1891 Chicago Colts season

1891 Chicago Colts
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
West Side Park (since 1885) South Side Park (since 1891)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Albert Spalding
Manager(s)	Cap Anson
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The 1891 Chicago Colts season was the 20th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 16th in the National League and the 1st at South Side Park. The Colts finished second in the National League with a record of 82–53.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	87	51	0.630	—	51–20	36–31
Chicago Colts	82	53	0.607	3½	43–22	39–31
New York Giants	71	61	0.538	13	39–28	32–33
Philadelphia Phillies	68	69	0.496	18½	35–34	33–35
Cleveland Spiders	65	74	0.468	22½	40–28	25–46
Brooklyn Grooms	61	76	0.445	25½	41–31	20–45
Cincinnati Reds	56	81	0.409	30½	26–41	30–40
Pittsburg Pirates	55	80	0.407	30½	32–34	23–46

Record vs. opponents

1891 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHI	CIN	CLE	NYG	PHI	PIT
Boston	—	15–5	7–13	11–9	11–9	15–5–1	12–7	16–3–1
Brooklyn	5–15	—	7–13	9–10	11–9	8–11	12–8	9–10
Chicago	13–7	13–7	—	14–6	16–4	5–13–1	9–10	12–6–1
Cincinnati	9–11	10–9	6–14	—	7–13	5–13–1	9–11	10–10
Cleveland	9–11	9–11	4–16	13–7	—	6–13–1	10–10–1	14–6
New York	5–15–1	11–8	13–5–1	13–5–1	13–6–1	—	9–10	7–12
Philadelphia	7–12	8–12	10–9	11–9	10–10–1	10–9	—	12–8
Pittsburg	3–16–1	10–9	6–12–1	10–10	6–14	12–7	8–12	—

Roster

1891 Chicago Colts
Roster
Pitchers Ad Gumbert Bill Hutchinson Pat Luby George Nicol Ed Stein Tom Vickery		Catchers Bill Bowman Marty Honan Malachi Kittridge Bill Merritt Tom Nagle Pop Schriver Infielders Cap Anson Tom Burns Jimmy Cooney Bill Dahlen Fred Pfeffer		Outfielders Cliff Carroll Elmer Foster Jimmy Ryan Walt Wilmot		Manager Cap Anson

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
1B	Anson, CapCap Anson	136	540	157	.291	8	120
OF	Ryan, JimmyJimmy Ryan	118	505	140	.277	9	66

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

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
Gumbert, AdAd Gumbert	32	256.1	17	11	3.58	73

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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ryan, JimmyJimmy Ryan	1	0	0	1	1.59	2

References

• 1891 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference