# 1991 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1991 Baltimore Orioles season was the 91st season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 38th in Baltimore, and the 38th and final at Memorial Stadium, as they would move into Oriole Park at Camden Yards the following year. The Orioles finished sixth 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.

## 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 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.
* January 11, 1991: Mickey Tettleton was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Jeff Robinson.
* March 31, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Borowski.

## Regular season

* April 13, 1991: Cal Ripken Jr. had 7 RBI in game versus the Texas Rangers.
* May 15, 1991: President George H.W. Bush attended a baseball game in Baltimore with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The two saw the Oakland Athletics play the Baltimore Orioles for two innings.
* July 13, 1991, Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson combined for a no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics.
* Cal Ripken Jr. became the fourth shortstop in the history of Major League Baseball to have 30 home runs in one season and won the AL MVP award.
* Cal Ripken Jr. won the Gold Glove in 1991 after missing out in 1990 even though he set the single season record for both the fewest errors by a shortstop (3) and also the record for most total chances in a single season.

### Opening Day starters

* Jeff Ballard
* Glenn Davis
* Mike Devereaux
* Dwight Evans
* Sam Horn
* Bob Melvin
* Randy Milligan
* Billy Ripken
* Cal Ripken Jr.
* Craig Worthington

### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 43‍–‍38 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 49‍–‍32 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 43‍–‍37 | 40‍–‍42 |
| New York Yankees | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 | 39‍–‍42 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | 33‍–‍48 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 | 30‍–‍52 | 27‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1991 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
| California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 1–12 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| Minnesota | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| New York | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 9–3 | 4–8 | 12–1 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.
* April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.
* June 3, 1991: Alex Ochoa was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1991.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### 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 | Chris Hoiles | 107 | 341 | 83 | .243 | 11 | 31 |
| 1B | Randy Milligan | 141 | 483 | 127 | .263 | 16 | 70 |
| 2B | Billy Ripken | 104 | 287 | 62 | .216 | 0 | 14 |
| 3B | Leo Gómez | 118 | 391 | 91 | .233 | 16 | 45 |
| SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 162 | 650 | 210 | .323 | 34 | 114 |
| LF | Joe Orsulak | 143 | 486 | 135 | .278 | 5 | 43 |
| CF | Mike Devereaux | 149 | 608 | 158 | .260 | 19 | 59 |
| RF | Dwight Evans | 101 | 270 | 73 | .270 | 6 | 38 |
| DH | Sam Horn | 121 | 317 | 74 | .233 | 23 | 61 |

#### 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 |
| Brady Anderson | 113 | 256 | 59 | .230 | 2 | 27 |
| Bob Melvin | 79 | 228 | 57 | .250 | 1 | 23 |
| Chito Martínez | 67 | 216 | 58 | .269 | 13 | 33 |
| David Segui | 86 | 212 | 59 | .278 | 2 | 22 |
| Juan Bell | 100 | 209 | 36 | .172 | 1 | 15 |
| Tim Hulett | 79 | 206 | 42 | .204 | 7 | 18 |
| Glenn Davis | 49 | 176 | 40 | .227 | 10 | 28 |
| Craig Worthington | 31 | 102 | 23 | .225 | 4 | 12 |
| Ernie Whitt | 35 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Mercedes | 19 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff McKnight | 16 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Tackett | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Turner | 4 | 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 |
| Bob Milacki | 31 | 184.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.01 | 108 |
| Ben McDonald | 21 | 126.1 | 6 | 8 | 4.84 | 85 |
| Jeff Ballard | 26 | 123.2 | 6 | 12 | 5.60 | 37 |
| José Mesa | 23 | 123.2 | 6 | 11 | 5.97 | 64 |
| Jeff Robinson | 21 | 104.1 | 4 | 9 | 5.18 | 65 |
| Mike Mussina | 12 | 87.2 | 4 | 5 | 2.87 | 52 |
| Roy Smith | 17 | 80.1 | 5 | 4 | 5.60 | 25 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 8 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 | 8.00 | 23 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Johnson | 22 | 84.0 | 4 | 8 | 7.07 | 38 |
| Anthony Telford | 9 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 24 |
| Stacy Jones | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 10 |

#### 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 |
| Gregg Olson | 72 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 3.18 | 72 |
| Mark Williamson | 65 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.48 | 53 |
| Mike Flanagan | 64 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2.38 | 55 |
| Todd Frohwirth | 51 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1.87 | 77 |
| Paul Kilgus | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.08 | 32 |
| Jim Poole | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 34 |
| Kevin Hickey | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 10 |
| José Bautista | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 3 |
| Francisco de la Rosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |

## Awards and honors

* Cal Ripken Jr., American League Most Valuable Player
* Cal Ripken Jr., All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
* Cal Ripken Jr., Winner, All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest
* Cal Ripken Jr., Rawlings Gold Glove Award
* Joe Orsulak, Led American League, 22 Outfield Assists
All-Star Game
* Cal Ripken Jr., shortstop

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Greg Biagini |
| AA | Hagerstown Suns | Eastern League | Jerry Narron |
| A | Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Wally Moon |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Bob Miscik |
| Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Gus Gil |
| Rookie | GCL Orioles | Gulf Coast League | Ed Napoleon |