1891

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