The Cincinnati Kelly's Killers season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. The "Kelly" in the name came from manager King Kelly

King Kelly

Michael Joseph "King" Kelly was an American right fielder, catcher, and manager in various professional American baseball leagues including the National League, International Association, Players' League, and the American Association. He spent the majority of his 16-season playing career with the...

, who was also the team's starting catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

. In 1891, their only season of existence, they finished with a record of 43-57, good for 6th place in the American Association

American Association (19th century)

The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

, 32½ games behind the Boston Reds

1891 Boston Reds season

The Boston Reds baseball team finished the season with a 93-42 record and won the American Association championship in their first season in the new league after the demise of the Players' League. Thus they became only the second team to win championships in two different leagues in successive...

.

The team, which was also called the Cincinnati Reds, folded on August 17, and was replaced by the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers (AA)

The 1891 Milwaukee Brewers were an American professional baseball team and a member of the minor league Western Association and Western League and the major league American Association. They were managed by Charlie Cushman and finished their major league stint with a record of 21-15...

, brought in from the Western League. Kelly himself moved on to the Boston Reds. After the season, the American Association itself folded.

Roster

1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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
OF		83	356	75	.211	0	26

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
	1	5	1	.200	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	0	1

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	13	19	4.52	101
	32	250	14	14	2.55	122
	30	204	12	12	2.69	76
	7	45.1	1	4	2.98	6
	1	9	1	0	0.00	1
	1	8	0	1	7.88	0
	1	8	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