Baseball Wiki
Advertisement

The following are the baseball events of the year 1891 throughout the world.  

This year in baseball

2020s

2029 • 2028 • 2027 • 2026 • 2025
2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020

2010s

2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015
2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010

2000s

2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005
2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000

1990s

1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995
1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990

1980s

1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985
1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980

1970s

1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975
1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970

1960s

1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965
1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960

1950s

1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955
1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950

1940s

1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945
1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940

1930s

1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935
1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930

1920s

1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925
1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920

1910s

1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915
1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910

1900s

1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905
1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900

1890s

1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895
1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890

1880s

1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885
1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880

1870s

1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875
1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870

1860s

1869 • 1868 • 1867 • 1866 • 1865
1864 • 1863 • 1862 • 1861 • 1860

See also
Sources


This article is currently under construction.

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[]

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
Advertisement