The 1891 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 54–83 record, collapsing back into mediocrity after their pennant winning season of 1890. They finished the season in eighth place in the American Association. After the season, the Association folded and four teams, including Louisville, were admitted into the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1891 Louisville Colonels 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 120 433 111 .256 3 47 1B 93 356 105 .295 2 37 2B Tim Shinnick 126 436 96 .220 1 52 SS Hughie Jennings 88 351 103 .293 1 58 3B Ollie Beard 68 257 62 .241 0 24 OF Chicken Wolf 136 528 135 .256 1 81 OF Farmer Weaver 133 556 157 .282 1 53 OF Patsy Donovan 105 439 141 .321 2 53
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 75 253 57 .225 2 25 45 153 35 .229 0 23 Bill Kuehne 39 152 41 .270 1 17 Monk Cline 19 70 21 .300 0 11 Harry Raymond 14 59 12 .203 0 2 John Irwin 14 55 15 .273 0 7 Sam LaRocque 10 35 11 .314 1 8 Jim Long 30 25 6 .240 0 4 George Fox 6 19 2 .105 0 2 Al Schellhase 6 16 2 .125 0 0 Joe Gerhardt 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Pat Pettee 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Jack Wentz 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Grant Briggs 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Nick Reeder 1 2 0 .000 0 0 1 2 1 .500 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 33 276.0 14 17 3.59 111 28 221.0 9 16 4.28 141 26 220.2 13 13 3.47 76 Scott Stratton 20 172.0 6 13 4.08 52 15 126.0 5 10 5.43 55 Ed Daily 15 111.1 4 8 5.74 27 10 77.0 2 6 4.68 16
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 4 15.0 0 0 7.80 4
References 1891 Louisville Colonels team page at Baseball Reference