1891 Philadelphia Athletics season explained

Philadelphia Athletics
Season:	1891
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Athletic Park
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owner:	J. Earl Wagner
Managers:	Bill Sharsig, George Wood
Prev Season:	1890 Philadelphia Athletics (PL) season

The 1891 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team, which had played the 1890 season in the defunct Players' League, joined the American Association as a replacement for the previous version of the Philadelphia Athletics, which was expelled after the 1890 season.

The team finished with a 73–66 record and was fifth place in the AA. The league folded after the 1891 season; the team disbanded with it.

Regular season

Roster

1891 Philadelphia Athletics
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		118	455	138	.303	11	106
1B		133	526	147	.279	10	93
2B		141	587	166	.283	6	69
SS		133	511	130	.254	7	71
3B		113	453	115	.254	5	66
OF		83	349	73	.209	0	31
OF		58	218	49	.225	3	21
OF		132	528	163	.309	3	61

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
	110	402	121	.301	5	52
	50	201	46	.229	2	13
	40	156	39	.250	1	19
	16	71	15	.211	0	7
	15	54	14	.259	0	3
	3	11	0	.000	0	0
	2	8	2	.250	0	0
	1	3	1	.333	0	0

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
	52	450.0	31	20	3.18	219
	49	405.2	22	23	4.22	204
	19	145.0	11	5	3.79	40
	13	112.0	6	6	6.43	28
	8	68.0	2	5	3.44	22
	6	35.0	1	4	6.94	13
	2	18.0	0	2	3.50	7

References

• 1891 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference