1891 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1891 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 68-69. They scored 756 runs and belted 21 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Sam Thompson, who led the team with 7 home runs and 90 RBI. Billy Hamilton led the team with 179 hits for a .340 average. Billy Hamilton had a great year on the basepaths with 111 stolen bases.
The team allowed 773 runs and had a team ERA of 3.73. Kid Gleason led the team with 24 wins. Duke Esper struck out 108 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Allen | SS | 118 | 438 | 46 | 97 | 1 | 51 | 12 | .291 | .263 | .554 | .221 |
| Charlie Bastian | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| William Brown | 1B | 115 | 441 | 62 | 107 | 0 | 50 | 7 | .303 | .306 | .609 | .243 |
| Jerry Denny | 1B | 19 | 73 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .325 | .329 | .654 | .288 |
| Ed Mayer | 3B | 68 | 268 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 31 | 7 | .238 | .224 | .462 | .187 |
| Harry Morelock | SS | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .071 | .306 | .071 |
| Al Myers | 2B | 135 | 514 | 67 | 118 | 2 | 69 | 8 | .331 | .302 | .633 | .230 |
| Billy Shindle | 3B | 103 | 415 | 68 | 87 | 0 | 38 | 17 | .278 | .246 | .524 | .210 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Delahanty | OF | 128 | 543 | 92 | 132 | 5 | 86 | 25 | .296 | .339 | .635 | .243 |
| Alexander Donohue | OF | 6 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .364 | .739 | .318 |
| Billy Hamilton | OF | 133 | 527 | 141 | 179 | 2 | 60 | 111 | .453 | .421 | .874 | .340 |
| Walter Plock | OF | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 | .400 |
| Sam Thompson | OF | 133 | 554 | 108 | 163 | 7 | 90 | 29 | .363 | .410 | .773 | .294 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Clements | C | 107 | 423 | 58 | 131 | 4 | 75 | 3 | .380 | .426 | .806 | .310 |
| Jocko Fields | C | 8 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .324 | .367 | .691 | .233 |
| Lew Graulich | C | 7 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .308 | .641 | .308 |
| Bill Gray | C | 23 | 75 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .296 | .240 | .536 | .240 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4929 | 756 | 1244 | 21 | 617 | 232 | .326 | .322 | .649 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Cassian | 6 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 2.84 | 1.474 | |||
| Duke Esper | 39 | 36 | 296 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 1 | 108 | 121 | 3.56 | 1.429 | |||
| Kid Gleason | 53 | 44 | 418 | 24 | 22 | .522 | 1 | 100 | 165 | 3.51 | 1.426 | |||
| Joe Gormley | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.62 | 1.875 | |||
| Tim Keefe | 11 | 10 | 78.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 35 | 28 | 3.91 | 1.430 | |||
| Mike Kilroy | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9.90 | 1.900 | |||
| Bill Kling | 12 | 7 | 75 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 4.32 | 1.627 | |||
| Phil Saylor | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0.667 | |||
| John Schultz | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6.60 | 1.933 | |||
| Phenomenal Smith | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4.26 | 1.474 | |||
| John Thornton | 37 | 32 | 269 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 2 | 52 | 115 | 3.68 | 1.424 | |||
| Team Totals | 172 | 138 | 1229.3 | 68 | 69 | .496 | 5 | 343 | 505 | 3.73 | 1.452 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Myers | 135 |
| At Bats | Sam Thompson | 554 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Hamilton | 636 |
| Batting Average | Billy Hamilton | .340 |
| On-Base % | Billy Hamilton | .453 |
| Slugging % | Billy Hamilton | .421 |
| OPS | Billy Hamilton | .874 |
| Runs | Billy Hamilton | 141 |
| Hits | Billy Hamilton | 179 |
| Total Bases | Sam Thompson | 227 |
| Doubles | Jack Clements | 29 |
| Triples | Sam Thompson | 10 |
| Home Runs | Sam Thompson | 7 |
| RBI | Sam Thompson | 90 |
| Walks | Billy Hamilton | 102 |
| Strikeouts | Ed Delahanty | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Hamilton | 111 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kid Gleason | 24 |
| Losses | Kid Gleason | 22 |
| Saves | John Thornton | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Duke Esper | .571 |
| ERA | Kid Gleason | 3.51 |
| WHIP | John Thornton | 1.424 |
| Innings Pitched | Kid Gleason | 418 |
| Games | Kid Gleason | 53 |
| Games Started | Kid Gleason | 44 |
| Strikeouts | Duke Esper | 108 |
| Complete Games | Kid Gleason | 40 |
| Shutouts | Duke Esper, Kid Gleason, and John Thornton | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Tim Keefe | 349 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kid Gleason | 163 |
| Hits Allowed | Kid Gleason | 431 |
| Walks Allowed | Kid Gleason | 165 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kid Gleason | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Kid Gleason | 17 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tim Keefe | 6 |
