The 1991 Major League Baseball season saw the Minnesota Twins defeat the Atlanta Braves for the World Series title, in a series where every game was won by the home team.
1991 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 8 – October 27, 1991 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 26 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Brien Taylor |
Picked by | New York Yankees |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL) NL: Terry Pendleton (ATL) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Minnesota Twins |
AL runners-up | Toronto Blue Jays |
NL champions | Atlanta Braves |
NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
World Series | |
Champions | Minnesota Twins |
Runners-up | Atlanta Braves |
World Series MVP | Jack Morris (MIN) |
The Twins and Braves became the first two teams in MLB history to win the pennant after finishing last the previous season.
Month | American League | National League |
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April | Dave Henderson | Félix José |
May | Rubén Sierra | David Justice |
June | Joe Carter | Barry Larkin |
July | Robin Ventura | Barry Bonds |
August | Frank Thomas | Will Clark |
September | Cal Ripken Jr. | Howard Johnson |
Month | American League | National League |
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April | Roger Clemens | Lee Smith |
May | Scott Erickson | Tom Glavine |
June | Jack Morris | Rob Dibble |
July | Bill Krueger | Dennis Martínez |
August | Kevin Tapani | Mitch Williams |
September | Roger Clemens | Chris Nabholz |
Statistic | American League | National League | ||
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AVG | Julio Franco TEX | .341 | Terry Pendleton ATL | .319 |
HR | José Canseco OAK Cecil Fielder DET |
44 | Howard Johnson NYM | 38 |
RBI | Cecil Fielder DET | 133 | Howard Johnson NYM | 117 |
Wins | Scott Erickson MIN Bill Gullickson DET |
20 | Tom Glavine ATL John Smiley PIT |
20 |
ERA | Roger Clemens BOS | 2.62 | Dennis Martínez MTL | 2.39 |
SO | Roger Clemens BOS | 241 | David Cone NYM | 241 |
SV | Bryan Harvey CAL | 46 | Lee Smith STL | 47 |
SB | Rickey Henderson OAK | 58 | Marquis Grissom MTL | 76 |
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League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
East | Toronto | 1 | |||||||
West | Minnesota | 4 | |||||||
AL | Minnesota | 4 | |||||||
NL | Atlanta | 3 | |||||||
East | Pittsburgh | 3 | |||||||
West | Atlanta | 4 |
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Baltimore Orioles | Frank Robinson | Replaced during the season by Johnny Oates |
Boston Red Sox | Joe Morgan | |
California Angels | Doug Rader | Replaced during the season by Buck Rodgers |
Chicago White Sox | Jeff Torborg | |
Cleveland Indians | John McNamara | Replaced during the season by Mike Hargrove |
Detroit Tigers | Sparky Anderson | 13th season with the club |
Kansas City Royals | John Wathan | Replaced during the season by Hal McRae |
Milwaukee Brewers | Tom Trebelhorn | |
Minnesota Twins | Tom Kelly | Won the World Series |
New York Yankees | Stump Merrill | |
Oakland Athletics | Tony La Russa | |
Seattle Mariners | Jim Lefebvre | |
Texas Rangers | Bobby Valentine | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Cito Gaston | Replaced temporarily by Gene Tenace while undergoing treatment for a herniated disc. Won AL East |
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | Won National League pennant |
Chicago Cubs | Don Zimmer | Replaced during the season by Jim Essian |
Cincinnati Reds | Lou Piniella | |
Houston Astros | Art Howe | |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Tommy Lasorda | |
Montreal Expos | Buck Rodgers | Replaced during the season by Tom Runnells |
New York Mets | Bud Harrelson | Replaced during the season by Mike Cubbage |
Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Leyva | Replaced during the season by Jim Fregosi |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Jim Leyland | Won NL East |
St. Louis Cardinals | Joe Torre | |
San Diego Padres | Greg Riddoch | |
San Francisco Giants | Roger Craig |
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game | Est. payroll | %± |
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Toronto Blue Jays[1] | 91 | 5.8% | 4,001,527 | 3.0% | 49,402 | $19,902,417 | 3.3% |
Los Angeles Dodgers[2] | 93 | 8.1% | 3,348,170 | 11.5% | 41,335 | $32,790,664 | 48.9% |
Chicago White Sox[3] | 87 | -7.4% | 2,934,154 | 46.5% | 36,224 | $16,919,667 | 57.8% |
Oakland Athletics[4] | 84 | -18.4% | 2,713,493 | -6.4% | 33,500 | $36,999,167 | 84.2% |
Boston Red Sox[5] | 84 | -4.5% | 2,562,435 | 1.3% | 31,635 | $35,167,500 | 68.6% |
Baltimore Orioles[6] | 67 | -11.8% | 2,552,753 | 5.7% | 31,515 | $17,519,000 | 73.5% |
St. Louis Cardinals[7] | 84 | 20.0% | 2,448,699 | -4.8% | 29,151 | $21,860,001 | 3.9% |
California Angels[8] | 81 | 1.3% | 2,416,236 | -5.5% | 29,830 | $33,060,001 | 47.5% |
Cincinnati Reds[9] | 74 | -18.7% | 2,372,377 | -1.2% | 29,289 | $26,305,333 | 81.8% |
Chicago Cubs[10] | 77 | 0.0% | 2,314,250 | 3.1% | 27,883 | $23,380,667 | 60.2% |
Texas Rangers[11] | 85 | 2.4% | 2,297,720 | 11.7% | 28,367 | $18,224,500 | 16.8% |
Minnesota Twins[12] | 95 | 28.4% | 2,293,842 | 31.0% | 28,319 | $23,361,833 | 53.0% |
New York Mets[13] | 77 | -15.4% | 2,284,484 | -16.4% | 27,860 | $32,590,001 | 48.7% |
Kansas City Royals[14] | 82 | 9.3% | 2,161,537 | -3.7% | 26,686 | $26,319,834 | 8.9% |
Seattle Mariners[15] | 83 | 7.8% | 2,147,905 | 42.3% | 26,517 | $15,691,833 | 21.9% |
Atlanta Braves[16] | 94 | 44.6% | 2,140,217 | 118.4% | 26,422 | $18,403,500 | 22.2% |
Pittsburgh Pirates[17] | 98 | 3.2% | 2,065,302 | 0.8% | 24,587 | $23,634,667 | 51.9% |
Philadelphia Phillies[18] | 78 | 1.3% | 2,050,012 | 2.9% | 24,699 | $22,487,332 | 63.7% |
New York Yankees[19] | 71 | 6.0% | 1,863,733 | -7.1% | 23,009 | $27,344,168 | 28.3% |
San Diego Padres[20] | 84 | 12.0% | 1,804,289 | -2.8% | 22,275 | $22,150,001 | 24.5% |
San Francisco Giants[21] | 75 | -11.8% | 1,737,478 | -12.0% | 21,450 | $30,967,666 | 43.6% |
Detroit Tigers[22] | 84 | 6.3% | 1,641,661 | 9.8% | 20,267 | $23,838,333 | 29.6% |
Milwaukee Brewers[23] | 83 | 12.2% | 1,478,729 | -15.6% | 18,484 | $23,115,500 | 14.7% |
Houston Astros[24] | 65 | -13.3% | 1,196,152 | -8.8% | 14,767 | $12,852,500 | -31.5% |
Cleveland Indians[25] | 57 | -26.0% | 1,051,863 | -14.2% | 12,828 | $17,635,000 | 16.0% |
Montreal Expos[26] | 71 | -16.5% | 934,742 | -31.9% | 13,746 | $10,732,333 | -38.1% |
Network | Day of week | Announcers |
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CBS | Saturday afternoons | Jack Buck, Tim McCarver, Dick Stockton, Jim Kaat |
ESPN | Sunday nights Tuesday nights Wednesday nights Friday nights |
Jon Miller, Joe Morgan |