The Cincinnati Reds' 1991 season was a season in American

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. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the

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Offseason

* January 29, 1990:

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was signed as a free agent by the Reds. * December 5, 1990: Bill Doran was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

Regular season

* June 28, 1991:

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had six RBIs in a game against the Houston Astros. *

had a 19-game hitting streak. * At the beginning of July, the Reds peaked at ten games above .500 (44-34). They were in second place in the NL West, only four games behind the Dodgers, and 3.5 games ahead of third place Atlanta. * The Reds lost 14 of 16 games (including a 10-game losing streak) during a stretch in July, which saw the Reds essentially drop from contention. They were never above .500 the remainder of the season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 14, 1991: Reggie Jefferson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Tim Costo. * July 18, 1991: Stan Jefferson was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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

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* Tom Browning, pitcher * Rob Dibble, relief pitcher * Barry Larkin, shortstop * Lou Piniella, manager

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1991 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
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