1991 Minnesota Twins season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series championsAmerican League championsAmerican League West champions American League West Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis 95 67 y 1st Carl Pohlad Andy MacPhail Tom Kelly WCCO-TVKITNMidwest Sports Channel (Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson, Dick Bremer) 830 WCCO AM (Herb Carneal, John Gordon) The 1991 Minnesota Twins season was the 31st season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 10th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 91st overall in the American League. They won the World Series, the second time the Twins had won the World Series since moving to Minnesota in 1961. At the beginning of June in the 1991 regular season, the Twins had an MLB-leading 15-game win streak, which remains a club record. On June 17, 1991, the streak came to an end at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles (as seen in the movie A Few Good Men) but not before the Twins moved from fifth place to first, a lead they would not relinquish while finishing 95–67, first in the AL West. The Twins' winning streak of 1991 falls seven games short of the all-time American League record of 22 consecutive regular season wins set by the Cleveland Indians in 2017. The Twins' division title was an unprecedented turnaround. In 1990, the team finished last in the division with a 74–88 record. They were the first team to go from a last-place finish to a World Series championship. They and the Atlanta Braves of the same season were the first teams to go from last place to a pennant. The Twins defeated the Braves in seven games in a Series which has been considered one of the best to have ever been played.Murphy Brian Twins' 'Overachiever' Kirby Puckett Gets Call to Glory Baseball Digest It was his play in Game 6 of the '91 Series against Atlanta that cemented his legacy in Twin Cities sports history. After robbing the Braves' Ron Gant of a home run in the field, Puckett hit an 11th-inning homer off Charlie Leibrandt to force a seventh game that the Twins eventually won in what some baseball historians consider the greatest World Series ever. April 2001Hurst Matt https://bleacherreport.com/articles/914626-the-5-best-world-series-game-6s-ever World Series 2011: The 5 Best Fall Classic Game 6's Ever Bleacher Report October 28, 2011 October 21, 2012 The 1991 World Series is easily the best World Series ever played, with three games being won in the final at-bat and four coming down to the final pitch. Kirby Puckett's heroics in Game 6 allowed the Twins to stay alive and eventually win Game 7. Yellon Al http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/28/2520528/2011-world-series-game-6-top-10-all-time The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6 Baseball Nation October 28, 2011 October 21, 2012 No. 10: 1991 World Series, Game 6: This is the game where Jack Buck exclaimed "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" In addition to Puckett's extra-inning heroics, the Twins' bullpen held the Braves scoreless for the last four innings of the game, allowing just three singles, two of which were erased by double plays. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120065923/http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/28/2520528/2011-world-series-game-6-top-10-all-time January 20, 2013 dead Yellon Al http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/28/2520528/2011-world-series-game-6-top-10-all-time The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6 Baseball Nation October 28, 2011 October 21, 2012 No. 6: 1991 World Series, Game 7: The Senators franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961; 30 years later, the team played two of the most excruciatingly exciting World Series games on consecutive nights. It's the only Series I'm honoring here with a pair of games. This one featured a 10-inning shutout thrown by Minnesota's Jack Morris while the Twins were leaving 12 men on base, finally scoring the game-winner on Gene Larkin's bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the 10th. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120065923/http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/10/28/2520528/2011-world-series-game-6-top-10-all-time January 20, 2013 dead There was a considerable reshaping of the team in January and February, beginning when third baseman Gary Gaetti left as a free agent on January 25 and signed with the California Angels. Less than 12 hours after Gaetti's departure, the Twins signed free agent Mike Pagliarulo from the San Diego Padres as a new third baseman. Two more key free agent signings followed with designated hitter Chili Davis on January 30 and St. Paul native Jack Morris on February 5.Kelly Tom Robinson Ted Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship 1992 Voyageur Pr 978-0-89658-209-5 22–26 The July 1989 blockbuster trade that sent 1988 AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to the New York Mets in exchange for relief pitchers Rick Aguilera and David West and starter Kevin Tapani proved to be pivotal to the 1991 season. There were only seven players still on the roster from the 1987 World Championship team, none of them pitchers: Randy Bush, Greg Gagne, Dan Gladden, Kent Hrbek, Gene Larkin, Al Newman, and future Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.Kelly Tom Robinson Ted Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship 1992 Voyageur Pr 978-0-89658-209-5 121–158 Into this framework, young stars were blended successfully, including Scott Leius to platoon with Pagliarulo at third, Shane Mack in right field, Scott Erickson, a 20-game winner with a 12-game winning streak,Kelly Tom Robinson Ted Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship 1992 Voyageur Pr 978-0-89658-209-5 93 and A.L. Rookie of the Year second baseman Chuck Knoblauch. 2,293,842 fans attended Twins games, the eighth highest total in the American League. The Twins' World Series-winning 1991 season remains the last time a Minnesota-based "Big Four" sports team has either won or played in their respective league's championship game. Offseason December 2, 1990: Roy Smith was released by the Twins.Roy Smith https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithro01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en January 14, 1991: Tom Edens was signed by the Twins as a free agent.Tom Edens https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/edensto01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en January 25, 1991: Mike Pagliarulo was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Mike Pagliarulo https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paglimi01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en January 29, 1991: Chili Davis was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Chili Davis https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisch01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en February 5, 1991: Jack Morris was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Jack Morris https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrija02.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en The club moved spring training operations from Orlando's Tinker Field, where the franchise had trained since 1936, to the Lee County Sports Complex in Ft. Myers. Regular season For the second time in his career, Kirby Puckett had a six-hit game on May 23. This was an eleven-inning game; the previous time in 1987 was in nine innings. The highest paid player on the team was Jack Morris at $3,700,000; followed by Kirby Puckett at $3,166,667. Offense + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityHR Chili Davis 29RBI Chili Davis 93BA Kirby Puckett .319Runs Kirby Puckett 92 Pitching Jack Morris, Kevin Tapani, and Scott Erickson were a solid, 1-2-3 punch in the team's rotation. The fourth and fifth spots were less certain, with Allan Anderson, David West, and Mark Guthrie starting over 10 games. Rick Aguilera was a solid closer, earning 42 saves. + Team Leaders Statistic Player QuantityERA Kevin Tapani 2.99Wins Scott Erickson 20*Saves Rick Aguilera 42Strikeouts Jack Morris 163 *League leader Defense The regular lineup included Kent Hrbek at first base, rookie Chuck Knoblauch at second, Greg Gagne at shortstop, Brian Harper at catcher, and Kirby Puckett, Shane Mack, and Dan Gladden in the outfield. Mike Pagliarulo and Scott Leius platooned at third. Junior Ortiz was the backup catcher, and Al Newman was a reliable utility infielder. Season standings Minnesota Twins Record vs. opponents MIN Roster 1991 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 37 Paul Abbott 49 Allan Anderson 38 Rick Aguilera 23 Willie Banks 40 Steve Bedrosian 17 Larry Casian 59 Tom Edens 19 Scott Erickson 53 Mark Guthrie 30 Terry Leach 47 Jack Morris 36 Kevin Tapani 48 Gary Wayne 39 David West 51 Carl Willis 58 Denny Neagle Catchers 12 Brian Harper  0 Junior Ortiz 15 Lenny Webster Infielders 14 Kent Hrbek  7 Greg Gagne 11 Chuck Knoblauch 31 Scott Leius 26 Al Newman 13 Mike Pagliarulo 18 Paul Sorrento Outfielders  1 Jarvis Brown 25 Randy Bush 22 Carmen Castillo 44 Chili Davis 32 Dan Gladden  9 Gene Larkin 24 Shane Mack  5 Pedro Muñoz 34 Kirby Puckett Manager 10 Tom Kelly Coaches 46 Terry Crowley (hitting) 35 Ron Gardenhire (third base)  6 Tony Oliva (bench) 43 Rick Stelmaszek (bullpen) 42 Dick Such (pitching) 45 Wayne Terwilliger (first base) Game log Legend Twins win Twins loss PostponementBoldTwins team member Minnesota Twins; 1991 game log: 95–67 (Home: 51–30; Away: 44–37) y Minnesota Twins; April: 9–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 2–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 9 || @ Athletics || 2–7 || Stewart (1–0) || Morris (0–1) || || 44,373 || 0–1 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 10 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Anderson (1–0) || Welch (0–1) || Aguilera (1) || 22,958 || 1–1 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || April 11 || @ Athletics || 0–3 || Slusarski (1–0) || Erickson (0–1) || Eckersley (1) || 