1991 Texas Rangers season
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1991 Texas Rangers season
| 1991 Texas Rangers |
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| Owner(s) | George W. Bush | |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Valentine | |
| Local television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) |
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| Local radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) |
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The 1991 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
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Offseason
- December 12, 1990: Scott Coolbaugh was traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Mark Parent.[1]
- December 14, 1990: Mario Diaz was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[2]
- January 25, 1991: Rich Gossage was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
Regular season
- September 30, 1991: Nolan Ryan struck out Tino Martinez for the 5500th strikeout in his career.[4]
- Juan González became the 18th player in Major League history to have a 100 RBI season before his 22nd birthday.
Nolan Ryan's 7th No-Hitter
- May 1, 1991 - Nolan Ryan threw the seventh no-hitter of his career against the Toronto Blue Jays. Of the 122 pitches that Ryan threw, 83 were strikes.[5]
Scorecard
May 1, Arlington Stadium, Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Nolan Ryan L: Jimmy Key | ||||||||||||
| HRs: Rubén Sierra, Attendance: 33,439.
Length of game: 2:25. Umpires: HP: Tschida, 1B: Coble, 2B: Shulock, 3B: Johnson |
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Batting
| Toronto Blue Jays | AB | R | H | RBI | Texas Rangers | AB | R | H | RBI |
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| Devon White, cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gary Pettis, cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Alomar, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Daugherty, lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelly Gruber, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rafael Palmeiro, 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Carter, lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rubén Sierra, rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Olerud, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Julio Franco, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Whiten, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juan Gonzalez, dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenallen Hill, dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Stanley, c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Myers, c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Buechele, 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel Lee, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Huson, ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
| Texas Rangers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Nolan Ryan, W | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Jimmy Key, L | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob MacDonald | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Fraser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Away |
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| Minnesota Twins | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- | 51-30 | 44-37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 | 46-35 | 41-40 |
| Texas Rangers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 46-35 | 39-42 |
| Oakland Athletics | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | 47-34 | 37-44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 45-36 | 38-43 |
| Kansas City Royals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 13 | 40-41 | 42-39 |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 14 | 40-41 | 41-40 |
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1991: Denny Walling was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[6]
- June 2, 1991: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[7]
- June 22, 1991: Denny Walling was released by the Rangers.[6]
- July 21, 1991: Jonathan Hurst, Joey Eischen and a player to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Oil Can Boyd. The Texas Rangers competed the trade by sending Travis Buckley (minors) to the Expos on September 1.[8]
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 | Iván Rodríguez | 88 | 280 | 74 | .264 | 3 | 27 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 159 | 631 | 203 | .322 | 26 | 88 |
| 2B | Julio Franco | 146 | 589 | 201 | .341 | 15 | 78 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 121 | 416 | 111 | .267 | 18 | 66 |
| SS | Jeff Huson | 119 | 268 | 57 | .213 | 2 | 26 |
| LF | Juan González | 142 | 545 | 144 | .264 | 27 | 102 |
| CF | Gary Pettis | 137 | 282 | 61 | .216 | 0 | 19 |
| RF | Rubén Sierra | 161 | 661 | 203 | .307 | 25 | 116 |
| DH | Brian Downing | 123 | 407 | 113 | .278 | 17 | 49 |
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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| Jack Daugherty | 58 | 144 | 28 | .194 | 1 | 11 |
| Denny Walling | 24 | 44 | 4 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Parent | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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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| José Guzmán | 25 | 169.2 | 13 | 7 | 3.08 | 125 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 12 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 6.68 | 33 |
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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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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| Rich Gossage | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.57 | 28 |
| Wayne Rosenthal | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.25 | 61 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Julio Franco, A.L. Batting Title
- Julio Franco, Silver Slugger Award
- José Guzmán, Comeback Player of The Year
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes
- ^ Scott Coolbaugh page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
- ^ Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference
- ^ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
- ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.12, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ a b Denny Walling page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Oil Can Boyd page at Baseball Reference
References
- 1991 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1991 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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