# 1991 San Diego Padres season

The 1991 San Diego Padres season was the 23rd season in franchise history.

## Offseason

* December 3, 1990: Frank Seminara was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 1990 rule 5 draft.
* December 12, 1990: Mark Parent was traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Scott Coolbaugh.
* February 8, 1991: Jim Vatcher was selected off waivers by the Padres from the Atlanta Braves.

### Blockbuster Deal

On December 4, 1990, the Padres traded second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernández. Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick and Padres GM Joe McIlvaine originally talked about just trading Joe Carter for Fred McGriff. The Padres were losing Jack Clark and needed a new first baseman. The Blue Jays had John Olerud ready to take over at first base but were losing outfielder George Bell. Gillick decided to up the ante by trying to get Roberto Alomar. Gillick figured that with Garry Templeton in the twilight of his career, Fernández would be an adequate replacement. Alomar feuded with Padres manager Greg Riddoch and the thinking was that Bip Roberts and Joey Cora could platoon at second base. Alomar and Carter would go on to help the Toronto Blue Jays win the 1992 World Series and 1993 World Series.

## Regular season

* Atlanta Braves pitchers Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena combined for a no-hitter on September 11, 1991 in a 1-0 shutout win over the San Diego Padres. The 13th no-hitter in Braves franchise history, attendance was 20,477 at Fulton-County Stadium.

### Opening Day starters

* Shawn Abner
* Jerald Clark
* Tony Fernández
* Tony Gwynn
* Fred McGriff
* Jim Presley
* Bip Roberts
* Benito Santiago
* Ed Whitson

### 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 5, 1991: Mike Aldrete was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* May 10, 1991: Mike Aldrete was released by the San Diego Padres.
* July 30, 1991: Shawn Abner was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Jack Howell.

### 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 | Benito Santiago | 152 | 580 | 155 | .267 | 17 | 87 |
| 1B | Fred McGriff | 153 | 528 | 147 | .278 | 31 | 106 |
| 2B | Bip Roberts | 117 | 424 | 119 | .281 | 3 | 32 |
| 3B | Scott Coolbaugh | 60 | 180 | 39 | .217 | 2 | 15 |
| SS | Tony Fernández | 145 | 558 | 152 | .272 | 4 | 38 |
| LF | Jerald Clark | 118 | 369 | 84 | .228 | 10 | 47 |
| CF | Darrin Jackson | 122 | 359 | 94 | .262 | 21 | 49 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 134 | 530 | 168 | .317 | 4 | 62 |

#### 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 |
| Tim Teufel | 97 | 307 | 70 | .228 | 11 | 42 |
| Thomas Howard | 106 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 4 | 22 |
| Jack Howell | 58 | 160 | 33 | .206 | 6 | 16 |
| Paul Faries | 57 | 130 | 23 | .177 | 0 | 7 |
| Shawn Abner | 53 | 115 | 19 | .165 | 1 | 5 |
| Kevin Ward | 44 | 107 | 26 | .243 | 2 | 8 |
| Craig Shipley | 37 | 91 | 25 | .275 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Presley | 20 | 59 | 8 | .136 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Lampkin | 38 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
| Oscar Azócar | 38 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 0 | 9 |
| Garry Templeton | 32 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 1 | 6 |
| José Mota | 17 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Dann Bilardello | 15 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Vatcher | 17 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Barrett | 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Aldrete | 12 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Dorsett | 11 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Stephenson | 11 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 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 |
| Andy Benes | 33 | 223.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.03 | 167 |
| Bruce Hurst | 31 | 221.2 | 15 | 8 | 3.29 | 141 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 24 | 146.2 | 6 | 13 | 3.74 | 75 |
| Greg W. Harris | 20 | 133.0 | 9 | 5 | 2.23 | 95 |
| Ed Whitson | 13 | 78.2 | 4 | 6 | 5.03 | 40 |
| Adam Peterson | 13 | 54.2 | 3 | 4 | 4.45 | 37 |
| Ricky Bones | 11 | 54.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.83 | 31 |
| Eric Nolte | 6 | 22.0 | 3 | 2 | 11.05 | 15 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| José Meléndez | 31 | 93.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.27 | 60 |
| Derek Lilliquist | 6 | 14.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.79 | 7 |

#### 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 |
| Craig Lefferts | 54 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 3.91 | 48 |
| Mike Maddux | 64 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2.46 | 57 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 | 40 |
| Larry Andersen | 38 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2.30 | 40 |
| John Costello | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 24 |
| Wes Gardner | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.08 | 9 |
| Pat Clements | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 8 |
| Jim Lewis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 10 |
| Steve Rosenberg | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 6 |
| Jeremy Hernandez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 9 |
| Tim Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Darrin Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | Jim Riggleman |
| AA | Wichita Wranglers | Texas League | Steve Lubratich |
| A | High Desert Mavericks | California League | Bruce Bochy |
| A | Waterloo Diamonds | Midwest League | Bryan Little |
| A | Charleston Rainbows | South Atlantic League | Dave Trembley |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Gene Glynn |
| Rookie | AZL Padres | Arizona League | Ken Berry |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Desert