The following are the baseball events of the year 1891 throughout the world.
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Champions[]
Major League Baseball final standings[]
National League final standings[]
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Boston Beaneaters | 87 | 51 | .630 | -- |
Chicago White Stockings | 82 | 53 | .607 | 3.5 |
New York Giants | 71 | 61 | .538 | 13 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 69 | .496 | 18.5 |
Cleveland Spiders | 65 | 74 | .468 | 22.5 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 61 | 76 | .445 | 25,5 |
Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 81 | .409 | 30.5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 80 | .407 | 30.5 |
American Association final standings[]
American Association | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Boston Reds | 93 | 42 | .689 | -- |
St. Louis Browns | 86 | 52 | .623 | 8.5 |
Baltimore Orioles | 71 | 64 | .536 | 22 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 73 | 66 | .525 | 22 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 21 | 15 | .583 | 22.5 |
Cincinnati Porkers | 43 | 57 | .430 | 32.5 |
Columbus Solons | 61 | 76 | .445 | 33 |
Louisville Colonels | 55 | 84 | .396 | 40 |
Washington Statesmen | 44 | 91 | .326 | 49 |
Events[]
Births[]
- January 15 - Ray Chapman (d. 1920) (accidentally killed by pitch)
- January 28 - Bill Doak (d. 1954)
- February 5 - Roger Peckinpaugh (d. 1977)
- March 4 - Dazzy Vance (d. 1961)
- March 24 - Ernie Shore (d. 1980)
- April 20 - Dave Bancroft (d. 1972)
- May 3 - Eppa Rixey (d. 1963)
- May 8 - Chet Hoff (d. 1998) (longest lived major league player)
- June 1 - Hank Severeid (d. 1968)
- July 6 - Steve O'Neill (d. 1962)
- August 18 - Wally Gerber (d. 1951)
- August 22 - Happy Felsch (d. 1964)
- October 13 - Fred McMullin (d. 1952)
- November 5 - Greasy Neale (d. 1973)
- November 11 - Rabbit Maranville (d. 1954)
- November 12 - Carl Mays (d. 1971)
Deaths[]
- May 21 - Jim Whitney, 33, pitcher who had five 20-win seasons, including 37 for 1883 Boston champions; led NL in wins, games and innings as 1881 rookie, in strikeouts in 1883; good hitter also played center field, batted .323 in 1882
- July 2 - John Cassidy, 34?, right fielder for five teams who batted .378 for 1877 Hartford Dark Blues
- October 14 - Larry Corcoran, 32, pitcher who won 175 games for the Chicago White Stockings from 1880 to 1885, led NL in wins, strikeouts and ERA once each; first pitcher to coordinate signals with his catcher, threw three no-hitters