1891 in baseball

Champions

World Series: Boston declined to meet Boston

Notable seasons

Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Billy Hamilton leads the NL with 179 hits, 111 stolen bases, 141 runs scored, and a.340 batting average. His.874 OPS and 155 OPS+ both rank second in the league.
Chicago Colts pitcher Bill Hutchison has a record of 44–19 and leads the NL with 561 innings pitched and 44 wins. His 261 strikeouts rank second in the league. He has a 2.81 earned run average and a 123 ERA+.

Events

January–March

January 16 - An agreement is signed between the National League, American Association, and Western Association which creates a three man panel to settle any and all disputes between the three leagues. The agreement occurs two days after the National League allowed the American Association to place a team in Boston, a move the NL's Boston Beaneaters opposed.
January 30 - The Boston Reds purchase the contract of second baseman Cupid Childs from the Syracuse Stars for $2,000.
February 1 - The New York Giants sell the contract of Jesse Burkett to the Cleveland Spiders
February 6 – The New York Giants' salary list is leaked to the press. It shows a total player payroll of $54,600 with Buck Ewing's $5,500 salary topping the scale.

April–June

April 11 – Clark Griffith‚ 21 years old‚ makes his Major League debut‚ pitching for the St. Louis Browns to a 13–5 victory over the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers. After spending much of 1892 and 1893 in the minor leagues‚ Griffith will return to remain active in the majors as a pitcher‚ manager‚ and club owner until his death in 1955.
April 22 – In the first game at the third Polo Grounds, Boston beats the New York Giants, 4–3.
May 1 – Cleveland's League Park opens with 10,000 fans to see pitcher Cy Young beat Cincinnati, 12–3.
May 14 – Charles Radbourn of the Cincinnati Reds records his 300th career win.
May 17 - Hughie Jennings is signed by Louisville Colonels
May 22 – At Cincinnati's League Park, Mickey Welch of the New York Giants hits into a game-ending triple play. Batting with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, Welch lines one to shortstop Germany Smith, who catches the ball and tosses it to second baseman, Bid McPhee, who tags the runner caught off second, Charley Bassett. McPhee then relay the ball to first baseman, John Reilly, who toes the sack to retire the runner, Artie Clarke, who was running between bases. The Reds won 8–3.
June 1 - Fred Dunlap is released by the Washington Statesmen.
June 22 – Tom Lovett throws a no-hitter as the Brooklyn Grooms defeat the New York Giants, 4–0.
June 30 - The Cincinnati Reds sign former batting champion Pete Browning.

July–September

July 1 – Chicago Colts outfielder Jimmy Ryan hits for the cycle in a 9–3 win over the Cleveland Spiders. It's the second time in Ryan's career that he has hit for the cycle.
July 31 – New York Giants pitcher Amos Rusie no-hits the Brooklyn Grooms 6–0, on 8 walks and 4 K's. At 20 years and 2 months he is the youngest pitcher to toss a no-hitter.
August 26 – John McGraw debuts with the Baltimore Orioles in the AA. He plays shortstop, makes an error, and he has a hit as the Orioles defeat the Columbus Buckeyes, 6–5.
September 4 – Responding to writers who claim it's time for him to quit, Chicago's 39-year-old player-manager Cap Anson wears a false white beard against Boston. It doesn't help him at the plate – he is hitless in 3 at-bats. The White Stockings beat Boston, 5–3.
September 12 – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Abner Dalrymple hits for the cycle in a 10–4 win over the Washington Statesmen.

October–December

October 4 – On the final day of the American Association season, Ted Breitenstein of the St. Louis Browns throws a no-hitter against the Louisville Colonels, in an 8–0 Browns win. It is Breitenstein's first major league start. He faced the minimum number of batters, 27, allowing just one base on balls. It was also the last no-hitter thrown in the American Association, as the league folded following the season.
November 26 – A series for the championship of the Pacific coast begins between the champions of the California League and the Pacific Northwest League pennant winners. San Jose wins the opener, 8–6. The series will last until January 10 with San Jose winning 10 games to 9. All the games are played in San Jose, California.

Births

September

September 1 – Austin Walsh
September 3 – Katsy Keifer
September 7 – Fred Blackwell
September 8 – Verne Clemons
September 9 – Dan Costello
September 10 – Joe Evers
September 12 – Joe Peploski
September 16
*Rogelio Crespo
*George Orme
*Dick Robertson
September 21
*Gil Britton
*Pete Shields
September 24 – Paddy Siglin
September 26 – Tinsley Ginn
September 27 – Doug Baird
September 28 – Everett Booe

October

October 2 – Eddie Murphy
October 7 – George Batten
October 8
*Doug Neff
*Monte Pfeffer
October 13 – Fred McMullin
October 14 – Bert Gallia
October 17 – Frank Madden
October 30 – Charlie Deal

November

November 1 – Heinie Stafford
November 3 – Charles Spearman
November 5 – Greasy Neale
November 6
*Jeff McCleskey
*Red Torphy
November 7 – Tracy Baker
November 11 – Rabbit Maranville
November 12 – Carl Mays
November 18 – Arthur Hauger
November 20 – Leon Cadore
November 30 – Joe Giebel

December

December 1 – Johnny O'Connor
December 3 – Larry Gilbert
December 11 – Erwin Renfer
December 12 – Tom Daly
December 13 – Bob Wright
December 14 – Al Tedrow
December 16 – Fred Tyler
December 19 – Pep Goodwin
December 28 – Doc Carroll
December 29 – Dave Skeels
December 31 – Charlie Flannigan

Deaths

January 13 – Joe Connors, age unknown, pitched 3 games in 1884 in the Union Association.
February 6 – Tom Healey, 38?, pitcher in 1878.
April 14 – Frank Bell, 28, played for the 1885 Brooklyn Grays.
May 20 – Jim Fogarty, 27, utility player from 1884 to 1890. Led the National League in stolen bases with 99 in 1889.
May 21 – Jim Whitney, 33, pitcher who had five 20-win seasons, including 37 for 1883 Boston champions; led NL in wins, games and innings as 1881 rookie, in strikeouts in 1883; good hitter also played center field, batted.323 in 1882.
June 10 – Jerry Dorgan, 34?, reserve player from 1880 to 1885.
July 2 – John Cassidy, 34?, right fielder for five teams who batted.378 for the 1877 Hartford Dark Blues.
July 14 – Bill Crowley, 34, outfielder from 1875 to 1885.
July 29 – Steve Matthias, 31?, shortstop for the 1884 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies of the Union Association.
August 25 – Jerry Sweeney, 33, 1st baseman for the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys.
August 28 – Joe Miller, 41, 2nd baseman who played from 1872 to 1875.
October 11 – Will Smalley, 20, 3rd baseman for the 1890 Cleveland Spiders.
October 14 – Larry Corcoran, 32, pitcher who won 175 games for the Chicago White Stockings from 1880 to 1885, led NL in wins, strikeouts and ERA once each; first pitcher to coordinate signals with his catcher, threw three no-hitters.
October 21 – Ed Daily, 29, pitcher from 1885 to 1891. Won 26 games in 1885.
November 19 – Ernie Hickman, 35, starting pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in 1884.

1891 in baseball

Champions

Notable seasons

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths