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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[edit]
- October 5, 1990: Wayne Tolleson was released by the New York Yankees.[1]
- November 19, 1990: Tim Leary was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 3, 1990: Frank Seminara was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 1990 rule 5 draft.[3]
- December 31, 1990: Scott Sanderson was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics.[4]
- January 13, 1991: Rick Cerone was released by the New York Yankees.[5]
- March 19, 1991: Torey Lovullo was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Mark Leiter.[6]
Regular season[edit]
- Steve Sax led the Yankees with a .304 batting average, 198 hits, 85 runs, and 38 doubles.
- April 11, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 RBI in a game versus the Detroit Tigers.
- June 23, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 hits in a game versus the eventual World Champion Minnesota Twins.
Season standings[edit]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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] |
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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 1, 1991: Steve Balboni was released by the New York Yankees.[7]
- April 5, 1991: Scott Lusader was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers.[8]
- May 9, 1991: Andy Hawkins was released by the New York Yankees.[9]
- May 17, 1991: Mike Blowers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and cash. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Blueberg (minors) (June 22, 1991) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.[10]
- May 25, 1991: Andy Pettite was Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.[11]
Draft Picks[edit]
- With the first overall pick in the MLB draft, the New York Yankees selected Brien Taylor. He was a Left Handed Pitcher from Beaufort, North Carolina who competed at East Carteret High School.[12]
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- Notable Draft Picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Amateur Club |
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5 | 126 | Lyle Mouton | OF | Louisiana State University |
9 | 230 | Keith Garagozzo | LHP | University of Delaware |
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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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[edit]
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Starting pitchers[edit]
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Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Albany-Colonie[13]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tollewa01.shtml
- ^ Tim Leary Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seminfr01.shtml
- ^ Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Rick Cerone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml
- ^ Steve Balboni Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lusadsc01.shtml
- ^ Andy Hawkins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Mike Blowers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Andy Pettitte Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Baseball Draft: 1991 Yankees Picks in the June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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