1991 Baltimore Orioles season

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.

Offseason

• 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

• 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

• Jeff Ballard
• Glenn Davis
• Mike Devereaux
• Dwight Evans
• Sam Horn
• Bob Melvin
• Randy Milligan
• Billy Ripken
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Craig Worthington

Season standings

Notable transactions

• 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

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

• 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
• Joe Orsulak, Led American League, 22 Outfield Assists

All-Star Game

• Cal Ripken, Jr., Shortstop

Farm system

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References

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

• 1991 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1991 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com