1991 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1991 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 67–95 (.414) 6th Eli Jacobs Roland Hemond Frank Robinson and Johnny Oates WMAR-TV(Jon Miller, Brooks Robinson, Scott Garceau, Jim Palmer)Home Team Sports(Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein) WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Ken Levine) thumb|right|280px|The Baltimore Orioles at play during a home game at Memorial Stadium in 1991. The 1991 Baltimore Orioles season was the 91st season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 38th in Baltimore, and the 38th and final at Memorial Stadium, as they would move into Oriole Park at Camden Yards the following year. The Orioles finished sixth 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Offseason October 10, 1990: Dorn Taylor was released by the Orioles.Dorn Taylor at Baseball-Reference December 12, 1990: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Todd Frohwirth at Baseball-Reference December 14, 1990: Mickey Weston was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Kilgus.Paul Kilgus at Baseball-Reference January 1, 1991: Roy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference January 10, 1991: Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnisch were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis.Curt Schilling at Baseball-Reference January 11, 1991: Mickey Tettleton was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Jeff Robinson.Mickey Tettleton at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Borowski.Pete Rose Jr. at Baseball-Reference 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.http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_cgb.shtml President George Bush Baseball Game Attendance Log July 13, 1991, Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson combined for a no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, pp.210-11 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 the fewest errors by a shortstop (3) and also the record for most total chances 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 Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Mike Flanagan at Baseball-Reference April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Ernie Whitt at Baseball-Reference 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.Alex Ochoa at Baseball-Reference 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 = Indicates team leader 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 Chris Hoiles 107 341 83 .243 11 31 1B Randy Milligan 141 483 127 .263 16 70 2B Billy Ripken 104 287 62 .216 0 14 3B Leo Gómez 118 391 91 .233 16 45 SS Cal Ripken Jr. 162 650 210 .323 34 114 LF Joe Orsulak 143 486 135 .278 5 43 CF Mike Devereaux 149 608 158 .260 19 59 RF Dwight Evans Dwight Evans (baseball) 101 270 73 .270 6 38 DH Sam 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 Brady Anderson 113 256 59 .230 2 27 Bob Melvin 79 228 57 .250 1 23 Chito Martínez 67 216 58 .269 13 33 David Segui 86 212 59 .278 2 22 Juan Bell 100 209 36 .172 1 15 Tim Hulett 79 206 42 .204 7 18 Glenn Davis Glenn Davis (baseball) 49 176 40 .227 10 28 Craig Worthington 31 102 23 .225 4 12 Ernie Whitt 35 62 15 .242 0 3 Luis Mercedes 19 54 11 .204 0 2 Jeff McKnight 16 41 7 .171 0 2 Jeff Tackett 6 8 1 .125 0 0 Shane 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 Bob Milacki 31 184.0 10 9 4.01 108 Ben McDonald 21 126.1 6 8 4.84 85 Jeff Ballard Jeff Ballard (baseball) 26 123.2 6 12 5.60 37 José Mesa 23 123.2 6 11 5.97 64 Jeff Robinson Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher) 21 104.1 4 9 5.18 65 Mike Mussina 12 87.2 4 5 2.87 52 Roy Smith Roy Smith (1980s pitcher) 17 80.1 5 4 5.60 25 Arthur Rhodes 8 36.0 0 3 8.00 23 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 Dave Johnson 22 84.0 4 8 7.07 38 Anthony Telford 9 26.2 0 0 4.05 24 Stacy Jones 4 11.0 0 0 4.09 10 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 Gregg Olson 72 4 6 31 3.18 72 Mark Williamson 65 5 5 4 4.48 53 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 64 2 7 3 2.38 55 Todd Frohwirth 51 7 3 3 1.87 77 Paul Kilgus 38 0 2 1 5.08 32 Jim Poole 24 3 2 0 2.00 34 Kevin Hickey 19 1 0 0 9.00 10 José Bautista 5 0 1 0 16.88 3 Francisco de la Rosa 2 0 0 0 4.50 1 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 Minor League Baseball 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 NapoleonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1991 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference 1991 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore