1891 St. Louis Browns season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = St. Louis Browns
| season = 1891
| misc =
| league = American Association (19th century){{!}}American Association
| ballpark = Sportsman's Park
| city = St. Louis, Missouri
| record = {{winpct|85|51|record=y}}
| league_place = 2nd
| owner = Chris von der Ahe
| manager = Charlie Comiskey
| television =
| radio =
| espntn = stl
| brtn = stl
}}
The 1891 St. Louis Browns season was the team's tenth season in St. Louis, Missouri and the tenth season in the American Association. The Browns went 85–51 during the season and finished second in the American Association.
This was the Browns final season in the American Association. The league folded after the season, and the Browns moved to the National League where they remain today as the St. Louis Cardinals.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1891 American Association standings|highlight=St. Louis Browns}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1891 American Association Record vs. opponents|team=STL}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #964B00; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1891 St. Louis Browns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #964B00; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Ted Breitenstein}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Burrell}}
{{MLBplayer | Jesse Duryea}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Easton}}
{{MLBplayer | Clark Griffith}}
{{MLBplayer | Willie McGill}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Neale}}
{{MLBplayer | George Rettger}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Stivetts}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Jack Boyle}}
{{MLBplayer | Paul Cook}}
{{MLBplayer | Dell Darling}}
{{MLBplayer | John Munyan}}
{{MLBplayer | John Schulze}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Zies}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Charlie Comiskey}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Eagan}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Fuller}}
{{MLBplayer | Shorty Fuller}}
{{MLBplayer | Denny Lyons}}
{{MLBplayer | Mart McQuaid}}
{{MLBplayer | Paul McSweeney}}
{{MLBplayer | John Ricks}}
{{MLBplayer | Yank Robinson}}
{{MLBplayer | Art Whitney}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Dummy Hoy}}
{{MLBplayer | Tommy McCarthy}}
{{MLBplayer | Tip O'Neill}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Visner}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Charlie Comiskey}} |
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|Jack|Boyle}} | 121 | 434 | 122 | .281 | 5 | 79 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Charlie|Comiskey|Charles Comiskey}} | 139 | 572 | 148 | .259 | 2 | 88 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Bill|Eagan}} | 82 | 297 | 65 | .219 | 4 | 43 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Denny|Lyons}} | 120 | 451 | 142 | .315 | 11 | 84 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Shorty|Fuller}} | 135 | 576 | 122 | .212 | 2 | 61 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Dummy|Hoy}} | 139 | 559 | 163 | .292 | 5 | 64 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Tip|O'Neill|Tip O'Neill (baseball)}} | 127 | 514 | 166 | .323 | 10 | 95 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Tommy|McCarthy|dab=baseball}} | 134 | 570 | 176 | .309 | 8 | 92 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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|John|Munyan}} | 60 | 176 | 41 | .233 | 0 | 19 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dell|Darling}} | 17 | 53 | 7 | .132 | 0 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Visner}} | 6 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Paul|Cook|Paul Cook (baseball)}} | 7 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Ricks}} | 5 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Paul|McSweeney}} | 3 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mart|McQuaid}} | 4 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Art|Whitney}} | 3 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Yank|Robinson}} | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Zies}} | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Fuller|dab=baseball}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Schulze|John Schulze (baseball)}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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|Jack|Stivetts}} | 64 | 440.0 | 33 | 22 | 2.86 | 259 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Willie|McGill}} | 33 | 233.0 | 18 | 9 | 2.70 | 146 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Neale}} | 15 | 110.1 | 6 | 4 | 4.24 | 24 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Rettger}} | 14 | 92.2 | 7 | 3 | 3.40 | 49 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Easton}} | 7 | 47.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.10 | 22 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jesse|Duryea}} | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 13 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| 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|Clark|Griffith}} | 27 | 186.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.33 | 68 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Burrell|Harry Burrell (baseball)}} | 7 | 43.0 | 4 | 2 | 4.81 | 19 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Breitenstein}} | 6 | 28.2 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 | 13 |
== 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|Tommy|McCarthy|dab=baseball}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1891.shtml 1891 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1891&t=SL4 1891 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{1891 MLB season by team}}
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