1891 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the tenth season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise and the first season under the "Pirates" name; their fifth place in the National [League (baseball)|National League]. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 55–80–2, 30.5 games behind the first-place Boston Beaneaters.
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 | 75 | 280 | 60 | .214 | 0 | 29 | |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 133 | 554 | 162 | .292 | 4 | 73 |
| 2B | Lou Bierbauer | 121 | 500 | 103 | .206 | 1 | 47 |
| SS | Frank Shugart | 75 | 320 | 88 | .275 | 3 | 33 |
| 3B | Charlie Reilly | 114 | 415 | 91 | .219 | 3 | 44 |
| OF | 119 | 455 | 121 | .266 | 0 | 60 | |
| OF | Fred Carroll | 91 | 353 | 77 | .218 | 4 | 48 |
| OF | Pete Browning | 50 | 203 | 59 | .291 | 4 | 28 |
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 |
| Doggie Miller | 135 | 548 | 156 | .285 | 4 | 57 |
| 47 | 149 | 28 | .188 | 0 | 14 | |
| Pop Corkhill | 41 | 145 | 33 | .228 | 3 | 20 |
| Dan Lally | 41 | 143 | 32 | .224 | 1 | 17 |
| Tun Berger | 43 | 134 | 32 | .239 | 1 | 14 |
| Jocko Fields | 23 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 5 |
| Piggy Ward | 6 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ed Spurney | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam LaRocque | 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 |
| 53 | 437.2 | 21 | 28 | 2.76 | 197 | |
| Silver King | 48 | 384.1 | 14 | 29 | 3.11 | 160 |
| 33 | 246.2 | 15 | 14 | 2.88 | 46 | |
| Harry Staley | 9 | 71.2 | 4 | 5 | 2.89 | 25 |
| Scott Stratton | 2 | 18.1 | 0 | 2 | 2.45 | 5 |
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 |
| 8 | 39.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.31 | 13 |