22,169 || 1–2 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || April 12 || Angels || 6–0 || Tapani (1–0) || J. Abbott (0–1) || || 45,866 || 2–2 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 5 || April 13 || Angels || 9–15 || Bailes (1–0) || Guthrie (0–1) || || 32,782 || 2–3 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || April 14 || Angels || 4–9 || Finley (2–0) || Morris (0–2) || || 22,513 || 2–4 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 7 || April 15 || @ Mariners || 4–8 || Johnson (1–1) || Anderson (1–1) || || 15,120 || 2–5 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 8 || April 16 || @ Mariners || 0–3 || Holman (1–1) || Erickson (0–2) || || 8,837 || 2–6 || L4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 9 || April 17 || @ Mariners || 3–4 (11) || Jackson (1–1) || Aguilera (0–1) || || 9,628 || 2–7 || L5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 10 || April 19 || @ Angels || 0–2 || Finley (3–0) || Morris (0–3) || || 22,583 || 2–8 || L6 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 11 || April 20 || @ Angels || 1–2 || McCaskill (2–1) || Anderson (1–2) || Harvey (3) || 34,767 || 2–9 || L7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 12 || April 21 || @ Angels || 4–3 || Erickson (1–2) || Eichhorn (0–1) || Aguilera (2) || 41,337 || 3–9 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 13 || April 22 || Athletics || 3–2 || Bedrosian (1–0) || Klink (0–1) || Aguilera (3) || 12,998 || 4–9 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 14 || April 23 || Athletics || 5–7 || Dressendorfer (2–1) || Guthrie (0–2) || Eckersley (5) || 12,574 || 4–10 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 24 || Athletics || 7–4 || Morris (1–3) || Stewart (1–2) || Aguilera (4) || 18,950 || 5–10 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 16 || April 25 || Mariners || 4–3 (10) || Bedrosian (2–0) || Jackson (1–2) || || 10,230 || 6–10 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 26 || Mariners || 6–0 || Erickson (2–2) || Johnson (2–2) || || 15,965 || 7–10 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 18 || April 27 || Mariners || 7–2 || Tapani (2–0) || Holman (2–2) || || 16,247 || 8–10 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 19 || April 28 || Mariners || 8–2 || Morris (2–3) || Bankhead (1–2) || || 18,039 || 9–10 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 30 || Red Sox || 5–7 || Gray (1–1) || Bedrosian (2–1) || Reardon (8) || 15,343 || 9–11 || L1 y Minnesota Twins; May: 14–14 (Home: 6–8; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 21 || May 1 || Red Sox || 1–0 || Erickson (3–2) || Gray (1–2) || || 14,449 || 10–11 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 22 || May 2 || @ Brewers || 1–5 || Brown (2–0) || Tapani (2–1) || Crim (3) || 8,902 || 10–12 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 23 || May 3 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || Navarro (2–0) || Aguilera (0–2) || Núñez (3) || 13,033 || 10–13 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 24 || May 4 || @ Brewers || 7–4 || Guthrie (1–2) || Bosio (3–3) || Bedrosian (1) || 26,503 || 11–13 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 25 || May 5 || @ Brewers || 5–2 (10) || Aguilera (1–2) || Núñez (1–1) || || 11,183 || 12–13 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 26 || May 7 || @ Red Sox || 9–3 || Erickson (4–2) || Harris (1–3) || || 23,815 || 13–13 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 8 || @ Red Sox || 3–8 || Clemens (6–0) || Morris (2–4) || || 25,134 || 13–14 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 28 || May 9 || Tigers || 0–3 || Petry (1–1) || Tapani (2–2) || Gibson (3) || 10,765 || 13–15 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 29 || May 10 || Tigers || 5–2 || Guthrie (2–2) || Terrell (1–4) || Aguilera (5) || 16,012 || 14–15 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 30 || May 11 || Tigers || 5–4 || Willis (1–0) || Henneman (3–1) || Aguilera (6) || 23,063 || 15–15 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 31 || May 12 || Tigers || 8–3 || Erickson (5–2) || Gullickson (4–1) || || 13,189 || 16–15 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 14 || Brewers || 5–1 || Morris (3–4) || Navarro (2–2) || || 13,395 || 17–15 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 15 || Brewers || 2–4 || Bosio (4–4) || Tapani (2–3) || Plesac (1) || 15,992 || 17–16 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 34 || May 16 || Brewers || 3–6 || Wegman (1–1) || Anderson (1–3) || Holmes (1) || 15,182 || 17–17 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 35 || May 17 || @ Tigers || 8–1 || Erickson (6–2) || Gullickson (4–2) || Bedrosian (2) || 13,673 || 18–17 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 18 || @ Tigers || 4–1 || Guthrie (3–2) || Tanana (2–3) || Aguilera (7) || 31,432 || 19–17 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 37 || May 19 || @ Tigers || 3–8 || Petry (2–2) || Morris (3–5) || || 17,148 || 19–18 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 