1891 Chicago Colts season explained

Chicago Colts
Season:	1891
League:	National League
Ballpark:	West Side Park (since 1885) South Side Park
City:	Chicago
Owner:	Albert Spalding
Manager:	Cap Anson

The 1891 Chicago Colts season was the 20th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 16th in the National League and the first at South Side Park. The Colts finished second in the National League with a record of 82–53.

Regular season

Roster

1891 Chicago Colts
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		79	296	62	.209	2	27
1B		136	540	157	.291	8	120
2B		137	498	123	.247	7	77
SS		118	465	114	.245	0	42
3B		135	549	143	.260	9	76
OF		121	498	137	.275	11	71
OF		130	515	132	.256	7	80
OF		118	505	140	.277	9	66

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
	59	243	55	.226	1	17
	27	90	30	.333	1	21
	15	45	4	.089	0	5
	11	42	9	.214	0	4
	8	25	3	.120	0	1
	4	16	3	.188	1	1
	5	12	2	.167	0	3

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
	66	561.0	44	19	2.81	261
	32	256.1	17	11	3.58	73
	30	206.0	8	11	4.76	52
	14	101.0	7	6	3.74	38
	14	79.2	6	5	4.07	39

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1891 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference