1891 Pittsburgh Pirates season explained

Pittsburgh Pirates
Season:	1891
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Exposition Park
City:	Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Owner:	William A. Nimick
Managers:	Bill McGunnigle, Ned Hanlon
Prev Season:	1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season

The 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the tenth season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise and the first season under the "Pirates" name; their fifth place in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 55–80.

Regular season

Roster

1891 Pittsburgh Pirates
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		75	280	60	.214	0	29
1B		133	554	162	.292	4	73
2B		121	500	103	.206	1	47
SS		75	320	88	.275	3	33
3B		114	415	91	.219	3	44
OF		119	455	121	.266	0	60
OF		91	353	77	.218	4	48
OF		50	203	59	.291	4	28

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
	135	548	156	.285	4	57
	47	149	28	.188	0	14
	41	145	33	.228	3	20
	41	143	32	.224	1	17
	43	134	32	.239	1		14
	23	75	18	.240	0	5
	6	18	6	.333	0	2
	5	18	2	.111	0	2
	3	7	2	.286	0	0
	1	4	0	.000	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
	53	437.2	21	28	2.76	197
	48	384.1	14	29	3.11	160
	33	246.2	15	14	2.88	46
	9	71.2	4	5	2.89	25
	2	18.1	0	2	2.45	5

Other pitchers

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

References

• 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac