1891 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 68-69
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 217,282, Avg. 3,454
Ballpark: Philadelphia Baseball Grounds
Manager: Harry Wright (68-69)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1891 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics
1891 Philadelphia Phillies Results

The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League ended the 1891 season with a record of 68 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Phillies plated 756 runs and surrendered 773 runs. Sam Thompson drove in 90 runs. Billy Hamilton paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .340 average. Kid Gleason earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Duke Esper and John Thornton as well added 15 or more victories as well Kid Gleason recorded a 3.51 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Harry Wright coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AllenPRRJuly 10, 18675'11"175Marion, OH USA
Charlie BastianPRRMarch 2, 18585'6"145Philadelphia, PA USA
William BrownPRR6'2"190San Francisco, CA USA
Ed CassianPRNovember 28, 18675'8"160Wilbraham, MA USA
Jack ClementsPLLJuly 24, 18645'8"204Philadelphia, PA USA
Ed DelahantyPRROctober 30, 18676'1"170Cleveland, OH USA
Jerry DennyPRRMarch 16, 18595'11"180New York, NY USA
Alexander DonoghuePLDecember 9, 18635'8"165Altoona, PA USA
Duke EsperPLJuly 28, 18675'11"185Salem, NJ USA
Jocko FieldsPRROctober 20, 18645'10"160Cork, County Cork Ireland
Kid GleasonPBROctober 26, 18655'7"158Camden, NJ USA
Joe GormleyPLLDecember 20, 18660'0"0Bethlehem, PA USA
Billy GraulichPJuly 24, 18680'0"0Philadelphia, PA USA
Bill GrayPApril 15, 18715'11"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Billy HamiltonPLLFebruary 15, 18665'6"165Newark, NJ USA
Tim KeefePRRJanuary 1, 18575'10"185Cambridge, MA USA
Mike KilroyPRRNovember 4, 18695'11"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Bill KlingPLRJanuary 14, 18676'0"190, OH USA
Ed MayerPAugust 16, 18655'8"155Marshall, IL USA
Harry MorelockPNovember 9, 18690'0"0Philadelphia, PA USA
Al MyersPRROctober 22, 18635'8"165Danville, IL USA
Walter PlockPJuly 2, 18696'3"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Phil SaylorPLJanuary 2, 18710'0"0Van Wert County, OH USA
John SchultzP6'0"165Burlington, NJ USA
Billy ShindlePRRDecember 5, 18605'8"155Gloucester, NJ USA
Phenomenal SmithPLLDecember 12, 18645'6"161Philadelphia, PA USA
Sam ThompsonPLRMarch 5, 18606'2"207Danville, IN USA
John ThorntonPLRMay 22, 18695'10"175Washington, DC USA


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