1991 Baltimore Orioles season

1991 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	67–95 (.414)
Divisional place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Eli Jacobs
General manager(s)	Roland Hemond
Manager(s)	Frank Robinson and Johnny Oates
Local television	WMAR-TV (Jon Miller, Brooks Robinson, Scott Garceau, Jim Palmer) Home Team Sports (Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Ken Levine)
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The Baltimore Orioles at play during a home game at Memorial Stadium in 1991.

The 1991 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 6th 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. The O's would move into Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Offseason

• 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]

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.^[9]
• 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 fewest errors by a Shortstop(3) and also the record for most balls fielded 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

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1991 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[10]
• April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[11]
• 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.^[12]

Roster

1991 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 29 Jeff Ballard 48 José Bautista 58 Francisco de la Rosa 46 Mike Flanagan 49 Todd Frohwirth 45 Kevin Hickey 27 Dave Johnson 51 Stacy Jones 17 Paul Kilgus 19 Ben McDonald 52 José Mesa 18 Bob Milacki 42 Mike Mussina 30 Gregg Olson 45 Jim Poole 53 Arthur Rhodes 34 Jeff Robinson 43 Roy Smith 50 Anthony Telford 32 Mark Williamson		Catchers 28 Chris Hoiles  2 Bob Melvin 41 Jeff Tackett 11 Ernie Whitt Infielders  1 Juan Bell 37 Glenn Davis 10 Leo Gómez 36 Tim Hulett 39 Randy Milligan  3 Billy Ripken  8 Cal Ripken, Jr. 21 David Segui 28 Shane Turner 25 Craig Worthington		Outfielders  9 Brady Anderson 12 Mike Devereaux 24 Dwight Evans 14 Chito Martínez 38 Jeff McKnight 11 Luis Mercedes  6 Joe Orsulak Other batters 15 Sam Horn		Manager 26 Johnny Oates 20 Frank Robinson Coaches 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen) 31 Al Jackson (Pitching) 40 Tom McCraw (Hitting) 47 Curt Motton (First Base) 26 Johnny Oates (Bench)  7 Cal Ripken, Sr. (Third Base)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

= Indicates team leader

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	Hoiles, ChrisChris Hoiles	107	341	83	.243	11	31
1B	Milligan, RandyRandy Milligan	141	483	127	.263	16	70
2B	Ripken, BillyBilly Ripken	104	287	62	.216	0	14
3B	Gómez, LeoLeo Gómez	118	391	91	.233	16	45
SS	Ripken, Jr., CalCal Ripken, Jr.	162	650	210	.323	34	114
LF	Orsulak, JoeJoe Orsulak	143	486	135	.278	5	43
CF	Devereaux, MikeMike Devereaux	149	608	158	.260	19	59
RF	Evans, DwightDwight Evans	101	270	73	.270	6	38
DH	Horn, SamSam Horn	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
Bell, JuanJuan Bell	100	209	36	.172	1	15
Davis, GlennGlenn Davis	49	176	40	.227	10	28
Turner, ShaneShane Turner	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
Ballard, JeffJeff Ballard	26	123.2	6	12	5.60	37
Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson	21	104.1	4	9	5.18	65
Smith, RoyRoy Smith	17	80.1	5	4	5.60	25

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

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
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan	64	2	7	3	2.38	55
Frohwirth, ToddTodd Frohwirth	51	7	3	3	1.87	77
Kilgus, PaulPaul Kilgus	38	0	2	1	5.08	32

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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Greg Biagini
AA	Hagerstown Suns	Eastern League	Jerry Narron
A	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	Wally Moon
A	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	Bob Miscik
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Gus Gil
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	Ed Napoleon

^[13]

References

1. 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
2. Dorn Taylor at Baseball-Reference
3. Todd Frohwirth at Baseball-Reference
4. Paul Kilgus at Baseball-Reference
5. Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference
6. Curt Schilling at Baseball-Reference
7. Mickey Tettleton at Baseball-Reference
8. Pete Rose, Jr. at Baseball-Reference
9. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_cgb.shtml
10. Mike Flanagan at Baseball-Reference
11. Ernie Whitt at Baseball-Reference
12. Alex Ochoa at Baseball-Reference
13. 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