# 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 102nd for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 34th season in Los Angeles, California.
The season featured an exciting National League West race between the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves edged out the Dodgers to win the division by one game. Center fielder Brett Butler set a National League record with 161 errorless games while Darryl Strawberry hit 28 home runs, the most by a left-handed hitter in Los Angeles history at that point. On the debit side, the Dodgers became the first franchise to be on the receiving end of three perfect games when Dennis Martínez prevented any of their batters from reaching base on July 28.

## Offseason

* December 13, 1990: Luis Lopez was released by the Dodgers.
* December 14, 1990: José Vizcaíno was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Smith.
* December 15, 1990: Hubie Brooks was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Bob Ojeda and Greg Hansell.
* December 20, 1990: Darren Holmes was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bert Heffernan.
* December 29, 1990: Jim Poole was traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for David Lynch and Steve Allen.
* January 15, 1991: Kevin Campbell was traded by the Dodgers to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Veres.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | 54‍–‍27 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Diego Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10 | 42‍–‍39 | 42‍–‍39 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 19 | 43‍–‍38 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | 39‍–‍42 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | .401 | 29 | 37‍–‍44 | 28‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1991 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Opening Day starters

| Name | Position |
| Brett Butler | Center fielder |
| Juan Samuel | Second baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First baseman |
| Kal Daniels | Left fielder |
| Lenny Harris | Third baseman |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Tim Belcher | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* July 3, 1991: José González was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mitch Webster.
* July 31, 1991: Mike Hartley and Braulio Castillo were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Roger McDowell.
* September 6, 1991: Jeff Hartsock was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Steve Wilson.

### 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Mike Scioscia | 119 | 345 | 91 | .264 | 8 | 40 |
| 1B | Eddie Murray | 153 | 576 | 150 | .260 | 19 | 96 |
| 2B | Juan Samuel | 153 | 594 | 161 | .271 | 12 | 58 |
| 3B | Lenny Harris | 145 | 429 | 123 | .287 | 3 | 38 |
| SS | Alfredo Griffin | 109 | 350 | 85 | .243 | 0 | 27 |
| LF | Kal Daniels | 137 | 461 | 115 | .249 | 17 | 73 |
| CF | Brett Butler | 161 | 615 | 182 | .296 | 2 | 38 |
| RF | Darryl Strawberry | 139 | 505 | 134 | .265 | 28 | 99 |

#### 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 |
| Gary Carter | 101 | 248 | 61 | .246 | 6 | 26 |
| Mike Sharperson | 105 | 216 | 60 | .278 | 2 | 20 |
| Stan Javier | 121 | 176 | 36 | .205 | 1 | 11 |
| Chris Gwynn | 94 | 139 | 35 | .252 | 5 | 22 |
| José Offerman | 52 | 113 | 22 | .195 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 41 | 94 | 21 | .223 | 1 | 14 |
| Mitch Webster | 58 | 74 | 21 | .284 | 1 | 10 |
| Dave Hansen | 53 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 1 | 5 |
| José González | 42 | 28 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 15 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Karros | 14 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Lyons | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | 16 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Mike Morgan | 34 | 236.1 | 14 | 10 | 2.78 | 140 |
| Ramón Martínez | 33 | 220.1 | 17 | 13 | 3.27 | 150 |
| Tim Belcher | 33 | 209.1 | 10 | 9 | 2.62 | 156 |
| Bob Ojeda | 31 | 189.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.18 | 120 |
| Orel Hershiser | 21 | 112.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.46 | 73 |

#### 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 |
| Kevin Gross | 46 | 115.2 | 10 | 11 | 3.58 | 95 |

#### 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 |
| Jay Howell | 44 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.18 | 40 |
| Tim Crews | 60 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3.43 | 53 |
| John Candelaria | 59 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.74 | 38 |
| Jim Gott | 55 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.96 | 73 |
| Mike Hartley | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.42 | 44 |
| Roger McDowell | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2.55 | 22 |
| Dennis Cook | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | 8 |
| Steve Wilson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 5 |
| John Wetteland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| Mike Christopher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |

## 1991 Awards

* 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Brett Butler reserve
** Mike Morgan reserve
** Eddie Murray reserve
** Juan Samuel reserve
** Darryl Strawberry reserve
* Comeback Player of the Year
** Orel Hershiser
* NL Player of the Week
** Mike Morgan (June 17–23)
** Darryl Strawberry (Aug. 19–25)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Kevin Kennedy |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | John Shoemaker |
| High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Tom Beyers |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Jerry Royster |
| A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Joe Vavra |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Glenn Hoffman |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Iván DeJesús |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Angels/Dodgers/Padres | Dominican Summer League | |

