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1991 New York Yankees Season
The 1991 New York Yankees season was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71-91 finishing 20 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Stump Merrill. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Offseason *October 5, 1990: Wayne Tolleson was released by the New York Yankees. * November 19, 1990: Tim Leary was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * December 3, 1990: Frank Seminara was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 1990 rule 5 draft. * December 31, 1990: Scott Sanderson was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics. * January 13, 1991: Rick Cerone was released by the New York Yankees. *March 19, 1991: Torey Lovullo was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Mark Leiter. Regular season * 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League East
The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the season along with the American League West division. Before that time, each league consisted of 10 teams without any divisions. Four of the division's five teams are located in the Eastern United States, with the other team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in Eastern Canada. It is currently the only division that contains a non-American team. At the end of the MLB season, the team with the best record in the division earns one of the AL's six Major League Baseball postseason, playoff spots. The most recent team to win this division was the New York Yankees in . History Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other is the National League (NL)'s New York Mets. The team was founded in when Frank J. Farrell, Frank Farrell and William Stephen Devery, Bill Devery purchased the franchise rights to the defunct Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the current Baltimore Orioles, team of the same name) after it ceased operations and used them to establish the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in . The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, a limited liability company that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner, who purchased the team in 1973. Brian Cashman is the team's general manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Minnesota Twins Season
The 1991 Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) won the World Series, the second time the Twins had won the World Series since moving to Minnesota in 1961. During the 1991 regular season the Twins had an MLB-leading 15-game win streak, which remains a club record. On June 17, 1991, the streak came to an end at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles but not before the Twins moved from fifth place to first, a lead they would not relinquish until winning baseball's championship. The Twins' winning streak of 1991 falls just seven games short of the all-time American League (AL) record of 22 consecutive regular season wins set by the Cleveland Indians in 2017. The Twins finished 95-67, first in the AL West, which represented a turnaround from 1990, when the team finished last in the division with a 74-88 record. They were the first team to go from a last-place finish to a World Series championship. They and the Atlanta Braves were the first teams to go from last place to a pennan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Kansas City Royals Season
The 1991 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses. Offseason * October 4, 1990: Chris Codiroli was released by the Royals. * November 21, 1990: Mike Boddicker was signed as a free agent by the Royals. * December 1, 1990: Kirk Gibson was signed as a free agent by the Royals. * December 4, 1990: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Dan Schatzeder at ''Baseball Reference'' * March 18, 1991: was released by the Royals. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 5, 1991: |
1991 Chicago White Sox Season
The 1991 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 92nd season. They finished with a record of 87-75, good enough for 2nd place in the American League West, 8 games behind of the 1st place Minnesota Twins, as the club opened the new Comiskey Park on April 18. Offseason * November 30, 1990: Jerry Willard was released by the White Sox. * December 3, 1990: Buddy Groom was drafted from the White Sox by the Detroit Tigers in the 1990 minor league draft. * December 4, 1990: Shawn Hillegas and Eric King were traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Cory Snyder and Lindsay Foster (minors). * December 12, 1990: Charlie Hough was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. * December 23, 1990: Iván Calderón and Barry Jones were traded by the White Sox to the Montreal Expos for Tim Raines, Jeff Carter and a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mario Brito (minors) to the White Sox on February 15. * March 18, 1991: Ron Coomer was signed as a fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 California Angels Season
The 1991 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 7th in the American League West with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses. Offseason *December 2, 1990: Devon White was traded by the California Angels with Willie Fraser and Marcus Moore to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later, Junior Felix, and Luis Sojo. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Ken Rivers (minors) (December 4, 1990) to the California Angels to complete the trade. *December 13, 1990: Max Venable was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *March 14, 1991: Dante Bichette was traded by the California Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dave Parker. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Transactions *April 1, 1991: Rick Schu was released by the California Angels. *June 3, 1991: Mark Sweeney was drafted by the California Angels in the 9th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991. *July 30, 1991: Shawn Abner was traded by the San Diego Padres to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Toronto Blue Jays Season
The 1991 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 15th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team's paid attendance of 4,001,527 led the major leagues, as the Jays became the first team in MLB history to draw four million fans in a season. Toronto lost the ALCS to the eventual world champion Minnesota Twins in five games. Offseason On December 4, 1990, the San Diego Padres and Blue Jays made one of the biggest blockbuster deals of the decade. The Padres traded second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter to the Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernández. Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick and Padres GM Joe McIlvaine originally talked about just trading Joe Carter for Fred McGriff.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.261, Penguin Books, The Padres were losing Jack Clark and needed a new first basema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Milwaukee Brewers Season
The 1991 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, after having had a record of 43-60 on August 3rd Offseason * March 14, 1991: Dave Parker was traded by the Brewers to the California Angels for Dante Bichette. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 2, 1991: Willie Randolph was signed as a free agent by the Brewers. * May 25, 1991: Carmelo Castillo was signed as a free agent by the Brewers. * August 9, 1991: Candy Maldonado was traded by the Brewers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rob Wishnevski (minors) and a player to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending William Suero to the Brewers on August 14. 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 = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Detroit Tigers Season
The 1991 Detroit Tigers finished in a tie for second place in the American League East with a record of 83-79 (.519). They outscored their opponents 817 to 794. The Tigers drew 1,641,661 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1991, ranking 12th of the 14 teams in the American League. Offseason * November 26, 1990: John Shelby was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.John Shelby at ''Baseball Reference'' * December 3, 1990: was signed as a free agent by the Tigers. * December 3, 1990: was drafted by the Tigers from the |
1991 Cleveland Indians Season
The 1991 Cleveland Indians season was the 91st season for the franchise. The Indians lost 105 games, the most losses in franchise history. Offseason * December 3, 1990: Mike Huff was drafted by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1990 rule 5 draft.Mike Huff at ''Baseball Reference'' * December 4, 1990: and Lindsay Foster (minors) were traded by the Indians to the for and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Boston Red Sox Season
The 1991 Boston Red Sox season was the 91st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished tied for second in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, seven games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. Offseason *December 19, 1990: Danny Darwin signed as a free agent with the Red Sox. *February 1, 1991: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.John Moses Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com *April 1, 1991: John Moses was released by the Red Sox. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 18, 1991:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. This was also the Orioles' last year at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore), Memorial Stadium, as they would move into Oriole Park at Camden Yards the following year. Offseason * October 10, 1990: Dorn Taylor was released by the Orioles. * December 12, 1990: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * December 14, 1990: Mickey Weston was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Kilgus. * January 1, 1991: Roy Smith (1980s pitcher), Roy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * January 10, 1991: Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnisch were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis (baseball), Glenn Davis. * January 11, 1991: Mickey Tet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
