1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers season

November 2013 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 1891 Also known as the Cincinnati Reds American Association (19th century)American Association East End Park Cincinnati, Ohio 43 57 y 6th Chris von der Ahe King Kelly King Kelly The 1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers season was a season in American baseball. The "Kelly" in the name came from manager King Kelly, who was also the team's starting catcher. In 1891, their only season of existence, they finished with a record of 43–57, good for sixth place in the American Association, 32½ games behind the Boston Reds. The team, which was also called the Cincinnati Reds, folded on August 17, and was replaced by the Milwaukee Brewers, brought in from the Western League. Kelly himself moved on to the Boston Reds. After the season, the American Association itself folded. Regular season Season standings Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Record vs. opponents CKE Roster 1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Roster Pitchers Charlie Bell Ed Crane Frank Dwyer Jack Keenan Matt Kilroy Willard Mains Willie McGill John Slagle Wild Bill Widner Catchers Jerry Hurley King Kelly Farmer Vaughn Infielders Charlie Bastian Joe Burke Jim Canavan Jack Carney Billy Clingman Yank Robinson Art Whitney Outfielders Ed Andrews Dick Johnston Lefty Marr Emmett Seery Manager King Kelly 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 King Kelly 82 283 84 .297 1 53 1B John Carney John Carney (baseball) 99 367 102 .278 3 43 2B Yank Robinson 97 342 61 .178 1 37 SS Jim Canavan 101 426 97 .228 7 66 3B Art Whitney 93 347 69 .199 3 33 OF Emmett Seery 97 372 106 .285 4 36 OF Ed Andrews Ed Andrews (baseball) 83 356 75 .211 0 26 OF Dick Johnston 99 376 83 .221 6 51 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 Farmer Vaughn 51 175 45 .257 1 14 Jerry Hurley Jerry Hurley (1890s catcher) 24 66 14 .212 0 6 Lefty Marr 14 57 11 .193 0 4 Billy Clingman 1 5 1 .200 0 0 Joe Burke Joe Burke (infielder) 1 4 1 .250 0 1 Charlie Bastian 1 4 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 Frank Dwyer 35 289.0 13 19 4.52 101 Ed Crane Ed Crane (baseball) 32 250.0 14 14 2.55 122 Willard Mains 30 204.0 12 12 2.69 76 Willie McGill 8 65.0 2 5 4.98 19 Matt Kilroy 7 45.1 1 4 2.98 6 Charlie Bell Charlie Bell (baseball) 1 9.0 1 0 0.00 1 Wild Bill Widner 1 8.0 0 1 7.88 0 Jack Keenan Jack Keenan (baseball) 1 8.0 0 1 0.00 5 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 King Kelly 3 0 1 0 5.28 0 Farmer Vaughn 1 0 0 0 3.86 0 John Slagle 1 0 0 1 0.00 1 References 1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers at Baseball Reference Cincinnati Kelly's Killers season