 | 33 | 19 | 2.79 | 141 |
| Kid Nichols | 52 | 425.1 | 30 | 17 | 2.39 | 240 |
| Harry Staley | 31 | 252.1 | 20 | 8 | 2.50 | 114 |
| Pretzels Getzien | 11 | 89.0 | 4 | 5 | 3.84 | 29 |
| John Kiley | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Tod Brynan | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tommy Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Bobby Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Jim Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
References
- 1891 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference
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