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 93 players in this draft, the largest draft class in history. Of those, six of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their first round pick to the New York Mets and their second round pick to the Montreal Expos as a result of their signing free agents Darryl Strawberry and Kevin Gross and gained a third round pick from the Kansas City Royals as compensation for the loss of free agent Kirk Gibson.
The teams first pick (in round three) was outfielder Todd Hollandsworth from Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. The 1996 NL Rookie of the Year, Hollandsworth played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (including 6 with the Dodgers) and hit .276 with 98 home runs and 401 RBI.
1991 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 3 | Todd Hollandsworth | OF | Newport High School | Yes | 1991–2006 | MLB |
| 3 | Todd Larocca | SS | The Lovett School | No Orioles-1994 | 1994–1996 | A+ |
| 4 | Mike Walkden | LHP | Lake Stevens High School | Yes | 1991–1997 | A+ |
| 5 | Douglas Bennett | RHP | University of Arkansas | Yes | 1991–1992 | A- |
| 6 | Mike Iglesias | RHP | Hayward High School | Yes | 1991–2000 | AAA |
| 7 | Brandon Watts | LHP | Ruston High School | Yes | 1991–1997 | AA |
| 8 | Vincent Jackson | OF | Central High School | Yes | 1991–1993 | A- |
| 9 | Dennis Winicki | SS | Mona Shores High School | Yes | 1991–1992 | Rookie |
| 10 | Lonnie Jackson | OF | George Washington High School | Yes | 1991 | Rookie |
| 11 | Chris Latham | SS | Basic High School | Yes | 1991–2007 | MLB |
| 12 | Carlo Walton | C | East Side High School | Yes | 1991–1992 | Rookie |
| 13 | Dave Fitzpatrick | RHP | Sullivan South High School | Yes | 1991–1994 | A |
| 14 | Bob Legendre | RHP | Cypress College | Yes | 1991 | A- |
| 15 | Erik Zammarchi | OF | College of Marin | Yes | 1991–1992 | A- |
| 16 | Chris Sinacori | RHP | Florida International University | Yes | 1991–1996 | A+ |
| 17 | Chad Zerbe | LHP | Hillsborough Community College | Yes | 1991–2005 | MLB |
| 18 | Jo Jo Smith | LHP | Vanderbilt University | Yes | 1991–2001 | A+ |
| 19 | Rick Gorecki | RHP | Oak Forest High School | Yes | 1991–1999 | MLB |
| 20 | Bill Stephens | RHP | Ringgold High School | Yes | 1991–1997 | A- |
| 21 | Kevin Zahner | C | Ellington High School | Yes | 1991–1995 | A+ |
| 22 | Ken Huckaby | C | San Joaquin Delta College | Yes | 1991–2008 | MLB |
| 23 | Dave Carroll | LHP | Chantilly High School | No Cardinals-1993 | 1993–2003 | AAA |
| 24 | Kevin Smith | LHP | Columbus High School | Yes | 1991–1993 | A- |
| 25 | Murph Proctor | 1B | University of Southern California | Yes | 1991–1997 | AA |
| 26 | Christopher Crabtree | LHP | Middle Tennessee State University | Yes | 1991 | A- |
| 27 | Todd Soares | OF | New Bedford High School | Yes | 1991 | Rookie |
| 28 | Tito Landrum | OF | Jacksonville State University | Yes | 1991–1999 | AA |
| 29 | Vernon Spearman | OF | California State University, Fresno | Yes | 1991–2004 | AAA |
| 30 | Jack Johnson | C | University of Arizona | Yes | 1991–1999 | AA |
| 31 | Chris Demetral | 2B | Western Michigan University | Yes | 1991–2001 | AAA |
| 32 | Travis Hall | LHP | Middle Georgia College | No | | |
| 33 | Jay Kirkpatrick | C | Methodist College | Yes | 1991–2001 | AAA |
| 34 | Cedric Allen | LHP | McLennan Community College | No Reds-1994 | 1994–1996 | AA |
| 35 | Ed Acosta | SS | Rock Falls High School | No Brewers-1993 | 1993–1997 | A |
| 36 | Ken Sikes | 1B | Perry High School | No Dodgers-1992 | 1993–1996 | A+ |
| 37 | Alejandro Pereira | LHP | Miami Dade College | No | 1995 | Ind |
| 38 | Gary Cope | LHP | Motlow State Community College | Yes | 1991–1992 | Rookie |
| 39 | Clifton Joyce | LHP | South Stokes High School | No | | |
| 40 | Michael Sube | LHP | West Virginia University | No | | |
