1991 New York Yankees season

1991 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
Location
  • New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner and Robert Nederlander (managing general partner)
General manager(s) Gene Michael
Manager(s) Stump Merrill
Local television WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer)
MSG
(Tony Kubek, Dewayne Staats, Al Trautwig)
Local radio WABC (AM)
(John Sterling, Joe Angel)
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The New York Yankees' 1991 season was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71-91 finishing 20 games behind of the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Stump Merrill. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Toronto Blue Jays 91 71 0.562 — 46–35 45–36
Boston Red Sox 84 78 0.519 7 43–38 41–40
Detroit Tigers 84 78 0.519 7 49–32 35–46
Milwaukee Brewers 83 79 0.512 8 43–37 40–42
New York Yankees 71 91 0.438 20 39–42 32–49
Baltimore Orioles 67 95 0.414 24 33–48 34–47
Cleveland Indians 57 105 0.352 34 30–52 27–53

Record vs. opponents

1991 American League Records

Sources:

Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 8–5 6–6 4–8 7–6 5–8 4–8 3–10 4–8 5–8 3–9 4–8 9–3 5–8
Boston 5–8 — 4–8 7–5 9–4 5–8 7–5 7–6 3–9 6–7 8–4 9–3 5–7 9–4
California 6–6 8–4 — 8–5 7–5 5–7 9–4 6–6 8–5 6–6 1–12 6–7 5–8 6–6
Chicago 8–4 5–7 5–8 — 6–6 4–8 7–6 7–5 8–5 8–4 7–6 7–6 8–5 7–5
Cleveland 6–7 4–9 5–7 6–6 — 7–6 4–8 5–8 2–10 6–7 5–7 2–10 4–8 1–12
Detroit 8–5 8–5 7–5 8–4 6–7 — 8–4 4–9 4–8 8–5 4–8 8–4 6–6 5–8
Kansas City 8–4 5–7 4–9 6–7 8–4 4–8 — 9–3 6–7 7–5 6–7 7–6 7–6 5–7
Milwaukee 10–3 6–7 6–6 5–7 8–5 9–4 3–9 — 6–6 6–7 8–4 3–9 7–5 6–7
Minnesota 8–4 9–3 5–8 5–8 10–2 8–4 7–6 6–6 — 10–2 8–5 9–4 6–7 4–8
New York 8–5 7–6 6–6 4–8 7–6 5–8 5–7 7–6 2–10 — 6–6 3–9 5–7 6–7
Oakland 9–3 4–8 12–1 6–7 7–5 8–4 7–6 4–8 5–8 6–6 — 6–7 4–9 6–6
Seattle 8–4 3–9 7–6 6–7 10–2 4–8 6–7 9–3 4–9 9–3 7–6 — 5–8 5–7
Texas 3–9 7–5 8–5 5–8 8–4 6–6 6–7 5–7 7–6 7–5 9–4 8–5 — 6–6
Toronto 8–5 4–9 6–6 5–7 12–1 8–5 7–5 7–6 8–4 7–6 6–6 7–5 6–6 —

Detailed records

American League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 8 5 0.615 59 55
Boston Red Sox 7 6 0.538 55 53
Cleveland Indians 7 6 0.538 54 42
Detroit Tigers 5 8 0.385 69 77
Milwaukee Brewers 7 6 0.538 61 64
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays 6 7 0.462 50 57
Total 40 38 0.513 348 348
AL West
California Angels 6 6 0.500 48 64
Chicago White Sox 4 8 0.333 52 77
Kansas City Royals 5 7 0.417 46 59
Minnesota Twins 2 10 0.167 46 64
Oakland Athletics 6 6 0.500 56 59
Seattle Mariners 3 9 0.250 32 43
Texas Rangers 5 7 0.417 46 63
Total 31 53 0.369 326 429
Season Total 71 91 0.438 674 777
Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 17 6 11 0.353 79 93
May 27 14 13 0.519 111 107
June 27 13 14 0.481 123 122
July 26 13 13 0.500 109 121
August 31 12 19 0.387 137 183
September 28 9 19 0.321 85 126
October 6 4 2 0.667 30 25
Total 162 71 91 0.438 674 777
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 81 39 42 0.481 356 380
Away 81 32 49 0.395 318 397
Total 162 71 91 0.438 674 777

Notable transactions

Draft Picks

Round Pick Player Position Amateur Club
5 126Lyle MoutonOF Louisiana State University
9 230Keith GaragozzoLHP University of Delaware

[12]

Roster

1991 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other Positions

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Starters by position

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 Matt Nokes 135 456 122 .268 24 77
1B Don Mattingly 152 587 169 .288 9 68
2B Steve Sax 158 652 198 .304 10 56
3B Pat Kelly 96 298 72 .242 3 23
SS Álvaro Espinoza 148 480 123 .256 5 33
LF Mel Hall 141 492 140 .285 19 80
CF Bernie Williams 85 320 76 .238 3 34
RF Jesse Barfield 84 284 64 .225 17 48
DH Kevin Maas 148 500 110 .220 23 63

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Rick Down
AA Albany-Colonie Yankees Eastern League Dan Radison
A Prince William Cannons Carolina League Mike Hart
A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Glenn Sherlock
A Greensboro Hornets South Atlantic League Trey Hillman
A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Jack Gillis
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Ken Dominguez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Albany-Colonie[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tollewa01.shtml
  2. ↑ Tim Leary Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seminfr01.shtml
  4. ↑ Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ↑ Rick Cerone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml
  7. ↑ Steve Balboni Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lusadsc01.shtml
  9. ↑ Andy Hawkins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ↑ Mike Blowers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ↑ Andy Pettitte Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. 1 2 Baseball Draft: 1991 Yankees Picks in the June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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