1991 St. Louis Cardinals season

1991 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	84–78 (.519)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Anheuser-Busch
General manager(s)	Dal Maxvill
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	KPLR-TV (Al Hrabosky, George Grande)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck)
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The St. Louis Cardinals 1991 season was the team's 110th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 100th season in the National League. The Cardinals rebounded from a rare last-place finish a year earlier to register a record of 84-78 during the season and finished 2nd to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League East division by fourteen games.

Ozzie Smith set the National League record for fewest errors in a season by a shortstop with 8 errors. Gold Gloves were awarded to catcher Tom Pagnozzi and shortstop Ozzie Smith this year.

Offseason

• October 11, 1990: Ernie Camacho was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Bernard Gilkey
• Pedro Guerrero
• Felix Jose
• Ray Lankford
• Jose Oquendo
• Tom Pagnozzi
• Ozzie Smith
• Bob Tewksbury
• Todd Zeile ^[2]

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	—

Transactions

June 3, 1991: John Mabry was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1991.^[3]

Roster

1991 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 49 Juan Agosto 44 Cris Carpenter 55 Mark Clark 52 Rheal Cormier 48 José DeLeón 46 Willie Fraser 50 Mark Grater 43 Ken Hill 22 Bob McClure 41 Jamie Moyer 26 Omar Olivares 42 Mike Pérez 56 Tim Sherrill 36 Bryn Smith 47 Lee Smith 37 Scott Terry 39 Bob Tewksbury		Catchers 29 Rich Gedman 19 Tom Pagnozzi 54 Ray Stephens Infielders 18 Luis Alicea 33 Rod Brewer 28 Pedro Guerrero  8 Tim Jones 11 Jose Oquendo  7 Gerónimo Peña 21 Gerald Perry  5 Stan Royer  1 Ozzie Smith 12 Craig Wilson 27 Todd Zeile		Outfielders 23 Bernard Gilkey 10 Rex Hudler 34 Félix José 16 Ray Lankford 25 Milt Thompson		Manager  9 Joe Torre Coaches 40 Joe Coleman (Pitching) 15 Dave Collins (First Base) 30 Bucky Dent (Third Base)  4 Gaylen Pitts (Hitting)  3 Dave Ricketts (Bullpen)  2 Red Schoendienst (Bench)

Player stats

Batting

Note: 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	Tom Pagnozzi	140	459	121	.264	2	57
1B	Pedro Guerrero	115	427	116	.272	8	70
2B	José Oquendo	127	366	88	.240	1	26
3B	Todd Zeile	155	565	158	.280	11	81
SS	Ozzie Smith	150	550	157	.285	3	50
LF	Bernard Gilkey	81	268	58	.216	5	20
CF	Ray Lankford	151	566	142	.251	9	69
RF	Félix José	154	568	173	.305	8	77

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Craig Wilson	60	82	14	.171	0	13

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Tom Pagnozzi, Catcher, National League Gold Glove
• Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	Mark DeJohn
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Joe Pettini
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Dave Bialas
A	Springfield Cardinals	Midwest League	Mike Ramsey
A	Savannah Cardinals	South Atlantic League	Larry Milbourne
A-Short Season	Hamilton Redbirds	New York–Penn League	Rick Colbert
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Chris Maloney
Rookie	AZL Cardinals	Arizona League	Keith Champion

^[4]

References

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/camacer01.shtml
2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=SLN
3. John Mabry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. 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 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1991 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com