| 41 | Carlos Castillo | RHP | Cypress College | Yes | 1991–1998 | AA |
| 42 | Carlos Thomas | RHP | Tennessee State University | Yes | 1991–1996 | AA |
| 43 | Chris West | 3B | Louisburg College | No Padres-1993 | 1993–1994 | A |
| 44 | Eric Vorbeck | OF | California State University, Sacramento | Yes | 1991–1993 | A+ |
| 45 | Marc Tramuta | SS | St. Bonaventure University | Yes | 1991 | A- |
| 46 | Mario Moody | SS | Glynn Academy | No Cubs-1994 | 1994 | Rookie |
| 47 | Kenneth Jones | 1B | Pelham High School | No Cubs-1993 | 1993 | A- |
| 48 | Matthew Svoboda | RHP | El Dorado High School | No | | |
| 49 | Richard Ware | 2B | Greenville College | No | | |
| 50 | German Gonzalez | 3B | College of the Desert | Yes | 1991–1992 | Rookie |
| 51 | Dustin Rennsnies | C | A. Crawford Mosley High School | No | | |
| 52 | Cameron Aronetz | LHP | Simon Fraser University | Yes | 1991–1993 | A+ |
| 53 | Chris Vaughn | LHP | John A. Logan College | No | | |
| 54 | Javier Ortiz | RHP | Manuela Toro High School | No | | |
| 55 | Brian Clark | C | Armijo High School | No Dodgers-1992 | 1993 | Rookie |
| 56 | Brian Wise | LHP | El Segundo High School | No | | |
| 57 | Roger Cropper | OF | Central High School | No Mariners – 1994 | 1994–1995 | Rookie |
| 58 | William Belcher | OF | Fairfax High School | No | | |
| 59 | Jon Goodrich | RHP | Sonoma High School | No Cubs-1992 | 1992–1995 | A |
| 60 | Scott Klingenbeck | LHP | Allegany College of Maryland | No Orioles-1992 | 1992–1999 | MLB |
| 61 | Jareld Dunkin | C | Capital Hill High School | No | | |
| 62 | Kevin Clark | 3B | Basic High School | No Red Sox-1993 | 1993–2000 | AA |
| 63 | Rich Linares | RHP | Cerritos College | Yes | 1993–2002 | AA |
| 64 | Shawn Buhner | 1B | Clear Creek High School | No Mariners-1994 | 1994–1999 | AAA |
| 65 | David Silvas | SS | San Jacinto High School | No | | |
| 66 | Jason Bobb | RHP | Chippewa Falls High School | Yes | 1992–1993 | A+ |
| 67 | Derek Ornelas | OF | Sylmar High School | No | | |
| 68 | Chris Kenady | OF | Westonka High School | No | | |
| 69 | Richard Heineman | C | Culver City High School | No | | |
| 70 | Joe Jacobsen | RHP | Fresno City College | Yes | 1992–1999 | AAA |
| 71 | Mark Fraser | RHP | La Salle High School | No | | |
| 72 | Kerry Cosgrove | OF | Palm Desert High School | No | | |
| 73 | Stephane DiLauro | SS | Academy Laval Bib | No | | |
| 74 | Eric Ontiveros | RHP | Bakersfield College | No | | |
| 75 | Joshua Hamik | C | Mount Si High School | No | | |
| 76 | Brent Crowther | RHP | Capilano Junior College | No Rockies-1994 | 1994–1996 | AAA |
| 77 | Rich Haley | OF | Sacramento City College | Yes | 1992–1993 | A- |
| 78 | Chip Glass | OF | Santa Rosa Junior College | No Indians-1994 | 1994–2000 | AAA |
| 79 | Stephen Matyczyk | SS | Southington High School | No | | |
| 80 | Ismael Casteneda | LHP | Fresno City College | No | | |
| 81 | Gar Vallone | SS | El Dorado High School | No Angels-1995 | 1995–1998 | AA |
| 82 | Michael Sanburn | RHP | College of San Mateo | No | | |
| 83 | Aaron Wofford | SS | Yuba Community College | No | | |
| 84 | José Martínez | RHP | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | No | | |
| 85 | Darrell Sutton | RHP | Beverly Hills High School | No | | |
| 86 | Brett Schafer | 3B | Santa Monica High School | No Royals-1995 | 1995–1998 | A |
| 87 | Andy Saltsman | C | Crescenta Valley High School | No | | |
| 88 | Jumaane Leach | OF | San Marin High School | No Padres-1994 | 1994–1996 | A |
| 89 | Martin Meza | RHP | Cerritos College | No | | |
| 90 | Todd Blyleven | RHP | Cypress College | No Angels-1993 | 1993–1997 | AA |
| 91 | Steve Arffa | LHP | Glendora High School | No Mets-1994 | 1994–1996 | AA |
| 92 | Derek Gauthier | 2B | | No | 1996–1997 | Ind |
| 93 | William Stroud | C | Dunwoody High School | No | | |
| 94 | Shawn McNally | SS | Winder-Barrow High School | No Cardinals-1995 | 1995–1997 | A+ |