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1991 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	67–95 (.414)
Divisional place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Eli Jacobs
General manager(s)	Roland Hemond
Manager(s)	Frank Robinson and Johnny Oates
Local television	WMAR-TV (Jon Miller, Brooks Robinson, Scott Garceau, Jim Palmer) Home Team Sports (Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Ken Levine)
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The Baltimore Orioles at play during a home game at Memorial Stadium in 1991.

The 1991 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 6th 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.^[1] This was also the Orioles' last year at Memorial Stadium. The O's would move into Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 References

Offseason[edit]

October 10, 1990: Dorn Taylor was released by the Orioles.^[2]
December 12, 1990: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[3]
December 14, 1990: Mickey Weston was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Kilgus.^[4]
January 1, 1991: Roy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[5]
January 10, 1991: Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnisch were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis.^[6]
January 11, 1991: Mickey Tettleton was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Jeff Robinson.^[7]
March 31, 1991: Pete Rose, Jr. was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Borowski.^[8]

Regular season[edit]

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.^[9]
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 fewest errors by a Shortstop(3) and also the record for most balls fielded in a single season.

Opening Day starters[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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[edit]

1991 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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	—

Notable transactions[edit]

April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[10]
April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.^[11]
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.^[12]

Roster[edit]

1991 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

= Indicates team leader

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	Hoiles, ChrisChris Hoiles	107	341	83	.243	11	31
1B	Milligan, RandyRandy Milligan	141	483	127	.263	16	70
2B	Ripken, BillyBilly Ripken	104	287	62	.216	0	14
3B	Gómez, LeoLeo Gómez	118	391	91	.233	16	45
SS	Ripken, Jr., CalCal Ripken, Jr.	162	650	210	.323	34	114
LF	Orsulak, JoeJoe Orsulak	143	486	135	.278	5	43
CF	Devereaux, MikeMike Devereaux	149	608	158	.260	19	59
RF	Evans, DwightDwight Evans	101	270	73	.270	6	38
DH	Horn, SamSam Horn	121	317	74	.233	23	61

Other batters[edit]

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
Bell, JuanJuan Bell	100	209	36	.172	1	15
Davis, GlennGlenn Davis	49	176	40	.227	10	28
Turner, ShaneShane Turner	4	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ballard, JeffJeff Ballard	26	123.2	6	12	5.60	37
Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson	21	104.1	4	9	5.18	65
Smith, RoyRoy Smith	17	80.1	5	4	5.60	25

Other pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan	64	2	7	3	2.38	55
Frohwirth, ToddTodd Frohwirth	51	7	3	3	1.87	77
Kilgus, PaulPaul Kilgus	38	0	2	1	5.08	32

Awards and honors[edit]

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[edit]

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Napoleon

References[edit]

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Dorn Taylor page at Baseball Reference
^ Todd Frohwirth page at Baseball Reference
^ Paul Kilgus page at Baseball Reference
^ Roy Smith page at Baseball Reference
^ Curt Schilling page at Baseball Reference
^ Mickey Tettleton page at Baseball Reference
^ Pete Rose, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_cgb.shtml
^ Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference
^ Ernie Whitt page at Baseball Reference
^ Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

1991 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1991 MLB draft 1991 All-Star Game 1991 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(2)

1996
2012

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

Seasons (115)

1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

source: https://web.archive.org/web/20151110010202/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Baltimore_Orioles_season

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