1991 Cleveland Indians season
The Cleveland Indians lost 105 games in 1991, the most in franchise history.
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Owner(s) | Richard Jacobs |
General manager(s) | Hank Peters, John Hart |
Manager(s) | John McNamara, Mike Hargrove |
Local television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel John Sanders, Rick Manning |
Local radio | WWWE Herb Score, Tom Hamilton |
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Offseason
- December 3, 1990: Mike Huff was drafted by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1990 rule 5 draft.[1]
- December 4, 1990: Cory Snyder and Lindsay Foster (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Shawn Hillegas and Eric King.[2]
- January 11, 1991: Luis Lopez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[3]
- January 16, 1991: Dave Otto was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[4]
- January 16, 1991: Troy Neel was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Larry Arndt.[5]
Regular season
On May 4, 1991, Chris James had 9 RBIs in a 20 to 6 win over the Oakland Athletics to set the single game RBI record for Cleveland.[6]
Season standings
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 |
This is to date the most recent season the Indians have finished last in their division.
Record vs. opponents
1991 American League Records Sources: | ||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Game log
1991 Game Log: 57–105 (Home: 30–52; Away: 27–53) | |||||||||
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April: 7–10 (Home: 1–5; Away: 6–5)
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May: 10–17 (Home: 5–9; Away: 5–8)
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June: 7–21 (Home: 6–9; Away: 1–12)
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July: 9–18 (Home: 4–8; Away: 5–10)
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August: 10–20 (Home: 7–10; Away: 3–10)
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September: 11–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–7)
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October: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Away: 2–1)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Indians team member |
Notable transactions
- May 17, 1991: Mike Aldrete was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[7]
- June 3, 1991: Paul Byrd was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1991.[8]
- June 14, 1991: Tim Costo was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Reggie Jefferson.[9]
- June 27, 1991: Tom Candiotti and Turner Ward were traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Glenallen Hill, Denis Boucher, Mark Whiten, and cash.[10]
- July 5, 1991: Stan Jefferson was released by the Indians.[11]
- July 12, 1991: Mike Huff was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Chicago White Sox.[1]
- July 26, 1991: Brook Jacoby was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Lee Tinsley and Apolinar Garcia (minors).[12]
Roster
Statistics
Batting
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Mike Aldrete | 85 | 183 | 22 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .262 | 1 |
Beau Allred | 48 | 125 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .232 | 2 |
Sandy Alomar, Jr. | 51 | 184 | 10 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .217 | 0 |
Carlos Baerga | 158 | 593 | 80 | 171 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 69 | .288 | 3 |
Albert Belle | 123 | 461 | 60 | 130 | 31 | 2 | 28 | 95 | .282 | 3 |
Jerry Browne | 107 | 290 | 28 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 29 | .228 | 2 |
Alex Cole | 122 | 387 | 58 | 114 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .295 | 27 |
Jose Escobar | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 0 |
Felix Fermin | 129 | 424 | 30 | 111 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 31 | .262 | 5 |
Jose Gonzalez | 33 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .159 | 8 |
Glenallen Hill | 37 | 122 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .262 | 4 |
Mike Huff | 51 | 146 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .240 | 11 |
Brook Jacoby | 66 | 231 | 14 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | .234 | 0 |
Chris James | 115 | 437 | 31 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 41 | .238 | 3 |
Reggie Jefferson | 26 | 101 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .198 | 0 |
Wayne Kirby | 21 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .209 | 1 |
Mark Lewis | 84 | 314 | 29 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 30 | .264 | 2 |
Luis Lopez | 35 | 82 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .220 | 0 |
Ever Magallanes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jeff Manto | 47 | 128 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .211 | 2 |
Carlos Martinez | 72 | 257 | 22 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .284 | 3 |
Luis Medina | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | 0 |
Tony Perezchica | 17 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 0 |
Joel Skinner | 99 | 284 | 23 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .243 | 0 |
Ed Taubensee | 26 | 66 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .242 | 0 |
Jim Thome | 27 | 98 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .255 | 1 |
Turner Ward | 40 | 100 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .230 | 0 |
Mitch Webster | 13 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 2 |
Mark Whiten | 70 | 258 | 34 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 26 | .256 | 4 |
Totals | 162 | 5470 | 576 | 1390 | 236 | 26 | 79 | 546 | .254 | 84 |
Pitching
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Eric Bell | 4 | 0 | 0.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Willie Blair | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36.0 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 13 |
Denis Boucher | 1 | 4 | 8.34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.2 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
Tom Candiotti | 7 | 6 | 2.24 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 108.1 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 86 |
Bruce Egloff | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Mauro Gozzo | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Shawn Hillegas | 3 | 4 | 4.34 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 83.0 | 42 | 40 | 46 | 66 |
Doug Jones | 4 | 8 | 5.54 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 63.1 | 42 | 39 | 17 | 48 |
Eric King | 6 | 11 | 4.60 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 150.2 | 83 | 77 | 44 | 59 |
Garland Kiser | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Tom Kramer | 0 | 0 | 17.36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Jeff Mutis | 0 | 3 | 11.68 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.1 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
Charles Nagy | 10 | 15 | 4.13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 211.1 | 103 | 97 | 66 | 109 |
Rod Nichols | 2 | 11 | 3.54 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 137.1 | 63 | 54 | 30 | 76 |
Steve Olin | 3 | 6 | 3.36 | 48 | 0 | 17 | 56.1 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 38 |
Jesse Orosco | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 36 |
Dave Otto | 2 | 8 | 4.23 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 100.0 | 52 | 47 | 27 | 47 |
Rudy Seanez | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Jeff Shaw | 0 | 5 | 3.36 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 72.1 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 31 |
Greg Swindell | 9 | 16 | 3.48 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 238.0 | 112 | 92 | 31 | 169 |
Efrain Valdez | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Sergio Valdez | 1 | 0 | 5.51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
Mike Walker | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Mike York | 1 | 4 | 6.75 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 34.2 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
Totals | 57 | 105 | 4.23 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1441.1 | 759 | 678 | 441 | 862 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston[13]
References
- Mike Huff at Baseball Reference
- Shawn Hillegas at Baseball Reference
- Luis Lopez at Baseball Reference
- Dave Otto at Baseball Reference
- Troy Neel at Baseball Reference
- "BASEBALL; Twins End Brewers' Streak at 4 As Starter's Sour Streak Ends, Too". New York Times. May 5, 1991.
- Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
- Paul Byrd at Baseball Reference
- Reggie Jefferson at Baseball Reference
- Glenallen Hill at Baseball Reference
- Stan Jefferson at Baseball Reference
- Brook Jacoby at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1991 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1991 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac
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