1991 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Tribune Company |
General manager(s) | Jim Frey |
Manager(s) | Don Zimmer, Joe Altobelli, Jim Essian |
Local television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman) |
Local radio | WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Bob Brenly, Harry Caray) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1991 Chicago Cubs season was the 120th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 116th in the National League and the 76th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–83.
Offseason
- December 6, 1990: George Bell was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[1]
- December 17, 1990: Randy Kramer was released by the Cubs.[2]
- March 29, 1991: Gary Varsho was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 52–32 | 46–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 14 | 52–32 | 32–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 47–36 | 31–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 83 | 0.481 | 20 | 46–37 | 31–46 |
New York Mets | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 20½ | 40–42 | 37–42 |
Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 26½ | 33–35 | 38–55 |
Record vs. opponents
1991 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 10–7 | 11–6 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–11 | 8–4 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 | |||||
Houston | 5–13 | 3–9 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 3–9 | 6–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | — | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–3 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1991: Mitch Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan.[4]
- September 29, 1991: Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Turk Wendell and Yorkis Pérez.[5]
Notable games
- July 23: In a 6–4 victory over the Reds, Andre Dawson was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning for arguing a called third strike by umpire Joe West. After Jim Essian was also ejected for arguing, Dawson proceeded to throw seventeen bats from the bat racks onto the field from the dugout.[6] Dawson was fined $1,000 and suspended for one game.[7]
Roster
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Opening Day Lineup
- CF Jerome Walton
- 2B Ryne Sandberg
- 1B Mark Grace
- LF George Bell
- RF Andre Dawson
- C Damon Berryhill
- SS Shawon Dunston
- 3B Gary Scott
- P Danny Jackson
Schedule
# | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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1 | April 9 | Cardinals | 1–4 | B. Smith (1–0) | Jackson (0–1) | L. Smith (1) | 31,622 | 0–1 |
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 | Rick Wilkins | 86 | 203 | 45 | .222 | 6 | 22 |
1B | Mark Grace | 160 | 619 | 169 | .273 | 8 | 58 |
2B | Ryne Sandberg | 158 | 585 | 170 | .291 | 26 | 100 |
3B | Luis Salazar | 103 | 333 | 86 | .258 | 14 | 38 |
SS | Shawon Dunston | 142 | 492 | 128 | .260 | 12 | 50 |
LF | George Bell | 148 | 558 | 159 | .285 | 25 | 86 |
CF | Jerome Walton | 123 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 5 | 17 |
RF | Andre Dawson | 149 | 563 | 153 | .272 | 31 | 104 |
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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Ced Landrum | 56 | 86 | 20 | .233 | 0 | 6 |
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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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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Bob Scanlan | 40 | 111 | 7 | 8 | 3.89 | 44 |
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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Chuck McElroy | 71 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1.95 | 92 |
Laddie Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 4 |
Scott May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Farm system
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Notes
- ↑ George Bell at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Randy Kramer at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Gary Varsho at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mitch Williams at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Damon Berryhill at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Wrigleyville Nation. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
- ↑ Chicago Tribune. 1991 Sept 14. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
External links
- 1991 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference