1991 Cincinnati Reds season

Major League Baseball team season

1991 Cincinnati Reds

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Riverfront Stadium
City| Cincinnati, Ohio
Record| 74–88 (.457)
Divisional place| 5th
Owners| Marge Schott
General managers| Bob Quinn
Managers| Lou Piniella
Television| WLWT, SportsChannel
(Marty Brennaman, Gordy Coleman, Steve LaMar)
Radio| WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
| <- 1990 | Seasons | 1992 ->

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The 1991 Cincinnati Reds season had the team defend their World Series championship, but the team would finish with a losing mark, regressing 17 games from the season before. Their winning percentage (.457) set a new record for worst among defending World Series champions, besting the previous mark set by the Chicago White Sox in 1918. This would be a record for seven years.[1]

## Offseason

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* January 29, 1990: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[2]
* December 5, 1990: Bill Doran was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[3]

## Regular season

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* April 28, 1991: Against the Cubs, relief pitcher Rob Dibble nearly blew a save, allowing two runs on five hits. Clinging to a 4–3 lead in the ninth with the tying run on first, Dibble struck out Ryne Sandberg to finish the game. Despite the win, in frustration he then flung a baseball 400 feet into the center-field seats, inadvertently striking a woman.[4]
* June 28, 1991: Barry Larkin had six RBIs in a game against the Houston Astros.
* Barry Larkin had a 19-game hitting streak.
* At the beginning of July, the Reds peaked at ten games above .500 (44–34). They were in second place in the NL West, only four games behind the Dodgers, and 3.5 games ahead of third place Atlanta.
* On July 6, the Reds spiraled after a 3-0 loss to the Astros. They would lose ten games in a row from that day to July 19 that dropped them to .500 (44-44). They won the next day and ended July at .500 (49-49)
* August saw the Reds essentially drop from contention. They would teeter around .500 before dropping down below the mark for good on August 31.
* July 23, 1991: In the bottom of the eight inning of a 8–5 loss at the Cubs, Rob Dibble (fresh off a three-game suspension) was ejected for throwing the ball into the back of the leg of baserunner Doug Dascenzo.[5]

### Season standings

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NL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68  | .580  | —  | 48‍–‍33  | 46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69  | .574  | 1  | 54‍–‍27  | 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres | 84 | 78  | .519  | 10  | 42‍–‍39  | 42‍–‍39
San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87  | .463  | 19  | 43‍–‍38  | 32‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88  | .457  | 20  | 39‍–‍42  | 35‍–‍46
Houston Astros | 65 | 97  | .401  | 29  | 37‍–‍44  | 28‍–‍53

### Record vs. opponents

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1991 National League record

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

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | HOU  | LAD  | MON  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL
Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3
Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 10–7 | 11–6 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8
Cincinnati | 7–11 | 8–4 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8
Houston | 5–13 | 3–9 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–7
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–6
Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–11
New York | 3–9 | 6–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | — | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 6–12
Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7
San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–3
San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | — | 4–8
St. Louis | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–4 | —

### Notable transactions

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* June 14, 1991: Reggie Jefferson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Tim Costo.[6]
* July 18, 1991: Stan Jefferson was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

### Roster

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1991 Cincinnati Reds

Roster
Pitchers

* 40 Jack Armstrong
* 38 Keith Brown
* 32 Tom Browning
* 36 Don Carman
* 37 Norm Charlton
* 49 Rob Dibble
* 54 Steve Foster
* 59 Kip Gross
* 45 Chris Hammond
* 39 Milt Hill
* 43 Tim Layana
* 33 Gino Minutelli
* 28 Randy Myers
* 48 Ted Power
* 27 José Rijo
* 52 Mo Sanford
* 47 Scott Scudder

|  | Catchers

* 9 Joe Oliver
* 34 Jeff Reed
* 6 Donnie Scott
* 55 Glenn Sutko

Infielders

* 57 Freddie Benavides
* 25 Todd Benzinger
* 19 Bill Doran
* 7 Mariano Duncan
* 42 Reggie Jefferson
* 11 Barry Larkin
* 26 Terry Lee
* 25 Carmelo Martínez
* 23 Hal Morris
* 10 Luis Quiñones
* 17 Chris Sabo

|  | Outfielders

* 15 Glenn Braggs
* 44 Eric Davis
* 22 Billy Hatcher
* 42 Stan Jefferson
* 20 Chris Jones
* 21 Paul O'Neill
* 53 Reggie Sanders
* 29 Herm Winningham

|  | Manager

* 41 Lou Piniella

Coaches

* 4 Jackie Moore (bench)
* 24 Tony Pérez (hitting/first base)
* 2 Sam Perlozzo (third base)
* 3 Larry Rothschild (bullpen)
* 35 Stan Williams (pitching)

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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 | Jeff Reed | 91 | 270 | 72 | .267 | 3 | 31
1B | Hal Morris | 136 | 478 | 152 | .318 | 14 | 59
2B | Bill Doran | 111 | 361 | 101 | .280 | 6 | 35
3B | Chris Sabo | 153 | 582 | 175 | .301 | 26 | 88
SS | Barry Larkin | 123 | 464 | 140 | .302 | 20 | 69
LF | Billy Hatcher | 138 | 442 | 116 | .262 | 4 | 41
CF | Eric Davis | 89 | 285 | 67 | .235 | 11 | 33
RF | Paul O'Neill | 153 | 532 | 136 | .256 | 28 | 91

#### Other batters

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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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Mariano Duncan | 100 | 333 | 86 | .258 | 12 | 40
Joe Oliver | 94 | 269 | 58 | .216 | 11 | 41
Glenn Braggs | 85 | 250 | 65 | .260 | 11 | 39
Luis Quiñones | 97 | 212 | 47 | .222 | 4 | 20
Herm Winningham | 98 | 169 | 38 | .225 | 1 | 4
Carmelo Martínez | 53 | 138 | 32 | .232 | 6 | 19
Todd Benzinger | 51 | 123 | 23 | .187 | 1 | 11
Chris Jones | 52 | 89 | 26 | .292 | 2 | 6
Freddie Benavides | 24 | 63 | 18 | .286 | 0 | 3
Reggie Sanders | 9 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 1 | 3
Stan Jefferson | 13 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 0
Donnie Scott | 10 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0
Glenn Sutko | 10 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1
Reggie Jefferson | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 1
Terry Lee | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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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Tom Browning | 36 | 230.1 | 14 | 14 | 4.18 | 115
José Rijo | 30 | 204.1 | 15 | 6 | 2.51 | 172
Jack Armstrong | 27 | 139.2 | 7 | 13 | 5.48 | 93
Chris Hammond | 20 | 99.2 | 7 | 7 | 4.06 | 50
Mo Sanford | 5 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.86 | 31

#### Other pitchers

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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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Randy Myers | 58 | 132.0 | 6 | 13 | 3.55 | 108
Norm Charlton | 39 | 108.1 | 3 | 5 | 2.91 | 77
Scott Scudder | 27 | 101.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.35 | 51
Kip Gross | 29 | 85.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.47 | 40
Gino Minutelli | 16 | 25.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.04 | 21

#### Relief pitchers

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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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Rob Dibble | 67 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 3.17 | 124
Ted Power | 68 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.62 | 51
Don Carman | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.25 | 15
Milt Hill | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 20
Tim Layana | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.97 | 14
Steve Foster | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 11
Keith Brown | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4

## Awards and honors

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All-Star Game

* Tom Browning, pitcher
* Rob Dibble, relief pitcher
* Barry Larkin, shortstop
* Lou Piniella, manager

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Nashville Sounds | American Association | Pete Mackanin
AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | Jim Tracy
A | Cedar Rapids Reds | Midwest League | Frank Funk
A | Charleston Wheelers | South Atlantic League | P. J. Carey and Dave Miley
Rookie | Princeton Reds | Appalachian League | Sam Mejías
Rookie | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | P. J. Carey

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## References

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1. ^ "2014 Red Sox among worst defending champs in MLB history".
2. ^ Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ "Bill Doran Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
4. ^ Parker, Rob (April 29, 1991). "More Dibble devilment". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 29. Retrieved August 17, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Parker, Rob (July 24, 1991). "Dibble ejected for throwing at runner". Cincinnati Equirer. p. 11. Retrieved July 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Reggie Jefferson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
7. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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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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Cincinnati Reds

* Established in 1882
* Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
* Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Hall of Fame
* Logos and uniforms
* First-round draft picks

Ballparks|

* Bank Street Grounds
* League Park
* Palace of the Fans
* Crosley Field
* Riverfront Stadium
* Great American Ball Park

Spring training
Majestic Park
Tinker Field
Estadio Sixto Escobar
Plant Field
Al Lopez Field
Plant City Stadium
Ed Smith Stadium
Goodyear Ballpark

Culture|

* Cincinnati Red Stockings
* Rosie Reds
* Mr. Red
* Black Sox Scandal
* Kitty Burke
* Ritter Collett
* The Big Red Machine
* Dowd Report
* The Nasty Boys
* Hal McCoy
* Hustle
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Lore|

* Carlton Fisk waves it fair
* Tom Browning's perfect game
* 1999 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
* 2013 NL Wild Card Game
* A drive into deep left field by Castellanos
* MLB at Field of Dreams

Rivalries|

* Cleveland Guardians
* Pittsburgh Pirates

Key personnel|

* Owner: Bob Castellini
* President of Baseball Operations: Nick Krall
* General Manager: Brad Meador
* Manager: Freddie Benavides (interim)

World Series Championships (5)|

* 1919
* 1940
* 1975
* 1976
* 1990

National League pennants (9)|

* 1919
* 1939
* 1940
* 1961
* 1970
* 1972
* 1975
* 1976
* 1990

AA pennants (1)|

* 1882

Division titles (10)|

National League Central
1995
2010
2012
National League West
1970
1972
1973
1975
1976
1979
1990

Minor league affiliates|

* Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
* Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A)
* Dayton Dragons (High-A)
* Daytona Tortugas (Single-A)
* ACL Reds (Rookie)
* DSL Reds (Rookie)

Media|

* Broadcasters
* Radio: WLW
* Reds Radio Network
* TV: Bally Sports Ohio

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