1891 Philadelphia Phillies season
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, where the team held spring training 1888. Finding it unfit, the Phillies instead practiced on the Gas House field. 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.
Player stats
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 | | 107 | 423 | 131 | .310 | 4 | 75 |
| 1B | | 115 | 441 | 107 | .243 | 0 | 50 |
| 2B | | 135 | 514 | 118 | .230 | 2 | 69 |
| SS | | 118 | 438 | 97 | .221 | 1 | 51 |
| 3B | | 103 | 415 | 87 | .210 | 0 | 38 |
| OF | | 133 | 554 | 163 | .294 | 7 | 90 |
| OF | | 128 | 543 | 132 | .243 | 5 | 86 |
| OF | | 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
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 |
| 53 | 418.0 | 24 | 22 | 3.51 | 100 |
| 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 |
| 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
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 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |