The 1991 Baltimore Orioles season was the 91st season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 38th in Baltimore, and the 38th and final at Memorial Stadium, as they would move into Oriole Park at Camden Yards the following year. The Orioles finished 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Offseason October 10, 1990: Dorn Taylor was released by the Orioles.Dorn Taylor at Baseball-Reference December 12, 1990: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Todd Frohwirth at Baseball-Reference December 14, 1990: Mickey Weston was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Kilgus.Paul Kilgus at Baseball-Reference January 1, 1991: Roy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference January 10, 1991: Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnisch were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis.Curt Schilling at Baseball-Reference January 11, 1991: Mickey Tettleton was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Jeff Robinson.Mickey Tettleton at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Borowski.Pete Rose Jr. at Baseball-Reference
Regular season 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. July 13, 1991, Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson combined for a no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics.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 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 Jeff Ballard Glenn Davis Mike Devereaux Dwight Evans Sam Horn Bob Melvin Randy Milligan Billy Ripken Cal Ripken Jr. Craig Worthington
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Mike Flanagan at Baseball-Reference April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Ernie Whitt at Baseball-Reference 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.Alex Ochoa at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1991 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Bullpen) (Pitching) (Hitting) (First Base) (Bench) (Third Base)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 107 341 83 .243 11 31 1B 141 483 127 .263 16 70 2B 104 287 62 .216 0 14 3B 118 391 91 .233 16 45 SS 162 650 210 .323 34 114 LF 143 486 135 .278 5 43 CF 149 608 158 .260 19 59 RF 101 270 73 .270 6 38 DH 121 317 74 .233 23 61
Other batters 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 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 22 100 209 36 .172 1 15 Tim Hulett 79 206 42 .204 7 18 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 4 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bob Milacki 31 184.0 10 9 4.01 108 Ben McDonald 21 126.1 6 8 4.84 85 26 123.2 6 12 5.60 37 José Mesa 23 123.2 6 11 5.97 64 21 104.1 4 9 5.18 65 Mike Mussina 12 87.2 4 5 2.87 52 17 80.1 5 4 5.60 25 Arthur Rhodes 8 36.0 0 3 8.00 23
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 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 Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Gregg Olson 72 4 6 31 3.18 72 Mark Williamson 65 5 5 4 4.48 53 64 2 7 3 2.38 55 51 7 3 3 1.87 77 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 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
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
1991 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference 1991 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com