1991 San Francisco Giants season

1991 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bob Lurie
General manager(s)	Al Rosen
Manager(s)	Roger Craig
Local television	KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald) SportsChannel America (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
Local radio	KNBR (Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald, Mike Krukow) KLOK (Tito Fuentes, Eduardo Ortega)
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The 1991 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 109th season in Major League Baseball, their 34th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 32nd at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 75-87 record, 19 games behind the Atlanta Braves.

Offseason

• November 9, 1990: Bud Black signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.^[1]
• December 4, 1990: Dave Righetti signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
• December 4, 1990: Darren Lewis was traded by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Ernest Riles. The Oakland Athletics sent Pedro Pena (minors) (December 17, 1990) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.^[2]
• March 30, 1991: Darnell Coles was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	94	68	0.580	—	48–33	46–35
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	69	0.574	1	54–27	39–42
San Diego Padres	84	78	0.519	10	42–39	42–39
San Francisco Giants	75	87	0.463	19	43–38	32–49
Cincinnati Reds	74	88	0.457	20	39–42	35–46
Houston Astros	65	97	0.401	29	37–44	28–53

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	—

Opening Day starters

• Kevin Bass
• Mike Benjamin
• John Burkett
• Will Clark
• Steve Decker
• Willie McGee
• Kevin Mitchell
• Robby Thompson
• Matt Williams ^[4]

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1991: William Van Landingham was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1991.^[5]
• June 19, 1991: Rick Reuschel was released by the San Francisco Giants.^[6]

Roster

1991 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 47 Rod Beck 40 Bud Black 49 Jeff Brantley 33 John Burkett 37 Kelly Downs 50 Scott Garrelts 53 Eric Gunderson 36 Gil Heredia 41 Bryan Hickerson 29 Mike LaCoss 28 Paul McClellan 45 Francisco Oliveras 14 Mike Remlinger 48 Rick Reuschel 19 Dave Righetti 31 Don Robinson 46 José Segura 32 Trevor Wilson		Catchers 35 Steve Decker 16 Terry Kennedy  8 Kirt Manwaring Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 18 Mike Benjamin 22 Will Clark 21 Royce Clayton 28 Tom Herr 15 Greg Litton 39 Tony Perezchica  6 Robby Thompson 23 José Uribe  9 Matt Williams		Outfielders 17 Kevin Bass 21 Darnell Coles 25 Mike Felder 26 Mike Kingery  1 Mark Leonard  2 Darren Lewis 51 Willie McGee  7 Kevin Mitchell 28 Rick Parker 39 Ted Wood		Manager 38 Roger Craig Coaches 12 Dusty Baker (hitting) 42 Bill Fahey (third base) 20 Wendell Kim (first base)  5 Bob Lillis (bench) 34 Norm Sherry (pitching)

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	Decker, SteveSteve Decker	79	233	48	.206	5	24
1B	Clark, WillWill Clark	148	565	170	.301	29	116
2B	Thompson, RobbyRobby Thompson	144	492	129	.262	19	48
3B	Williams, MattMatt Williams	157	589	158	.268	34	98
SS	Uribe, JoséJosé Uribe	90	231	51	.221	1	12
LF	Mitchell, KevinKevin Mitchell	113	371	95	.256	27	69
CF	McGee, WillieWillie McGee	131	497	155	.312	4	43
RF	Bass, KevinKevin Bass	124	361	84	.233	10	40

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

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

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
Segura, JoséJosé Segura	11	0	1	0	4.41	10

Award winners

• Will Clark, National League Leader, Slugging (.536)
• Robby Thompson 2B, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	Duane Espy
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Bill Evers
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Ron Wotus
A	Clinton Giants	Midwest League	Jack Mull
A-Short Season	Everett Giants	Northwest League	Rob Ellis and Mike Bubalo
Rookie	AZL Giants	Arizona League	Nelson Rood

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Shreveport, Clinton^[7]

References

1. Bud Black Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
2. Darren Lewis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
3. Darnell Coles Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=SFN
5. William Van Landingham Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
6. Rick Reuschel Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1991 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1991 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac