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. 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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster
1891 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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
Notes
References 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac