1891 Chicago Colts season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Colts 1891 National League West Side Park (since 1885)South Side Park Chicago 82 53 y 2nd Albert Spalding Cap Anson The 1891 Chicago Colts season was the 20th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 16th in the National League and the first at South Side Park. The Colts finished second in the National League with a record of 82–53. Regular season Season standings Chicago Colts Record vs. opponents CHI Roster 1891 Chicago Colts Roster Pitchers Ad Gumbert Bill Hutchison 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 Position Player G Gamed played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Malachi Kittridge 79 296 62 .209 2 27 1B Cap Anson 136 540 157 .291 8 120 2B Fred Pfeffer 137 498 123 .247 7 77 SS Jimmy Cooney Jimmy Cooney (1890s shortstop) 118 465 114 .245 0 42 3B Bill Dahlen 135 549 143 .260 9 76 OF Walt Wilmot 121 498 137 .275 11 71 OF Cliff Carroll 130 515 132 .256 7 80 OF Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 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 Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Tom Burns Tom Burns (baseball) 59 243 55 .226 1 17 Pop Schriver 27 90 30 .333 1 21 Bill Bowman Bill Bowman (baseball) 15 45 4 .089 0 5 Bill Merritt Bill Merritt (catcher) 11 42 9 .214 0 4 Tom Nagle 8 25 3 .120 0 1 Elmer Foster 4 16 3 .188 1 1 Marty Honan 5 12 2 .167 0 3 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Bill Hutchison Bill Hutchison (baseball) 66 561.0 44 19 2.81 261 Ad Gumbert 32 256.1 17 11 3.58 73 Pat Luby 30 206.0 8 11 4.76 52 Ed Stein Ed Stein (baseball) 14 101.0 7 6 3.74 38 Tom Vickery 14 79.2 6 5 4.07 39 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts George Nicol George Nicol (baseball) 3 11.0 0 1 4.91 12 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 1 0 0 1 1.59 2 References 1891 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Colts season Chicago Cubs