1891 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1891 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887)
Other information
Owner(s) William A. Nimick
Manager(s) Bill McGunnigle, Ned Hanlon
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The 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 10th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise (and the first under the "Pirates" name); the 5th in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 55–80.

Regular season

Season standings

National League 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

Roster

1891 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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 Mack, ConnieConnie Mack 75 280 60 .214 0 29
OF Hanlon, NedNed Hanlon 119 455 121 .266 0 60

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
Maul, AlAl Maul 47 149 28 .188 0 14
Newell, JohnJohn Newell 5 18 2 .111 0 2

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
Baldwin, MarkMark Baldwin 53 437.2 21 28 2.76 197
Galvin, PudPud Galvin 33 246.2 15 14 2.88 46

Other 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
Maul, AlAl Maul 8 39 1 2 2.31 13

References