1891 St. Louis Browns

85-51 • .625 Win% • 2nd in AA

The 1891 St. Louis Browns went 85-51 (.625) finishing 2nd in the AA. The club scored 959 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Sportsman's Park I. Team leaders included Denny Lyons (11 HR, 84 RBI) and Jack Stivetts (33-22, 2.86 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

85 Wins
51 Losses
.625 Win %
2nd Rank
959 R 738 RA
Diff +221

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959 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
+221 Run Diff
7K Attendance

📈 vs. 1891 AA Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1891 league average (.255)
OBP .356 6% above the 1891 league average (.337)
SLG .353 3% above the 1891 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.23 13% better than the 1891 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 959 32% above the 1891 league average (725 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park I
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 7,377
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Avg per Game 99

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1891

Batting Avg

1 Tip O'Neill 0.323 2 Denny Lyons 0.315 3 Tommy McCarthy 0.309 4 Jack Stivetts 0.305 5 Billy Hoy 0.292

Home Runs

1 Denny Lyons 11 2 Tip O'Neill 10 3 Tommy McCarthy 8 4 Jack Stivetts 7 5 Jack Boyle 5

RBI

1 Tip O'Neill 95 2 Tommy McCarthy 92 3 Charlie Comiskey 88 4 Denny Lyons 84 5 Jack Boyle 79
1891 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Shorty Fuller 135 576 105 122 14 7 2 61 67 28 42 0.212
Charlie Comiskey 139 572 84 148 16 2 2 88 33 25 38 0.259
Tommy McCarthy 134 570 124 176 20 6 8 92 49 19 37 0.309
Billy Hoy 139 559 134 163 13 5 5 64 117 25 59 0.292
Tip O'Neill 127 514 111 166 28 4 10 95 61 33 25 0.323
Denny Lyons 120 451 124 142 24 3 11 84 88 58 9 0.315
Jack Boyle 121 434 76 122 18 8 5 79 44 35 18 0.281
Jack Stivetts 85 302 45 92 10 2 7 54 10 32 4 0.305
Bill Eagan 82 297 49 65 11 4 4 43 44 53 21 0.219
John Munyan 60 176 41 41 4 3 0 19 41 39 13 0.233
Willie McGill 33 83 12 13 1 1 0 4 25 23 2 0.157
Clark Griffith 27 77 11 12 1 0 1 8 8 15 2 0.156
Dell Darling 17 53 9 7 1 3 0 9 10 11 0 0.132
Joe Neale 15 51 6 6 0 1 1 8 3 11 1 0.118
George Rettger 15 42 5 3 0 0 1 2 5 10 1 0.071
Jack Easton 9 28 5 5 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 0.179
Joe Visner 6 27 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.148
Paul Cook 7 25 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Harry Burrell 8 20 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.200
John Ricks 5 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Theodore Breitenstein 6 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.000
Paul McSweeney 3 12 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.250
Jesse Duryea 3 11 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0.364
Mart McQuaid 4 11 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.364
Art Whitney 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
William Robinson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Zies 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Harry Fuller 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Schulze 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1891

ERA

1 Willie McGill 2.70 2 Jack Stivetts 2.86 3 Clark Griffith 3.33 4 George Rettger 3.40 5 Joe Neale 4.24

Wins

1 Jack Stivetts 33 2 Willie McGill 18 3 Clark Griffith 11 4 George Rettger 7 5 Joe Neale 6

Strikeouts

1 Jack Stivetts 259 2 Willie McGill 146 3 Clark Griffith 68 4 George Rettger 49 5 Joe Neale 24
1891 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Stivetts 33 22 2.86 64 56 1 440.0 357 140 232 259
Willie McGill 18 9 2.70 33 29 1 233.0 207 70 126 146
Clark Griffith 11 8 3.33 27 17 2 186.1 195 69 58 68
Joe Neale 6 4 4.24 15 11 3 110.1 109 52 36 24
George Rettger 7 3 3.40 14 12 1 92.2 85 35 51 49
Jack Easton 3 2 5.10 7 6 0 47.2 48 27 23 22
Harry Burrell 4 2 4.81 7 4 1 43.0 51 23 21 19
Theodore Breitenstein 2 0 2.20 6 1 1 28.2 15 7 14 13
Jesse Duryea 1 1 3.38 3 3 0 24.0 19 9 10 13
Tommy McCarthy 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (29)

Jack Boyle Theodore Breitenstein Harry Burrell Charlie Comiskey Paul Cook Dell Darling Jesse Duryea Bill Eagan Jack Easton Harry Fuller Shorty Fuller Clark Griffith +17 more

29 players

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The 1891 St. Louis Browns in brief

The record for the 1891 St. Louis Browns reads 85 wins and 51 losses, good for 2nd in the AA. With 959 runs scored and 738 given up, the 1891 differential was +221. At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .265, 4% better than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 3.23 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.71. The 1891 St. Louis Browns outscored the average club by 32% (959 against 725).

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park I, where 7,377 fans came through the gates. Denny Lyons topped the St. Louis Browns with 11 home runs. Tip O'Neill drove in a team-high 95 runs. Tommy McCarthy collected the most hits, 176. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jack Stivetts (33).

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1891 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1891 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1891 St. Louis Browns finished 85-51 (.625 win pct).
Who led the 1891 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Denny Lyons led the 1891 St. Louis Browns with 11 home runs.
What was the 1891 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1891 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1891 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1891 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1891 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1891 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park I.
Who led the 1891 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Denny Lyons (11 HR, 84 RBI) and Jack Stivetts (33-22, 2.86 ERA).
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