1991 American League
| 1991 in baseball |
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| 1991 American League |
| Cuban National League |
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The 1991 season of the American League was the ninety-first season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 91 | 71 | 0 | .562 | -.- | 684 (4.22) | 622 (3.84) | 0.257 | 0.319 | 0.400 | 3.50 | 0.980 |
| 2 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 7.0 | 731 (4.51) | 712 (4.40) | 0.269 | 0.340 | 0.401 | 4.01 | 0.981 |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 0.0 | 817 (5.04) | 794 (4.90) | 0.247 | 0.332 | 0.416 | 4.51 | 0.983 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 8.0 | 799 (4.93) | 744 (4.59) | 0.271 | 0.337 | 0.396 | 4.14 | 0.981 |
| 5 | New York Yankees | 162 | 71 | 91 | 0 | .438 | 20.0 | 674 (4.16) | 777 (4.80) | 0.256 | 0.314 | 0.387 | 4.42 | 0.979 |
| 6 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 24.0 | 686 (4.23) | 796 (4.91) | 0.254 | 0.318 | 0.401 | 4.59 | 0.986 |
| 7 | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 57 | 105 | 0 | .352 | 34.0 | 576 (3.56) | 759 (4.69) | 0.254 | 0.311 | 0.350 | 4.23 | 0.976 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 95 | 67 | 0 | .586 | -.- | 776 (4.79) | 652 (4.02) | 0.280 | 0.342 | 0.420 | 3.69 | 0.985 |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 87 | 75 | 0 | .537 | 8.0 | 758 (4.68) | 681 (4.20) | 0.262 | 0.334 | 0.391 | 3.79 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 10.0 | 829 (5.12) | 814 (5.02) | 0.270 | 0.339 | 0.424 | 4.47 | 0.979 |
| 4 | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 11.0 | 760 (4.69) | 776 (4.79) | 0.248 | 0.328 | 0.389 | 4.57 | 0.982 |
| 5 | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 12.0 | 702 (4.33) | 674 (4.16) | 0.255 | 0.327 | 0.383 | 3.79 | 0.983 |
| 6 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 82 | 80 | 0 | .506 | 13.0 | 727 (4.49) | 722 (4.46) | 0.264 | 0.327 | 0.394 | 3.92 | 0.980 |
| 7 | California Angels | 162 | 81 | 81 | 0 | .500 | 14.0 | 653 (4.03) | 649 (4.01) | 0.255 | 0.312 | 0.374 | 3.69 | 0.984 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The American League won the sixty-second midsummer classic at SkyDome in Toronto, ON on Tuesday, July 9, 1991 by a score of 4 to 2. The league's manager was Tony La Russa.
Postseason[edit]
The American League Championship Series, featured Toronto Blue Jays, the Eastern Division winner, and the Minnesota Twins, the Western Division winner. The Twins defeated the Blue Jays, 4 games to 1.
In the World Series, the American League champion Minnesota Twins defeated the National League's Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Cal Ripken (ripkeca01), a shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles. In the award's voting, he had 318 out of a possible 392 points and 15 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 119 out of a possible 140 points and 21 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Chuck Knoblauch, a second baseman with the Minnesota Twins. In the award's voting, he had 136 out of a possible 140 points and 26 first place votes.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: Dave Henderson, Oakland Athletics
- May: Ruben Sierra, Texas Rangers
- June: Joe Carter, Toronto Blue Jays
- July: Robin Ventura, Chicago White Sox
- August: Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox
- September: Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
- May: Scott Erickson, Minnesota Twins
- June: Jack Morris, Minnesota Twins
- July: Bill Krueger, Seattle Mariners
- August: Kevin Tapani, Minnesota Twins
- September: Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The forty-sixth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 22 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Minnesota Twins defeated the San Francisco Giants of the National League by a score of 6 to 4.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Mark Arata*
- Larry Barnett
- Joe Brinkman
- Gary Cederstrom
- Al Clark
- Drew Coble
- Terry Cooney
- Derryl Cousins
- Terry Craft
- Bill Deegan*
- Pete DeFlesco*
- Don Denkinger
- Jeff Evans*
- Jim Evans
- Dale Ford
- Rich Garcia
- Randy Harvey*
- Ted Hendry
- Ed Hickox
- John Higgins*
- John Hirschbeck
- Mark Johnson
- Jim Joyce
- Ken Kaiser
- Shawn Kimball*
- Gus Klein*
- Jim Knauss*
- Greg Kosc
- Tim McClelland
- Larry McCoy
- Scott McDougall*
- Jim McKean
- Chuck Meriwether
- Durwood Merrill
- Dan Morrison
- Ed Murray*
- Steve Palermo
- Dallas Parks*
- Dave Phillips
- Rick Reed
- Mike Reilly
- Rocky Roe
- Dale Scott
- John Shulock
- Dave Slickenmeyer*
- Fred Spenn*
- Tim Tschida
- Jim Uremovich*
- Vic Voltaggio
- Tim Welke
- Larry Young
* Denotes a fill-in umpire
Further Reading[edit]
- Will Leitch: "1991: Rickey, Ripken and the unlikeliest WS ever", mlb.com, April 28, 2020. [1]
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