The 1991 Cleveland Indians season was the 91st season for the franchise. The Indians lost 105 games, the most losses in franchise history.

Offseason December 3, 1990: Mike Huff was drafted by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1990 rule 5 draft.Mike Huff at Baseball Reference 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.Shawn Hillegas at Baseball Reference January 11, 1991: Luis Lopez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Luis Lopez at Baseball Reference January 16, 1991: Dave Otto was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dave Otto at Baseball Reference January 16, 1991: Troy Neel was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Larry Arndt.Troy Neel at Baseball Reference

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.

Season standings

This is to date the most recent season the Indians have finished last in their division.

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = Indians team member

Notable transactions May 17, 1991: Mike Aldrete was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference 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.Paul Byrd at Baseball Reference June 14, 1991: Tim Costo was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Reggie Jefferson.Reggie Jefferson at Baseball Reference 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.Glenallen Hill at Baseball Reference July 5, 1991: Stan Jefferson was released by the Indians.Stan Jefferson at Baseball Reference July 12, 1991: Mike Huff was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Chicago White Sox. July 26, 1991: Brook Jacoby was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Lee Tinsley and Apolinar Garcia (minors).Brook Jacoby at Baseball Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position2 Alex Cole CF14 Jerry Browne 2B7 Chris James DH8 Albert Belle LF15 Sandy Alomar Jr. C26 Brook Jacoby 1B9 Carlos Baerga 3B16 Félix Fermín SS23 Mitch Webster RF21 Greg Swindell P 1991 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1991 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (third base) (first base) (bullpen) (hitting) (pitching) (bench) (first base after Hargrove was promoted to manager)

Statistics

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 85 183 22 48 6 1 1 19 .262 1 48 125 17 29 3 0 3 12 .232 2 51 184 10 40 9 0 0 7 .217 0 158 593 80 171 28 2 11 69 .288 3 123 461 60 130 31 2 28 95 .282 3 107 290 28 66 5 2 1 29 .228 2 122 387 58 114 17 3 0 21 .295 27 10 15 0 3 0 0 0 1 .200 0 129 424 30 111 13 2 0 31 .262 5 33 69 10 11 2 1 1 4 .159 8 37 122 15 32 3 0 5 14 .262 4 51 146 28 35 6 1 2 10 .240 11 66 231 14 54 9 1 4 24 .234 0 115 437 31 104 16 2 5 41 .238 3 26 101 10 20 3 0 2 12 .198 0 21 43 4 9 2 0 0 5 .209 1 84 314 29 83 15 1 0 30 .264 2 35 82 7 18 4 1 0 7 .220 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 47 128 15 27 7 0 2 13 .211 2 72 257 22 73 14 0 5 30 .284 3 5 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 .063 0 17 22 4 8 2 0 0 0 .364 0 99 284 23 69 14 0 1 24 .243 0 26 66 5 16 2 1 0 8 .242 0 27 98 7 25 4 2 1 9 .255 1 40 100 11 23 7 0 0 5 .230 0 13 32 2 4 0 0 0 0 .125 2 70 258 34 66 14 4 7 26 .256 4 Team totals 162 5470 576 1390 236 26 79 546 .254 84

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 4 0 0.50 10 0 0 18.0 5 2 1 5 7 2 3 6.75 11 5 0 36.0 58 27 27 10 13 1 4 8.34 5 5 0 22.2 35 21 21 8 13 7 6 2.24 15 15 0 108.1 88 35 27 28 86 0 0 4.76 6 0 0 5.2 8 3 3 4 8 0 0 19.29 2 2 0 4.2 9 10 10 7 3 3 4 4.34 51 3 7 83.0 67 42 40 46 66 4 8 5.54 36 4 7 63.1 87 42 39 17 48 6 11 4.60 25 24 0 150.2 166 83 77 44 59 0 0 9.64 7 0 0 4.2 7 5 5 4 3 0 0 17.36 4 0 0 4.2 10 9 9 6 4 0 3 11.68 3 3 0 12.1 23 16 16 7 6 10 15 4.13 33 33 0 211.1 228 103 97 66 109 2 11 3.54 31 16 1 137.1 145 63 54 30 76 3 6 3.36 48 0 17 56.1 61 26 21 23 38 2 0 3.74 47 0 0 45.2 52 20 19 15 36 2 8 4.23 18 14 0 100.0 108 52 47 27 47 0 0 16.20 5 0 0 5.0 10 12 9 7 7 0 5 3.36 29 1 1 72.1 72 34 27 27 31 9 16 3.48 33 33 0 238.0 241 112 92 31 169 0 0 1.50 7 0 0 6.0 5 1 1 3 1 1 0 5.51 6 0 0 16.1 15 11 10 5 11 0 1 2.08 5 0 0 4.1 6 1 1 2 2 1 4 6.75 14 4 0 34.2 45 29 26 19 19 Team totals 57 105 4.23 162 162 33 1441.1 1551 759 678 441 862

Awards and honors

All-Star Game Sandy Alomar Jr., catcher, starter

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: KinstonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1991 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1991 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac