1991 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

1991 Baltimore Orioles

League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Memorial Stadium
City| Baltimore, Maryland
Record| 67–95 (.414)
Divisional place| 6th
Owners| Eli Jacobs
General managers| Roland Hemond
Managers| Frank Robinson and Johnny Oates
Television| WMAR-TV
(Jon Miller, Brooks Robinson, Scott Garceau, Jim Palmer)
Home Team Sports
(Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
Radio| WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Ken Levine)
| <- 1990 | Seasons | 1992 ->

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The Baltimore Orioles at play during a home game at Memorial Stadium in 1991.

The 1991 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing sixth in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses. Cal Ripken. Jr. would be the first shortstop in the history of the American League to win two MVP awards in a career.[1] This was also the Orioles' last year at Memorial Stadium, as they would move into Oriole Park at Camden Yards the following year.

## Offseason[edit]

* October 10, 1990: Dorn Taylor was released by the Orioles.[2]
* December 12, 1990: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[3]
* December 14, 1990: Mickey Weston was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Kilgus.[4]
* January 1, 1991: Roy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[5]
* January 10, 1991: Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnisch were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis.[6]
* January 11, 1991: Mickey Tettleton was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Jeff Robinson.[7]
* March 31, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Borowski.[8]

## Regular season[edit]

* April 13, 1991: Cal Ripken Jr. had 7 RBI in game versus the Texas Rangers.
* May 15, 1991: President George H.W. Bush attended a baseball game in Baltimore with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The two saw the Oakland Athletics play the Baltimore Orioles for two innings.[9]
* July 13, 1991, Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson combined for a no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics.[10]
* Cal Ripken Jr. became the fourth shortstop in the history of Major League Baseball to have 30 home runs in one season and won the AL MVP award.
* Cal Ripken Jr. won the Gold Glove in 1991 after missing out in 1990 even though he set the single season record for both the fewest errors by a shortstop (3) and also the record for most total chances in a single season.

### Opening Day starters[edit]

* Jeff Ballard
* Glenn Davis
* Mike Devereaux
* Dwight Evans
* Sam Horn
* Bob Melvin
* Randy Milligan
* Billy Ripken
* Cal Ripken Jr.
* Craig Worthington

### Season standings[edit]

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AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71  | 0.562  | —  | 46–35  | 45–36
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78  | 0.519  | 7  | 43–38  | 41–40
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78  | 0.519  | 7  | 49–32  | 35–46
Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79  | 0.512  | 8  | 43–37  | 40–42
New York Yankees | 71 | 91  | 0.438  | 20  | 39–42  | 32–49
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95  | 0.414  | 24  | 33–48  | 34–47
Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105  | 0.352  | 34  | 30–52  | 27–53

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1991 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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 | —

### Notable transactions[edit]

* April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[11]
* April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[12]
* June 3, 1991: Alex Ochoa was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1991.[13]

### Roster[edit]

1991 Baltimore Orioles

Roster
Pitchers

* 29 Jeff Ballard
* 48 José Bautista
* 58 Francisco de la Rosa
* 46 Mike Flanagan
* 49 Todd Frohwirth
* 45 Kevin Hickey
* 27 Dave Johnson
* 51 Stacy Jones
* 17 Paul Kilgus
* 19 Ben McDonald
* 52 José Mesa
* 18 Bob Milacki
* 42 Mike Mussina
* 30 Gregg Olson
* 45 Jim Poole
* 53 Arthur Rhodes
* 34 Jeff Robinson
* 43 Roy Smith
* 50 Anthony Telford
* 32 Mark Williamson

|  | Catchers

* 28 Chris Hoiles
* 2 Bob Melvin
* 41 Jeff Tackett
* 11 Ernie Whitt

Infielders

* 1 Juan Bell
* 37 Glenn Davis
* 10 Leo Gómez
* 36 Tim Hulett
* 39 Randy Milligan
* 3 Billy Ripken
* 8 Cal Ripken Jr.
* 21 David Segui
* 28 Shane Turner
* 25 Craig Worthington

|  | Outfielders

* 9 Brady Anderson
* 12 Mike Devereaux
* 24 Dwight Evans
* 14 Chito Martínez
* 38 Jeff McKnight
* 11 Luis Mercedes
* 6 Joe Orsulak