21 || Rangers || 5–6 || Witt (2–3) || Tapani (2–4) || Jeff Russell (9) || 12,427 || 19–19 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 39 || May 22 || Rangers || 2–5 (12) || Alexander (2–0) || Willis (1–1) || Jeff Russell (10) || 13,283 || 19–20 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 40 || May 23 || Rangers || 6–10 (11) || Jeff Russell (1–0) || Bedrosian (2–2) || || 16,036 || 19–21 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 24 || Royals || 3–2 || Morris (4–5) || S. Davis (2–5) || Aguilera (8) || 16,394 || 20–21 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 42 || May 25 || Royals || 2–11 || Gubicza (1–2) || Guthrie (3–3) || || 19,943 || 20–22 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 26 || Royals || 1–5 || Saberhagen (5–3) || Tapani (2–5) || || 21,941 || 20–23 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 44 || May 27 || @ Rangers || 4–11 || Brown (4–3) || Anderson (1–4) || || 31,302 || 20–24 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 45 || May 28 || @ Rangers || 3–0 || Erickson (7–2) || Guzmán (0–1) || Aguilera (9) || 26,518 || 21–24 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 46 || May 29 || @ Rangers || 9–1 || Morris (5–5) || Ryan (3–4) || || 31,340 || 22–24 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 47 || May 30 || @ Royals || 4–2 || Guthrie (4–3) || Gubicza (1–3) || Aguilera (10) || 31,940 || 23–24 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || May 31 || @ Royals || 1–4 || Saberhagen (6–3) || Tapani (2–6) || || 26,321 || 23–25 || L1 y Minnesota Twins; June: 22–6 (Home: 12–4; Away: 10–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 1 || @ Royals || 8–4 || Anderson (2–4) || Appier (3–6) || || 29,985 || 24–25 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 50 || June 2 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Erickson (8–2) || Gordon (4–3) || Aguilera (11) || 25,394 || 25–25 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 3 || Orioles || 3–2 || Morris (6–5) || Robinson (3–5) || Aguilera (12) || 12,497 || 26–25 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 52 || June 4 || Orioles || 4–3 (10) || Willis (2–1) || Olson (0–2) || || 11,672 || 27–25 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 53 || June 5 || Orioles || 4–3 || Tapani (3–6) || Mesa (4–6) || Aguilera (13) || 12,464 || 28–25 || W5 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 7 || Indians || 2–0 || Anderson (3–4) || Candiotti (7–3) || Aguilera (14) || 18,200 || 29–25 || W6 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 8 || Indians || 2–1 || Erickson (9–2) || Nagy (2–6) || Aguilera (15) || 25,313 || 30–25 || W7 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 56 || June 9 || Indians || 9–2 || Morris (7–5) || Nichols (0–5) || || 20,677 || 31–25 || W8 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 57 || June 10 || Indians || 8–5 || Abbott (1–0) || King (4–5) || Aguilera (16) || 14,171 || 32–25 || W9 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 58 || June 11 || Yankees || 5–3 || Tapani (4–6) || Habyan (4–2) || Aguilera (17) || 18,233 || 33–25 || W10 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 59 || June 12 || Yankees || 6–3 || Anderson (4–4) || Johnson (0–2) || Bedrosian (3) || 19,178 || 34–25 || W11 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 60 || June 13 || Yankees || 10–3 || Erickson (10–2) || Witt (0–1) || || 29,867 || 35–25 || W12 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 61 || June 14 || @ Indians || 7–0 || Morris (8–5) || Shaw (0–1) || || 55,158 || 36–25 || W13 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 62 || June 15 || @ Indians || 11–7 || Abbott (2–0) || Mutis (0–1) || || 20,997 || 37–25 || W14 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 63 || June 16 || @ Indians || 4–2 (10) || Aguilera (2–2) || Hillegas (2–1) || || 20,725 || 38–25 || W15 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || June 17 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || Williamson (1–2) || Aguilera (2–3) || || 25,600 || 38–26 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 65 || June 18 || @ Orioles || 9–2 || Erickson (11–2) || Smith (3–1) || Willis (1) || 26,401 || 39–26 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 66 || June 19 || @ Orioles || 8–4 || Morris (9–5) || Olson (0–3) || || 44,742 || 40–26 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 67 || June 21 || @ Yankees || 5–4 || Guthrie (5–3) || Sanderson (7–3) || Aguilera (18) || 32,209 || 41–26 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 68 || June 22 || @ Yankees || 4–3 || Tapani (5–6) || Taylor (2–2) || Aguilera (19) || 25,352 || 42–26 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 69 || June 23 || @ Yankees || 2–11 || Kamieniecki (2–0) || Anderson (4–5) || || 36,952 || 42–27 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 70 || June 24 || @ Yankees || 5–0 || Erickson (12–2) || Johnson (1–3) || || 23,142 || 43–27 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 25 || Blue Jays || 8–6 || Morris (10–5) || Stottlemyre (8–3) || Aguilera (20) || 26,350 || 44–27 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 72 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 2–5 || Wells (9–4) || Guthrie (5–4) || Henke (13) || 25,503 || 44–28 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 73 || June 27 || Blue Jays || 0–1 || Guzmán (2–2) || Tapani (5–7) || Henke (14) || 35,598 || 44–29 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 74 || June 28 || White Sox || 2–4 || Hough (5–3) || Anderson (4–6) || Thigpen (15) || 37,865 || 44–30 || L3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 75 || June 29 || White Sox || 4–8 || Hibbard (6–6) || Erickson (12–3) || || 50,525 || 44–31 || L4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 76 || June 30 || White Sox || 3–0 || Morris (11–5) || McDowell (9–4) || || 51,085 || 45–31 || W1 y Minnesota Twins; July: 16–10 (Home: 7–3; Away: 9–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 77 || July 1 || White Sox || 4–5 (10) || Thigpen (5–2) || Willis (2–2) || || 26,427 || 45–32 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 2 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || D. Ward (2–3) || Leach (0–1) || || 48,676 || 45–33 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || July 3 || @ Blue Jays || 0–4 || Candiotti (8–7) || Anderson (4–7) || || 50,071 || 45–34 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 80 || July 4 || @ Blue Jays || 1–0 || West (1–0) || Key (10–4) || Aguilera (21) || 50,293 || 46–34 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 81 || July 5 || @ White Sox || 2–4 || McDowell (10–4) || Morris (11–6) || Thigpen (17) || 41,657 || 46–35 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 82 || July 6 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Willis (3–2) || Radinsky (2–3) || Aguilera (22) || 41,606 || 47–35 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 83 || July 7 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Patterson (3–0) || Guthrie (5–5) || Thigpen (18) || 41,900 || 47–36 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bcf | ASG || July 9 || NL @ AL || 2–4 || Key (1–0) || Martínez (0–1) || Eckersley (1) || 52,383 || — || N/A |-bgcolor=#bfb | 84 || July 11 || Red Sox || 7–3 || Willis (4–2) || Harris (5–8) || || 31,409 || 48–36 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 85 || July 12 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Abbott (3–0) || Clemens (11–6) || Aguilera (23) || 37,262 || 49–36 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 13 || Red Sox || 3–1 || Morris (12–6) || Morton (1–1) || Aguilera (24) || 42,803 || 50–36 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 87 || July 14 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Hesketh (3–1) || West (1–1) || Reardon (22) || 38,066 || 50–37 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 88 || July 15 || @ Brewers || 11–7 || Guthrie (6–5) || Hunter (0–3) || Bedrosian (4) || 16,201 || 51–37 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 89 || July 16 || @ Brewers || 3–4 || Henry (1–0) || Aguilera (2–4) || || 15,954 || 51–38 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 90 || July 18 || @ Red Sox || 11–3 || Morris (13–6) || Morton (1–2) || || 34,630 || 52–38 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 19 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 (11) || Bedrosian (3–2) || Harris (6–9) || Aguilera (25) || 33,758 || 53–38 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 92 || July 20 || @ Red Sox || 5–0 || Erickson (13–3) || Gardiner (3–4) || Guthrie (1) || 33,005 || 54–38 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 21 || @ Red Sox || 14–1 || Tapani (6–7) || Bolton (7–7) || || 32,849 || 55–38 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 94 || July 23 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Tanana (7–6) || Anderson (4–8) || Henneman (14) || 21,976 || 55–39 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 95 || July 24 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Gullickson (13–5) || West (1–2) || Henneman (15) || 18,391 || 55–40 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 96 || July 25 || @ Tigers || 9–3 || Erickson (14–3) || Aldred (0–1) || Bedrosian (5) || 20,087 || 56–40 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 97 || July 26 || Brewers || 6–3 || Tapani (7–7) || Holmes (1–2) || Aguilera (26) || 39,211 || 57–40 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 98 || July 27 || Brewers || 7–4 || Willis (5–2) || Wegman (6–5) || || 47,632 || 58–40 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 99 || July 28 || Brewers || 2–11 || Navarro (8–8) || Morris (13–7) || || 47,524 || 58–41 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 100 || July 29 || Tigers || 6–3 || West (2–2) || Gullickson (13–6) || Aguilera (27) || 35,599 || 59–41 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 101 || July 30 || Tigers || 9–7 || Willis (6–2) || Cerutti (1–3) || || 42,035 || 60–41 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 102 || July 31 || @ Yankees || 12–3 || Tapani (8–7) || Sanderson (10–7) || || 24,300 || 61–41 || W3 y Minnesota Twins; August: 17–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#fbb | 103 || August 1 || @ Yankees || 3–8 || Cadaret (4–4) || Abbott (3–1) || || 25,711 || 61–42 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 104 || August 2 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Welch (9–6) || Morris (13–8) || || 44,160 || 61–43 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 105 || August 3 || @ Athletics || 8–6 || Bedrosian (4–2) || Klink (8–3) || Aguilera (28) || 43,119 || 62–43 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 106 || August 4 || @ Athletics || 6–2 || Erickson (15–3) || Stewart (8–6) || Willis (2) || 44,088 || 63–43 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 107 || August 5 || @ Angels || 7–4 || Tapani (9–7) || Grahe (1–2) || Aguilera (29) || 25,439 || 64–43 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 108 || August 6 || @ Angels || 7–4 || Banks (1–0) || Finley (14–6) || || 27,872 || 65–43 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 7 || @ Angels || 1–8 || J. Abbott (10–8) || Morris (13–9) || || 30,726 || 65–44 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 110 || August 9 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || West (3–2) || Johnson (10–8) || Aguilera (30) || 31,112 || 66–44 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 111 || August 10 || @ Mariners || 0–8 || Hanson (7–5) || Erickson (15–4) || || 29,548 || 66–45 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 112 || August 11 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Tapani (10–7) || Krueger (9–5) || || 31,007 || 67–45 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 113 || August 12 || Angels || 4–3 || Morris (14–9) || Beasley (0–1) || Aguilera (31) || 31,789 || 68–45 || W2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 114 || August 13 || Angels || 3–8 || J. Abbott (11–8) || Banks (1–1) || Harvey (26) || 41,354 || 68–46 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 115 || August 14 || Angels || 4–7 || McCaskill (9–15) || West (3–3) || Harvey (27) || 26,242 || 68–47 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 116 || August 15 || Angels || 1–9 || Langston (15–6) || Erickson (15–5) || || 31,880 || 68–48 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 16 || Athletics || 5–4 (12) || Aguilera (3–4) || Nelson (1–4) || || 50,019 || 69–48 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 17 || Athletics || 12–4 || Morris (15–9) || Welch (10–8) || || 52,080 || 70–48 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 119 || August 18 || Athletics || 6–4 || Willis (7–2) || Honeycutt (2–3) || Aguilera (32) || 44,295 || 71–48 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 120 || August 19 || Athletics || 7–8 || Klink (9–3) || Bedrosian (4–3) || Eckersley (34) || 45,544 || 71–49 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 121 || August 20 || Mariners || 10–5 || Erickson (16–5) || Hanson (7–6) || Guthrie (2) || 32,090 || 72–49 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 21 || Mariners || 9–1 || Tapani (11–7) || Krueger (10–6) || || 30,631 || 73–49 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 123 || August 22 || Mariners || 5–4 (10) || Aguilera (4–4) || Schooler (0–1) || || 35,874 || 74–49 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 124 || August 23 || @ Orioles || 4–5 || Olson (3–4) || Willis (7–3) || || 35,365 || 74–50 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 125 || August 24 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Bedrosian (5–3) || Flanagan (2–5) || Aguilera (33) || 37,958 || 75–50 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 25 || @ Orioles || 3–7 || Mussina (2–3) || Erickson (16–6) || Frohwirth (2) || 36,202 || 75–51 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 127 || August 26 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Tapani (12–7) || Otto (1–4) || Aguilera (34) || 5,003 || 76–51 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 128 || August 27 || @ Indians || 1–2 || Swindell (8–12) || Morris (15–10) || Olin (8) || 7,664 || 76–52 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 129 || August 28 || @ Indians || 4–2 || West (4–3) || King (5–8) || Aguilera (35) || 5,317 || 77–52 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 130 || August 30 || Orioles || 5–11 || Milacki (8–7) || Edens (0–1) || || 30,214 || 77–53 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || August 31 || Orioles || 5–2 || Tapani (13–7) || Mussina (2–4) || Aguilera (36) || 38,395 || 78–53 || W1 y Minnesota Twins; September: 15–10 (Home: 10–4; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || September 1 || Orioles || 14–3 || Morris (16–10) || Rhodes (0–2) || || 31,435 || 79–53 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 133 || September 2 || Indians || 9–3 || Erickson (17–6) || King (5–9) || Aguilera (37) || 28,267 || 80–53 || W3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 4 || Indians || 4–8 || Blair (2–2) || West (4–4) || Hillegas (7) || 19,760 || 80–54 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 135 || September 6 || Yankees || 3–1 || Tapani (14–7) || Taylor (7–8) || Aguilera (38) || 27,804 || 81–54 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 136 || September 7 || Yankees || 3–2 (10) || Willis (8–3) || Guetterman (3–3) || || 35,504 || 82–54 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 137 || September 8 || Yankees || 6–5 || Erickson (18–6) || Johnson (5–10) || Bedrosian (6) || 27,281 || 83–54 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 9 || @ Royals || 10–4 || Edens (1–1) || Boddicker (11–11) || Wayne (1) || 22,189 || 84–54 || W4 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 139 || September 10 || @ Royals || 7–2 || Anderson (5–8) || Gubicza (8–9) || Aguilera (39) || 19,923 || 85–54 || W5 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 11 || @ Royals || 1–4 || M. Davis (5–1) || Tapani (14–8) || Montgomery (28) || 18,290 || 85–55 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 141 || September 12 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Ryan (10–6) || Morris (16–11) || Jeff Russell (27) || 17,974 || 85–56 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 142 || September 13 || @ Rangers || 7–3 (10) || Leach (1–1) || Rogers (9–10) || || 24,386 || 86–56 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 143 || September 14 || @ Rangers || 0–3 || Boyd (2–5) || Edens (1–2) || Rogers (5) || 40,718 || 86–57 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 144 || September 15 || @ Rangers || 2–4 || Guzmán (12–5) || Anderson (5–9) || Jeff Russell (28) || 19,778 || 86–58 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 145 || September 16 || Royals || 9–0 || Tapani (15–8) || Gubicza (8–10) || || 18,745 || 87–58 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 146 || September 17 || Royals || 1–4 || Saberhagen (11–8) || Morris (16–12) || Montgomery (29) || 22,067 || 87–59 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 147 || September 18 || Royals || 4–10 || Aquino (8–3) || Erickson (18–7) || || 21,726 || 87–60 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 148 || September 20 || Rangers || 6–4 || Wayne (1–0) || Rosenthal (1–3) || Aguilera (40) || 29,503 || 88–60 || W1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 149 || September 21 || Rangers || 8–4 || Tapani (16–8) || Guzmán (12–6) || || 43,138 || 89–60 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 150 || September 22 || Rangers || 9–4 || Morris (17–12) || Fajardo (0–1) || || 44,539 || 90–60 || W3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 151 || September 24 || White Sox || 9–2 || Erickson (19–7) || McDowell (17–10) || || 45,496 || 91–60 || W4 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 152 || September 25 || White Sox || 1–6 || Fernandez (9–12) || Anderson (5–10) || || 43,450 || 91–61 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 153 || September 27 || @ Blue Jays || 2–7 || Guzmán (9–2) || Tapani (16–9) || || 50,326 || 91–62 || L2 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 154 || September 28 || @ Blue Jays || 5–0 || Morris (18–12) || Candiotti (13–13) || || 50,319 || 92–62 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 155 || September 29 || @ Blue Jays || 1–2 || Stottlemyre (14–8) || Erickson (19–8) || D. Ward (20) || 50,315 || 92–63 || L1 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 156 || September 30 || @ White Sox || 8–3 || Edens (2–2) || Fernandez (9–13) || || 37,740 || 93–63 || W1 y Minnesota Twins; October: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-bgcolor=#bfb | 157 || October 1 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Guthrie (7–5) || Pérez (8–7) || Aguilera (41) || 32,181 || 94–63 || W2 |-bgcolor=#bbb | — || October 2 || @ White Sox || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 3 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 158 || October 3 || @ White Sox || 2–3 (10) || Radinsky (5–5) || Aguilera (4–5) || || – || 94–64 || L1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 159 || October 3 || @ White Sox || 12–13 (12) || Drahman (3–2) || Leach (1–2) || || 31,022 || 94–65 || L2 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 160 || October 4 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Stottlemyre (15–8) || Neagle (0–1) || D. Ward (22) || 35,124 || 94–66 || L3 |-bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || October 5 || Blue Jays || 3–1 || Erickson (20–8) || Guzmán (10–3) || Aguilera (42) || 51,058 || 95–66 || W1 |-bgcolor=#fbb | 162 || October 6 || Blue Jays || 2–3 (10) || Weathers (1–0) || Anderson (5–11) || D. Ward (23) || 37,794 || 95–67 || L1 Notable transactions April 2, 1991: Nelson Liriano was released by the Twins.Nelson Liriano https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/liriane01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en May 10, 1991: Carmelo Castillo was released by the Minnesota Twins.Carmelo Castillo https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/castica01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en