1891 Boston Reds season

November 2013 Boston Reds 1891 1891 American Association Championship American Association (19th century)American Association Congress Street Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 93 42 y 1st Arthur Irwin Hugh Duffy none The 1891 Boston Reds baseball team finished the season with a 93–42 record and won the American Association championship in their first season in the new league after the demise of the Players' League. Thus they became only the second team (after the 1889–1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms) to win championships in two different leagues in successive seasons, as well as the only team to win the pennant every single season of its existence. After the season, the AA also disbanded, and the Reds team folded with the league. Regular season Season standings Boston Reds Record vs. opponents BSR Opening Day lineup Roster 1891 Boston Reds Roster Pitchers Charlie Buffinton Bill Daley John Fitzgerald Clark Griffith George Haddock Kid Madden Darby O'Brien Catchers Tom Cotter Tim Donahue Mike Flynn King Kelly Morgan Murphy Frank Quinlan Infielders Dan Brouthers Duke Farrell Arthur Irwin Bill Joyce Paul Radford Cub Stricker Outfielders Tom Brown Tommy Dowd Hugh Duffy John Irwin Jack McGeachey Hardy Richardson Manager Arthur Irwin 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 C Morgan Murphy Morgan Murphy (baseball) 106 402 87 .216 4 54 1B Dan Brouthers 130 486 170 .350 5 109 2B Cub Stricker 139 514 111 .216 0 46 SS Paul Radford 133 456 118 .259 0 65 3B Duke Farrell 122 473 143 .302 12 110 OF Hugh Duffy 127 536 180 .336 9 110 OF Tom Brown Tom Brown (center fielder) 137 589 189 .321 5 72 OF Hardy Richardson 74 278 71 .255 7 52 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 Bill Joyce Bill Joyce (baseball) 65 243 75 .309 3 51 Jack McGeachey 41 178 45 .253 1 21 John Irwin John Irwin (baseball) 19 72 16 .222 0 15 Arthur Irwin 6 17 2 .118 0 0 King Kelly 4 15 4 .267 1 4 Tom Cotter Tom Cotter (baseball) 6 12 3 .250 0 4 Tommy Dowd Tommy Dowd (baseball) 4 11 1 .091 0 0 Tim Donahue 4 7 0 .000 0 0 Frank Quinlan 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Mike Flynn Mike Flynn (baseball) 1 2 0 .000 0 0 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 George Haddock George Haddock (baseball) 51 379.2 34 11 2.49 169 Charlie Buffinton 48 363.2 29 9 2.55 158 Cinders O'Brien 40 268.2 18 13 3.65 87 Kid Madden 1 8.0 0 1 6.75 6 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 Bill Daley Bill Daley (baseball) 19 126.2 8 6 2.98 68 Clark Griffith 7 40.0 3 1 5.63 20 John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald (Boston Reds pitcher) 6 32.0 1 1 5.63 16 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 Paul Radford 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 References 1891 Boston Reds team page at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Reds (1890–1891) Boston Reds season