1891 MLB Complete Games by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in complete games in 1891, with 135, 9 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 17 MLB teams is 111.6.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Philadelphia Athletics
142 games
135
Complete Games
9 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 135 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 126 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 126 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 125 |
| 5 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 123 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 122 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 121 |
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 118 |
| 8 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 118 |
| 8 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 118 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 117 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 114 |
| MLB average | 111.6 | |||
| 13 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 108 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 105 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 101 |
| 16 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 86 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 35 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.