1891 Baltimore Orioles season

American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
1891 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkUnion Park
CityBaltimore, Maryland
OwnerHarry Von der Horst
ManagerBilly Barnie
← 1890 Seasons 1892 →

In their last season in the American Association, the 1891 Baltimore Orioles finished in fourth place (third among teams that played a full schedule) with a record of 71–64. After the season, the AA folded, and the Orioles joined the National League.

Regular season

Season standings

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American Association 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Reds 93 42 0.689 — 51–17 42–25
St. Louis Browns 85 51 0.625 8½ 52–21 33–30
Baltimore Orioles 71 64 0.526 22 44–24 27–40
Philadelphia Athletics 73 66 0.525 22 43–26 30–40
Milwaukee Brewers 21 15 0.583 22½ 16–5 5–10
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 43 57 0.430 32½ 24–21 19–36
Columbus Solons 61 76 0.445 33 33–29 28–47
Louisville Colonels 54 83 0.394 40 39–32 15–51
Washington Statesmen 44 91 0.326 49 28–40 16–51

Record vs. opponents

1891 American Association record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Team BAL BOS CIN COL LOU MIL PHI STL WSH
Baltimore — 8–12–1 7–5 12–7 14–6 3–3 9–10–2 7–12–1 11–9
Boston 12–8–1 — 8–5 15–5 14–3–2 5–2 13–7–1 8–10 18–2
Cincinnati 5–7 5–8 — 8–7 7–9 0–0 4–8 5–14–1 9–4–1
Columbus 7–12 5–15 7–8 — 12–8 0–5 9–11 9–11 12–6–1
Louisville 6–14 3–14–2 9–7 8–12 — 1–3 8–12 9–11 10–10
Milwaukee 3–3 2–5 0–0 5–0 3–1 — 3–5 1–0 4–1
Philadelphia 10–9–2 7–13–1 8–4 11–9 12–8 5–3 — 10–10 10–10–1
St. Louis 12–7–1 10–8 14–5–1 11–9 11–9 0–1 10–10 — 17–2–1
Washington 9–11 2–18 4–9–1 6–12–1 10–10 1–4 10–10–1 2–17–1 —


Roster

1891 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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 Wilbert Robinson 93 334 72 .216 2 46
1B Perry Werden 139 552 160 .290 6 104
2B Sam Wise 103 388 96 .247 1 48
SS Irv Ray 103 418 116 .278 0 58
3B Pete Gilbert 139 513 118 .230 3 72
OF Curt Welch 132 514 138 .268 3 55
OF Lefty Johnson 129 480 130 .271 2 79
OF George Van Haltren 139 566 180 .318 9 83

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
George Townsend 61 204 39 .191 0 18
John McGraw 33 115 31 .270 0 14
Joe Walsh 26 100 21 .210 1 10
Lou Hardie 15 56 13 .232 0 1
John O'Connell 8 29 5 .172 0 7

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
Sadie McMahon 61 503.0 35 24 2.81 219
Bert Cunningham 30 237.2 11 14 4.01 59
Kid Madden 32 224.0 13 12 4.10 56
Egyptian Healy 23 170.1 8 10 3.75 54
Jersey Bakely 8 59.0 4 2 2.29 13

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
George Van Haltren 6 23.0 0 1 5.09 7

References

  • 1891 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference
  • 1891 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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