Other batters

* 15 Sam Horn

|  | Manager

* 26 Johnny Oates
* 20 Frank Robinson

Coaches

* 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen)
* 31 Al Jackson (Pitching)
* 40 Tom McCraw (Hitting)
* 47 Curt Motton (First Base)
* 26 Johnny Oates (Bench)
* 7 Cal Ripken, Sr. (Third Base)

## Player stats[edit]

| = Indicates team leader

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### 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 | Chris Hoiles | 107 | 341 | 83 | .243 | 11 | 31
1B | Randy Milligan | 141 | 483 | 127 | .263 | 16 | 70
2B | Billy Ripken | 104 | 287 | 62 | .216 | 0 | 14
3B | Leo Gómez | 118 | 391 | 91 | .233 | 16 | 45
SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 162 | 650 | 210 | .323 | 34 | 114
LF | Joe Orsulak | 143 | 486 | 135 | .278 | 5 | 43
CF | Mike Devereaux | 149 | 608 | 158 | .260 | 19 | 59
RF | Dwight Evans | 101 | 270 | 73 | .270 | 6 | 38
DH | Sam Horn | 121 | 317 | 74 | .233 | 23 | 61

#### 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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Brady Anderson | 113 | 256 | 59 | .230 | 2 | 27
Bob Melvin | 79 | 228 | 57 | .250 | 1 | 23
Chito Martínez | 67 | 216 | 58 | .269 | 13 | 33
David Segui | 86 | 212 | 59 | .278 | 2 | 22
Juan Bell | 100 | 209 | 36 | .172 | 1 | 15
Tim Hulett | 79 | 206 | 42 | .204 | 7 | 18
Glenn Davis | 49 | 176 | 40 | .227 | 10 | 28
Craig Worthington | 31 | 102 | 23 | .225 | 4 | 12
Ernie Whitt | 35 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 0 | 3
Luis Mercedes | 19 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 0 | 2
Jeff McKnight | 16 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 0 | 2
Jeff Tackett | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0
Shane Turner | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching[edit]

#### 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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Bob Milacki | 31 | 184.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.01 | 108
Ben McDonald | 21 | 126.1 | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 85
Jeff Ballard | 26 | 123.2 | 6 | 12 | 5.60 | 37
José Mesa | 23 | 123.2 | 6 | 11 | 5.97 | 64
Jeff Robinson | 21 | 104.1 | 4 | 9 | 5.18 | 65
Mike Mussina | 12 | 87.2 | 4 | 5 | 2.87 | 52
Roy Smith | 17 | 80.1 | 5 | 4 | 5.60 | 25
Arthur Rhodes | 8 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 | 8.00 | 23

#### 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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Dave Johnson | 22 | 84.0 | 4 | 8 | 7.07 | 38
Anthony Telford | 9 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 24
Stacy Jones | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 10

#### 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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Gregg Olson | 72 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 3.18 | 72
Mark Williamson | 65 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.48 | 53
Mike Flanagan | 64 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2.38 | 55
Todd Frohwirth | 51 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.87 | 77
Paul Kilgus | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.08 | 32
Jim Poole | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 34
Kevin Hickey | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 10
José Bautista | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 3
Francisco de la Rosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Cal Ripken Jr., American League Most Valuable Player
* Cal Ripken Jr., All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
* Cal Ripken Jr., Winner, All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest
* Cal Ripken Jr., Rawlings Gold Glove Award
* Joe Orsulak, Led American League, 22 Outfield Assists

All-Star Game

* Cal Ripken Jr., shortstop

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Greg Biagini
AA | Hagerstown Suns | Eastern League | Jerry Narron
A | Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Wally Moon
A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Bob Miscik
Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Gus Gil
Rookie | GCL Orioles | Gulf Coast League | Ed Napoleon

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
2. ^ Dorn Taylor at Baseball-Reference
3. ^ Todd Frohwirth at Baseball-Reference
4. ^ Paul Kilgus at Baseball-Reference
5. ^ Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference
6. ^ Curt Schilling at Baseball-Reference
7. ^ Mickey Tettleton at Baseball-Reference
8. ^ Pete Rose Jr. at Baseball-Reference
9. ^ "President George Bush Baseball Game Attendance Log".
10. ^ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, pp.210-11
11. ^ Mike Flanagan at Baseball-Reference
12. ^ Ernie Whitt at Baseball-Reference
13. ^ Alex Ochoa at Baseball-Reference
14. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

* 1991 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
* 1991 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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1991 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1991 MLB draft
* 1991 All-Star Game
* 1991 World Series

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Baltimore Orioles

* Established in 1901
* Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
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