1891 Columbus Solons season explained

Columbus Solons
Season:	1891
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Recreation Park
City:	Columbus, Ohio
Manager:	Gus Schmelz

The 1891 Columbus Solons baseball team finished with a 61–76 record, sixth place in the American Association. The team folded at the conclusion of the season.

Regular season

Roster

1891 Columbus Solons
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		77	280	61	.218	0	35
1B		137	511	110	.215	1	52
2B		138	519	127	.245	0	46
SS		136	498	114	.229	0	39
3B		68	261	56	.215	2	22
OF		137	552	166	.301	10	90
OF		99	366	94	.257	1	61
OF		81	304	76	.250	3	35

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
	56	229	61	.266	0	37
	57	224	62	.277	2	35
	55	201	45	.224	0	22
	34	136	38	.279	0	12
	17	54	13	.241	0	9
	12	41	7	.171	0	4

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
	58	462.0	28	27	2.92	228
	35	283.2	12	19	3.78	109
	27	203.1	12	11	4.16	68
	20	150.1	5	12	4.43	65
	6	45.0	2	2	5.40	19
	1	9.0	0	1	4.00	1

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
	6	31.0	1	1	4.06	8
	4	21.0	1	2	6.86	2

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1891 Columbus Solons team page at Baseball Reference