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1991 Baltimore Orioles season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
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| 1991 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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- 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]
- 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
Season standings
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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 |
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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 | — |
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Notable transactions
- 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
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| 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 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| 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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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- 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
- Cal Ripken Jr., shortstop
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- 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
- Dorn Taylor at Baseball-Reference
- Todd Frohwirth at Baseball-Reference
- Paul Kilgus at Baseball-Reference
- Curt Schilling at Baseball-Reference
- Mickey Tettleton at Baseball-Reference
- Pete Rose Jr. at Baseball-Reference
- 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
- Mike Flanagan at Baseball-Reference
- Ernie Whitt at Baseball-Reference
- Alex Ochoa at Baseball-Reference
- 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