1891 Philadelphia Phillies season

National League season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 1891 National League Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 68 69 y 4th Al Reach, John Rogers Harry Wright Spring Training The Phillies held spring training in 1891 in Cape May, New Jersey where the team stayed at the Aldine Hotel. The team had planned to practice at the Cape May Athletic Field, March 11, 1891 Off For Cape May. Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 where the team held spring training 1888. Finding it unfit, the Phillies instead practiced on the Gas House field. March 14, 1891 The Phillies At Work: Manager Wright's Boys Tossing the Ball on Cape May Beach Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 It was the second of three seasons the Phillies trained in Cape May. Regular season After the season it was reported that the Phillies had earned about $5,000 in profit on the season. October 15, 1891 Chat of the Diamonds Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Season standings Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Roster 1891 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers Ed Cassian Duke Esper Kid Gleason Joe Gormley Tim Keefe Mike Kilroy Bill Kling Phil Saylor John Schultz Phenomenal Smith John Thornton Catchers Jack Clements Jocko Fields Billy Graulich Bill Gray Infielders Bob Allen Charlie Bastian William Brown Jerry Denny Ed Mayer Harry Morelock Al Myers Billy Shindle Outfielders Ed Delahanty Alexander Donoghue Billy Hamilton Walter Plock Sam Thompson Manager Harry Wright 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 Jack Clements 107 423 131 .310 4 75 1B William Brown William Brown (baseball) 115 441 107 .243 0 50 2B Al Myers 135 514 118 .230 2 69 SS Bob Allen Bob Allen (shortstop) 118 438 97 .221 1 51 3B Billy Shindle 103 415 87 .210 0 38 OF Sam Thompson Sam Thompson (outfielder) 133 554 163 .294 7 90 OF Ed Delahanty 128 543 132 .243 5 86 OF Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) 133 527 179 .340 2 60 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 Ed Mayer Ed Mayer (third baseman) 68 268 50 .187 0 31 Bill Gray 23 75 18 .240 0 7 Jerry Denny 19 73 21 .288 0 11 Jocko Fields 8 30 7 .233 0 5 Billy Graulich 7 26 8 .308 0 3 Alexander Donoghue 6 22 7 .318 0 2 Harry Morelock 4 14 1 .071 0 0 Walter Plock 2 5 2 .400 0 0 Charlie Bastian 1 0 0 ---- 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 Kid Gleason 53 418.0 24 22 3.51 100 Duke Esper 39 296.0 20 15 3.56 108 John Thornton 37 269.0 15 16 3.68 52 Tim Keefe 11 78.1 3 6 3.91 34 Joe Gormley baseball 1 8.0 0 1 5.63 2 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 Kling 12 75.0 4 2 4.32 26 Ed Cassian 6 38.0 1 3 2.84 10 Phenomenal Smith 3 19.0 1 1 4.26 3 Mike Kilroy 3 10.0 0 2 9.90 3 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 John Schultz John Schultz (pitcher) 6 0 1 0 6.60 4 Phil Saylor 1 0 0 0 6.00 0 References 1891 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies season Philly