1891 Boston Beaneaters season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Beaneaters
| season = 1891
| misc = National League Champions
| league = National League
| ballpark = South End Grounds
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = {{winpct|87|51|record=y}}
| league_place = 1st
| owner = Arthur Soden
| manager = Frank Selee
| television =
| radio =
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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 =
{{1891 National League standings|highlight=Boston Beaneaters}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1891 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1891 Boston Beaneaters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Tod Brynan}}
{{MLBplayer | John Clarkson}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Getzien}}
{{MLBplayer | John Kiley}}
{{MLBplayer | Kid Nichols}}
{{MLBplayer | Cyclone Ryan}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Staley}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Sullivan}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Charlie Bennett}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Ganzel}}
{{MLBplayer | King Kelly}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Lake}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Herman Long}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Nash}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Quinn}}
{{MLBplayer | Tommy Tucker}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Steve Brodie}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Kelley}}
{{MLBplayer | Bobby Lowe}}
{{MLBplayer | George Rooks}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Stovey}}
{{MLBplayer | Marty Sullivan}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Frank Selee}} |
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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Charlie|Bennett}} | 75 | 256 | 55 | .215 | 5 | 39 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Tommy|Tucker|Tommy Tucker (baseball)}} | 140 | 548 | 148 | .270 | 2 | 69 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Joe|Quinn|Joe Quinn (second baseman)}} | 124 | 508 | 122 | .240 | 3 | 63 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Herman|Long|Herman Long (baseball)}} | 139 | 577 | 163 | .282 | 9 | 75 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Billy|Nash}} | 140 | 537 | 148 | .276 | 5 | 95 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Harry|Stovey}} | 134 | 544 | 152 | .279 | 16 | 95 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Bobby|Lowe}} | 125 | 497 | 129 | .260 | 6 | 74 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Steve|Brodie|Steve Brodie (baseball)}} | 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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Ganzel}} | 70 | 263 | 68 | .259 | 1 | 29 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Marty|Sullivan}} | 17 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 2 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|King|Kelly}} | 16 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Kelley}} | 12 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Rooks}} | 5 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Clarkson}} | 55 | 460.2 | 33 | 19 | 2.79 | 141 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Kid|Nichols}} | 52 | 425.1 | 30 | 17 | 2.39 | 240 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Staley}} | 31 | 252.1 | 20 | 8 | 2.50 | 114 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pretzels|Getzien}} | 11 | 89.0 | 4 | 5 | 3.84 | 29 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Kiley|John Kiley (baseball)}} | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Cyclone|Ryan}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Tommy|Tucker|Tommy Tucker (baseball)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bobby|Lowe}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Sullivan|Jim Sullivan (1890s pitcher)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1891.shtml 1891 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference]
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