1891 Boston Beaneaters season

Boston Beaneaters season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Beaneaters 1891 National League champions National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 87–51–2 (87 51) 1st Arthur Soden Frank Selee (2nd season) The 1891 Boston Beaneaters season was the 21st season of the franchise. The team finished first in the National League with an 87–51–2 (87 51) record. After trailing the Chicago Colts by seven games in early September, the Beaneaters won 25 of their last 29 games to finish first in the league, 3.5 games ahead of the Colts. Regular season Season standings Boston Beaneaters Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1891 Boston Beaneaters Roster Pitchers Tod Brynan John Clarkson Charlie Getzien John Kiley Kid Nichols Cyclone Ryan Harry Staley Jim Sullivan Catchers Charlie Bennett Charlie Ganzel King Kelly Fred Lake Infielders Herman Long Billy Nash Joe Quinn Tommy Tucker Outfielders Steve Brodie Joe Kelley Bobby Lowe George Rooks Harry Stovey Marty Sullivan Manager Frank Selee 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 Charlie Bennett 75 256 55 .215 5 39 1B Tommy Tucker Tommy Tucker (baseball) 140 548 148 .270 2 69 2B Joe Quinn Joe Quinn (second baseman) 124 508 122 .240 3 63 SS Herman Long Herman Long (baseball) 139 577 163 .282 9 75 3B Billy Nash 140 537 148 .276 5 95 OF Harry Stovey 134 544 152 .279 16 95 OF Bobby Lowe 125 497 129 .260 6 74 OF Steve Brodie Steve Brodie (baseball) 133 523 136 .260 2 78 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 Charlie Ganzel 70 263 68 .259 1 29 Marty Sullivan 17 67 15 .224 2 7 King Kelly 16 52 12 .231 0 5 Joe Kelley 12 45 11 .244 0 3 George Rooks 5 16 2 .125 0 0 Fred Lake 5 7 1 .143 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 John Clarkson 55 460.2 33 19 2.79 141 Kid Nichols 52 425.1 30 17 2.39 240 Harry Staley 31 252.1 20 8 2.50 114 Pretzels Getzien 11 89.0 4 5 3.84 29 John Kiley John Kiley (baseball) 1 8.0 0 1 6.75 1 Tod Brynan 1 1.0 0 1 54.00 0 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 Cyclone Ryan 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Tommy Tucker Tommy Tucker (baseball) 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Bobby Lowe 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Jim Sullivan Jim Sullivan (1890s pitcher) 1 0 0 0 81.00 0 References 1891 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Beaneaters Boston Beaneaters Category:1890s in Boston Category:National League champion seasons