New York Gorhams
1891 Season Recap

Teams New York Gorhams 1891 Season Recap

The 1891 Gorhams, managed by S. K. Govern, formerly of the Cuban Giants, were often billed as the "Big Gorhams," and featured two future Hall of Famers, Sol White and Frank Grant. White later wrote that he considered the Big Gorhams "without a doubt one of the strongest teams ever gotten together, white or black." White continued: "Their ages ranging from 22 to 32; every man placed where he was strongest, pitchers and catchers strong in field and at bat, every man a student of the game and experienced, they were a hard team for any club to beat." The Big Gorhams "played over one hundred games and lost four," according to White. They also won 39 straight games at one point.

1891 Gorhams

1891 New York GorhamsGorhams

Missed Postseason

8-5 (.615)

in Independent Negro League

League Note
Due to the lack of historical record keeping in negro league baseball, some of the scores, standings, and statistics of independent teams are missing or incomplete.

Manager

George Williams

Ballpark

Island Park (Harrisburg, PA)

Attendance

Unknown

Recap

Missed Postseason

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