June 3, 1991: 1991 Major League Baseball draft David McCarty was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (3rd pick).Dave McCarty https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccarda01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Scott Stahoviak was drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (27th pick).Scott Stahoviak https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stahosc01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en LaTroy Hawkins was drafted by the Twins in the 7th round.LaTroy Hawkins https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hawkila01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Brad Radke was drafted by the Twins in the 8th round.Brad Radke https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/radkebr01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Matt Lawton was drafted by the Twins in the 13th round.Marcus Lawton https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lawtoma01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 19, 1991: Brian Harper was signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Twins.Brian Harper https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harpebr01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en 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 Brian Harper 123 441 137 .311 10 69 1B Kent Hrbek 132 462 131 .284 20 89 2B Chuck Knoblauch 151 565 159 .281 1 50 3B Mike Pagliarulo 121 365 102 .279 6 36 SS Greg Gagne 139 408 108 .265 8 42 LF Dan Gladden 126 461 114 .247 6 52 CF Kirby Puckett 152 611 195 .319 15 89 RF Shane Mack 143 442 137 .310 18 74 DH Chili Davis 153 534 148 .277 29 93 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 Gene Larkin 98 255 73 .286 2 19 Al Newman 118 246 47 .191 0 19 Scott Leius 109 199 57 .286 5 20 Randy Bush 93 165 50 .303 6 23 Pedro Muñoz Pedro Muñoz (baseball) 51 138 39 .283 7 26 Junior Ortiz 61 134 28 .209 0 11 Paul Sorrento 26 47 12 .255 4 13 Jarvis Brown 38 37 8 .216 0 0 Lenny Webster 18 34 10 .294 3 8 Carmelo Castillo 9 12 2 .167 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 Jack Morris 34 246.2 18 12 3.43 163 Kevin Tapani 35 244.2 16 9 2.99 135 Scott Erickson 32 204.0 20 8 3.18 108 Allan Anderson 29 134.1 5 11 4.96 51 David West 15 71.1 4 4 4.54 52 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 Paul Abbott 15 47.1 3 1 4.75 43 Tom Edens 8 33.0 2 2 4.09 19 Denny Neagle 7 20.0 0 1 4.05 14 Larry Casian 15 18.1 0 0 7.36 6 Willie Banks 5 17.1 1 1 5.71 16 Gary Wayne 8 12.1 1 0 5.11 7 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 Rick Aguilera 63 4 5 42 2.35 61 Mark Guthrie 41 7 5 2 4.32 72 Carl Willis 40 8 3 2 2.63 53 Steve Bedrosian 56 5 3 6 4.42 44 Terry Leach 50 1 2 0 3.61 32 Postseason 1991 American League Championship Series 1991 World Series Seven players and five of the coaching staff from the 1987 World Champions repeated as 1991 World Champions. Only one man has been a part of each of the three Minnesota Twins World Series teams: Tony Oliva. An outfielder in 1965, he was the hitting coach on the 1987 team and bench coach in 1991. Awards and honors Kent Hrbek, Lou Gehrig AwardMLB Lou Gehrig Award Winners https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gehrig.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Jack Morris, Babe Ruth Award Jack Morris, World Series Most Valuable Player Kirby Puckett, ALCS Most Valuable Player Chuck Knoblauch, 1991 AL Rookie of the Year All-Star Game The Twins had three All-Stars in the 1991 All-Star Game: closer Rick Aguilera, pitcher Jack Morris, and center fielder Kirby Puckett. Scott Erickson would have started the all-star game had he not been injured in a start at home against the Chicago White Sox in June. Other post-season awards Calvin R. Griffith Award (Most Valuable Twin) – Jack Morris Joseph W. Haynes Award (Twins Pitcher of the Year) – Jack Morris Bill Boni Award (Twins Outstanding Rookie) – Chuck Knoblauch Charles O. Johnson Award (Most Improved Twin) – Shane Mack Dick Siebert Award (Upper Midwest Player of the Year) – Jack Morris The above awards are voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the BBWAA Sherry Robertson Award (Twins Outstanding Farm System Player) – Pat Mahomes Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Russ Nixon AA Orlando Sun Rays Southern League Scott Ullger A Visalia Oaks California League Steve Liddle A Kenosha Twins Midwest League Joel Lepel Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Ray Smith Rookie GCL Twins Gulf Coast League Dan RohnLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: OrlandoJohnson Lloyd The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Wolff Miles Baseball America 1997 978-0-96-371897-6 2nd Durham, North Carolina References External links Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com 1991 Standings Interview with Mike Pagliarulo About the 1991 Twins Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins Category:American League West champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Twins