1991 San Francisco Giants season
1991 San Francisco Giants | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
City | San Francisco, California | |
Owners | Bob Lurie | |
Managers | Roger Craig | |
Television | KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald) SportsChannel America (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper) | |
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 a 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
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 48–33 | 46–35 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | 54–27 | 39–42 |
San Diego Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 19 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | .401 | 29 | 37–44 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Steve Decker | 79 | 233 | 48 | .206 | 5 | 24 |
1B | Will Clark | 148 | 565 | 170 | .301 | 29 | 116 |
2B | Robby Thompson | 144 | 492 | 129 | .262 | 19 | 48 |
3B | Matt Williams | 157 | 589 | 158 | .268 | 34 | 98 |
SS | José Uribe | 90 | 231 | 51 | .221 | 1 | 12 |
LF | Kevin Mitchell | 113 | 371 | 95 | .256 | 27 | 69 |
CF | Willie McGee | 131 | 497 | 155 | .312 | 4 | 43 |
RF | Kevin 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 |
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Mike Felder | 132 | 348 | 92 | .264 | 0 | 18 |
Dave Anderson | 100 | 226 | 56 | .248 | 2 | 13 |
Darren Lewis | 72 | 222 | 55 | .248 | 1 | 15 |
Kirt Manwaring | 67 | 178 | 40 | .225 | 0 | 19 |
Terry Kennedy | 69 | 171 | 40 | .234 | 3 | 13 |
Mark Leonard | 64 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 2 | 14 |
Greg Litton | 59 | 127 | 23 | .181 | 1 | 15 |
Mike Kingery | 91 | 110 | 20 | .182 | 0 | 8 |
Mike Benjamin | 54 | 106 | 13 | .123 | 2 | 8 |
Tom Herr | 32 | 60 | 15 | .250 | 0 | 7 |
Tony Perezchica | 23 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 0 | 3 |
Royce Clayton | 9 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 2 |
Ted Wood | 10 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Parker | 13 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
Darnell Coles | 11 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 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 |
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Bud Black | 34 | 214.1 | 12 | 16 | 3.99 | 104 |
John Burkett | 36 | 206.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.18 | 131 |
Trevor Wilson | 44 | 202.0 | 13 | 11 | 3.56 | 139 |
Paul McClellan | 13 | 71.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.56 | 44 |
Mike Remlinger | 8 | 35.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.37 | 19 |
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 |
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Don Robinson | 34 | 121.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.38 | 78 |
Kelly Downs | 45 | 111.2 | 10 | 4 | 4.19 | 62 |
Bryan Hickerson | 17 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.60 | 43 |
Mike LaCoss | 18 | 47.1 | 1 | 5 | 7.23 | 30 |
Gil Heredia | 7 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.82 | 13 |
Scott Garrelts | 8 | 19.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.41 | 8 |
Rick Reuschel | 4 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.22 | 4 |
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 |
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Dave Righetti | 61 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 3.39 | 51 |
Jeff Brantley | 67 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2.45 | 81 |
Francisco Oliveras | 55 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3.86 | 48 |
Rod Beck | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.78 | 38 |
José Segura | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 10 |
Eric Gunderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
Greg Litton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Award winners
- Will Clark, National League Leader, Slugging (.536)
- Robby Thompson 2B, Willie Mac Award
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Shreveport, Clinton[7]
References
- ^ Bud Black Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Darren Lewis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Darnell Coles Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "1991 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ William Van Landingham Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Rick Reuschel Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ 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