1891 Season

19 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1891 Major League Baseball season was played by 19 teams. Harry Stovey led with 16 home runs, Cap Anson led with 120 RBI, and Tom Brown led with 189 hits. This page carries the 1891 standings, league leaders, postseason results and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1891 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Elmer Sutcliffe 0.353 2 Dan Brouthers 0.350 3 Pete Browning 0.343 4 Billy Hamilton 0.340 5 Hugh Duffy 0.336

Home Runs

1 Harry Stovey 16 2 Mike Tiernan 16 3 Duke Farrell 12 4 Denny Lyons 11 5 John Milligan 11

RBI

1 Cap Anson 120 2 Hugh Duffy 110 3 Duke Farrell 110 4 Dan Brouthers 109 5 John Milligan 106

Stolen Bases

1 Billy Hamilton 111 2 Tom Brown 106 3 Arlie Latham 87 4 Hugh Duffy 85 5 George Van Haltren 75

Hits

1 Tom Brown 189 2 Hugh Duffy 180 3 George Van Haltren 180 4 Billy Hamilton 179 5 Tommy McCarthy 176

Runs

1 Tom Brown 177 2 Billy Hamilton 141 3 George Van Haltren 136 4 Hugh Duffy 134 5 Billy Hoy 134
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1891 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 William Selden 0.59 2 Frank Killen 1.68 3 Frank Dwyer 2.20 4 John Ewing 2.27 5 Jersey Bakley 2.29

Wins

1 Bill Hutchison 44 2 Sadie McMahon 35 3 George Haddock 34 4 John Clarkson 33 5 Amos Rusie 33

Strikeouts

1 Amos Rusie 337 2 Bill Hutchison 261 3 Jack Stivetts 259 4 Kid Nichols 240 5 Phil Knell 228

Saves

1 John Clarkson 3 2 Joe Neale 3 3 Kid Nichols 3 4 Bill Daley 2 5 Clark Griffith 2

WHIP

1 William Selden 0.66 2 Charlie Buffinton 1.16 3 Jack Sharrott 1.18 4 Harry Staley 1.21 5 Kid Nichols 1.21
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📋 Standings

AA

Boston Reds ★ 93-42 St. Louis Browns 85-51 Milwaukee Brewers 21-15 Baltimore Orioles 71-64 Philadelphia Athletics 73-66 Columbus Solons 61-76 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 43-57 Louisville Colonels 54-83 Washington Statesmen 44-91

National League

Boston Beaneaters ★ 87-51 Chicago Colts 82-53 New York Giants 71-61 Philadelphia Phillies 68-69 Cleveland Spiders 65-74 Brooklyn Grooms 61-76 Cincinnati Reds 56-81 Pittsburgh Pirates 55-80

IND

New York Gorhams ★ 8-5 Cuban Giants 5-8

1891 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1891?
19 teams played in the 1891 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1891?
Harry Stovey led with 16 home runs in 1891.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1891?
Cap Anson led with 120 RBI in 1891.
Who led MLB in hits in 1891?
Tom Brown led with 189 hits in 1891.
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