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

Champions

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

Major league baseball final standings

National League final standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 8751 0.630 51–20 36–31
Chicago Colts 8253 0.607 43–22 39–31
New York Giants 7161 0.538 13 39–28 32–33
Philadelphia Phillies 6869 0.496 18½ 35–34 33–35
Cleveland Spiders 6574 0.468 22½ 40–28 25–46
Brooklyn Grooms 6176 0.445 25½ 41–31 20–45
Cincinnati Reds 5681 0.409 30½ 26–41 30–40
Pittsburgh Pirates 5580 0.407 30½ 32–34 23–46

American Association final standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Reds 9342 0.689 51–17 42–25
St. Louis Browns 8551 0.625 52–21 33–30
Baltimore Orioles 7164 0.526 22 44–24 27–40
Philadelphia Athletics 7366 0.525 22 43–26 30–40
Milwaukee Brewers 2115 0.583 22½ 16–5 5–10
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 4357 0.430 32½ 24–21 19–36
Columbus Solons 6176 0.445 33 33–29 28–47
Louisville Colonels 5483 0.394 40 39–32 15–51
Washington Statesmen 4491 0.326 49 28–40 16–51

Statistical leaders

Bill Hutchison

National League statistical leaders

National League
TypeNameStat
AVGBilly Hamilton PHP.340
HRHarry Stovey BSB16Mike Tiernan NY16
RBICap Anson CHI120
WinsBill Hutchison CHI44
ERAJohn Ewing NYG2.27
StrikeoutsAmos Rusie NYG337

American Association statistical leaders

American Association
TypeNameStat
AVGDan Brouthers BSR.350
HRDuke Farrell BSR12
RBIHugh Duffy BSR110Duke Farrell BSR110
WinsSadie McMahon BAL35
ERAEd Crane CNK2.45
StrikeoutsJack Stivetts STL259

Notable seasons

  • 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

January–March

  • 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

July–September

October–December

  • 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

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

References

  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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