The 1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers season was a season in American baseball. The "Kelly" in the name came from manager King Kelly, who was also the team's starting catcher. In 1891, their only season of existence, they finished with a record of 43–57, good for sixth place in the American Association, 32½ games behind the Boston Reds.
The team, which was also called the Cincinnati Reds, folded on August 17, and was replaced by the Milwaukee Brewers, brought in from the Western League. Kelly himself moved on to the Boston Reds. After the season, the American Association itself folded.
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 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 82 283 84 .297 1 53 1B 99 367 102 .278 3 43 2B 97 342 61 .178 1 37 SS Jim Canavan 101 426 97 .228 7 66 3B Art Whitney 93 347 69 .199 3 33 OF Emmett Seery 97 372 106 .285 4 36 OF 83 356 75 .211 0 26 OF Dick Johnston 99 376 83 .221 6 51
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 51 175 45 .257 1 14 24 66 14 .212 0 6 Lefty Marr 14 57 11 .193 0 4 1 5 1 .200 0 0 1 4 1 .250 0 1 Charlie Bastian 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 35 289.0 13 19 4.52 101 32 250.0 14 14 2.55 122 30 204.0 12 12 2.69 76 Willie McGill 8 65.0 2 5 4.98 19 7 45.1 1 4 2.98 6 1 9.0 1 0 0.00 1 1 8.0 0 1 7.88 0 1 8.0 0 1 0.00 5
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 3 0 1 0 5.28 0 1 0 0 0 3.86 0 John Slagle 1 0 0 1 0.00 1
References 1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers at Baseball Reference