1991 Chicago Cubs season

1991 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Jim Frey
Manager(s)	Don Zimmer, Joe Altobelli, Jim Essian
Local television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Local radio	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Bob Brenly, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1991 Chicago Cubs season was the 120th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 116th in the National League and the 76th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–83.

Offseason

• December 6, 1990: George Bell was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.^[1]
• December 17, 1990: Randy Kramer was released by the Cubs.^[2]
• March 29, 1991: Gary Varsho was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	0.605	—	52–32	46–32
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	0.519	14	52–32	32–46
Philadelphia Phillies	78	84	0.481	20	47–36	31–48
Chicago Cubs	77	83	0.481	20	46–37	31–46
New York Mets	77	84	0.478	20½	40–42	37–42
Montreal Expos	71	90	0.441	26½	33–35	38–55

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–6	11–7	13–5	7–11	5–7	9–3	5–7	9–3	11–7	9–9	9–3
Chicago	6–6	—	4–8	9–3	2–10	10–7	11–6	8–10	7–11	4–8	6–6	10–8
Cincinnati	7–11	8–4	—	9–9	6–12	6–6	5–7	9–3	2–10	8–10	10–8	4–8
Houston	5–13	3–9	9–9	—	8–10	2–10	7–5	7–5	4–8	6–12	9–9	5–7
Los Angeles	11–7	10–2	12–6	10–8	—	5–7	7–5	7–5	7–5	10–8	8–10	6–6
Montreal	7–5	7–10	6–6	10–2	7–5	—	4–14	4–14	6–12	6–6	7–5	7–11
New York	3–9	6–11	7–5	5–7	5–7	14–4	—	11–7	6–12	7–5	6–6	7–11
Philadelphia	7-5	10–8	3–9	5–7	5–7	14–4	7–11	—	6–12	9–3	6–6	6–12
Pittsburgh	3–9	11–7	10–2	8–4	5–7	12–6	12–6	12–6	—	7–5	7–5	11–7
San Diego	7–11	8–4	10–8	12–6	8–10	6–6	5–7	3–9	5–7	—	11–7	9–3
San Francisco	9–9	6–6	8–10	9–9	10–8	5–7	6–6	6–6	5–7	7–11	—	4–8
St. Louis	3–9	8–10	8–4	7–5	6–6	11–7	11–7	12–6	7–11	3–9	8–4	—

Notable transactions

• April 7, 1991: Mitch Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan.^[4]
• September 29, 1991: Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Turk Wendell and Yorkis Pérez.^[5]

Notable games

• July 23: In a 6–4 victory over the Reds, Andre Dawson was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning for arguing a called third strike by umpire Joe West. After Jim Essian was also ejected for arguing, Dawson proceeded to throw seventeen bats from the bat racks onto the field from the dugout.^[6] Dawson was fined $1,000 and suspended for one game.^[7]

Roster

1991 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 45 Paul Assenmacher 36 Mike Bielecki 47 Shawn Boskie 49 Frank Castillo 20 Mike Harkey 32 Danny Jackson 50 Les Lancaster 31 Greg Maddux 39 Scott May 35 Chuck McElroy 46 Dave Pavlas 33 Yorkis Pérez 39 Laddie Renfroe 30 Bob Scanlan 51 Heathcliff Slocumb 42 Dave Smith 40 Rick Sutcliffe 44 Steve Wilson		Catchers  9 Damon Berryhill  7 Joe Girardi 37 Erik Pappas 19 Héctor Villanueva  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 12 Shawon Dunston 17 Mark Grace 10 Luis Salazar 15 Rey Sánchez 23 Ryne Sandberg 25 Gary Scott  1 Doug Strange 16 José Vizcaíno 47 Chico Walker		Outfielders 11 George Bell 29 Doug Dascenzo  8 Andre Dawson 28 Ced Landrum 27 Derrick May 18 Dwight Smith 20 Jerome Walton		Manager  6 Joe Altobelli 41 Jim Essian  4 Don Zimmer Coaches  6 Joe Altobelli (bench/hitting)  5 Chuck Cottier (third base)  3 José Martínez (first base) 34 Dick Pole (pitching) 48 Phil Roof (bullpen)

Opening Day Lineup

• CF Jerome Walton
• 2B Ryne Sandberg
• 1B Mark Grace
• LF George Bell
• RF Andre Dawson
• C Damon Berryhill
• SS Shawon Dunston
• 3B Gary Scott
• P Danny Jackson

Schedule

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	April 9	Cardinals	1–4	B. Smith (1–0)	Jackson (0–1)	L. Smith (1)	31,622	0–1

Player stats

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	Wilkins, RickRick Wilkins	86	203	45	.222	6	22
1B	Grace, MarkMark Grace	160	619	169	.273	8	58
2B	Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg	158	585	170	.291	26	100
3B	Salazar, LuisLuis Salazar	103	333	86	.258	14	38
SS	Dunston, ShawonShawon Dunston	142	492	128	.260	12	50
LF	Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell	148	558	159	.285	25	86
CF	Walton, JeromeJerome Walton	123	270	59	.219	5	17
RF	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	149	563	153	.272	31	104

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
Landrum, CedCed Landrum	56	86	20	.233	0	6

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

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
Scanlan, BobBob Scanlan	40	111	7	8	3.89	44

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
McElroy, ChuckChuck McElroy	71	6	2	3	1.95	92
Renfroe, LaddieLaddie Renfroe	4	0	1	0	13.50	4
May, ScottScott May	2	0	0	0	18.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Jim Essian and Mick Kelleher
AA	Charlotte Knights	Southern League	Jay Loviglio
A	Winston-Salem Spirits	Carolina League	Brad Mills
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Bill Hayes
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Greg Mahlberg
Rookie	Huntington Cubs	Appalachian League	Steve Roadcap

^[8]

Notes

1. George Bell at Baseball Reference
2. Randy Kramer at Baseball Reference
3. Gary Varsho at Baseball Reference
4. Mitch Williams at Baseball Reference
5. Damon Berryhill at Baseball Reference
6. Wrigleyville Nation. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
7. Chicago Tribune. 1991 Sept 14. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1991 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference