1991 New York Yankees season
1991 New York Yankees | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | George Steinbrenner and Robert Nederlander (managing general partner) | |
General managers | Gene Michael | |
Managers | Stump Merrill | |
Television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer) MSG (Tony Kubek, Dewayne Staats, Al Trautwig) | |
Radio | WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Joe Angel) | |
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The 1991 New York Yankees season was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71–91 finishing 20 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Stump Merrill. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
Offseason
[edit]- October 5, 1990: Wayne Tolleson was released by the New York Yankees.[1]
- November 19, 1990: Tim Leary was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 3, 1990: Frank Seminara was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 1990 rule 5 draft.[3]
- December 31, 1990: Scott Sanderson was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics.[4]
- January 13, 1991: Rick Cerone was released by the New York Yankees.[5]
- March 19, 1991: Torey Lovullo was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Mark Leiter.[6]
Regular season
[edit]- Steve Sax led the Yankees with a .304 batting average, 198 hits, 85 runs, and 38 doubles.
- April 11, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 RBI in a game versus the Detroit Tigers.
- June 23, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 hits in a game versus the eventual World Champion Minnesota Twins.
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 49–32 | 35–46 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 43–37 | 40–42 |
New York Yankees | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 | 30–52 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 1–12 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Minnesota | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
New York | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 9–3 | 4–8 | 12–1 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Detailed records
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Notable transactions
[edit]- April 1, 1991: Steve Balboni was released by the New York Yankees.[7]
- April 5, 1991: Scott Lusader was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers.[8]
- May 9, 1991: Andy Hawkins was released by the New York Yankees.[9]
- May 17, 1991: Mike Blowers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and cash. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Blueberg (minors) (June 22, 1991) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.[10]
- May 25, 1991: Andy Pettite was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.[11]
Draft picks
[edit]- With the first overall pick in the MLB draft, the New York Yankees selected Brien Taylor. He was a left-handed pitcher from Beaufort, North Carolina who competed at East Carteret High School.[12]
Notable draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Amateur Club |
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5 | 126 | Lyle Mouton | OF | Louisiana State University |
9 | 230 | Keith Garagozzo | LHP | University of Delaware |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other Positions
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Manager Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Matt Nokes | 135 | 456 | 122 | .268 | 24 | 77 |
1B | Don Mattingly | 152 | 587 | 169 | .288 | 9 | 68 |
2B | Steve Sax | 158 | 652 | 198 | .304 | 10 | 56 |
3B | Pat Kelly | 96 | 298 | 72 | .242 | 3 | 23 |
SS | Álvaro Espinoza | 148 | 480 | 123 | .256 | 5 | 33 |
LF | Mel Hall | 141 | 492 | 140 | .285 | 19 | 80 |
CF | Bernie Williams | 85 | 320 | 76 | .238 | 3 | 34 |
RF | Jesse Barfield | 84 | 284 | 64 | .225 | 17 | 48 |
DH | Kevin Maas | 148 | 500 | 110 | .220 | 23 | 63 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Roberto Kelly | 126 | 486 | 130 | .267 | 20 | 69 |
Hensley Meulens | 96 | 288 | 64 | .222 | 6 | 29 |
Randy Velarde | 80 | 184 | 45 | .245 | 1 | 15 |
Bob Geren | 64 | 128 | 28 | .219 | 2 | 12 |
Pat Sheridan | 62 | 113 | 23 | .204 | 4 | 7 |
Jim Leyritz | 32 | 77 | 14 | .182 | 0 | 4 |
Torey Lovullo | 22 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Humphreys | 25 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Carlos Rodríguez | 15 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Blowers | 15 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
John Ramos | 10 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
Scott Lusader | 11 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Scott Sanderson | 34 | 208.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.81 | 130 |
Jeff Johnson | 23 | 127.0 | 6 | 11 | 5.95 | 62 |
Wade Taylor | 23 | 116.1 | 7 | 12 | 6.27 | 72 |
Pascual Pérez | 14 | 73.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.18 | 41 |
Dave Eiland | 18 | 72.2 | 2 | 5 | 5.33 | 18 |
Scott Kamieniecki | 9 | 55.1 | 4 | 4 | 3.90 | 34 |
Chuck Cary | 10 | 53.1 | 1 | 6 | 5.91 | 34 |
Andy Hawkins | 4 | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.95 | 5 |
Mike Witt | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 0 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tim Leary | 28 | 120.2 | 4 | 10 | 6.49 | 83 |
Eric Plunk | 43 | 111.2 | 2 | 5 | 4.76 | 103 |
Alan Mills | 6 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.41 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Steve Farr | 60 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 2.19 | 60 |
Greg Cadaret | 68 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3.62 | 105 |
John Habyan | 66 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.30 | 70 |
Lee Guetterman | 64 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3.68 | 35 |
Steve Howe | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.68 | 34 |
Rich Monteleone | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.64 | 34 |
Darrin Chapin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 5 |
Álvaro Espinoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Albany-Colonie[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wayne Tolleson Stats".
- ^ Tim Leary Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Frank Seminara Stats".
- ^ Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Rick Cerone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Torey Lovullo Stats".
- ^ Steve Balboni Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Scott Lusader Stats".
- ^ Andy Hawkins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Mike Blowers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Andy Pettitte Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Baseball Draft: 1991 Yankees Picks in the June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007