# 1991 San Francisco Giants season

The 1991 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 109th season in Major League Baseball, their 34th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 32nd at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 75–87 record, 19 games behind the Atlanta Braves.

## Offseason

* November 9, 1990: Bud Black signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* December 4, 1990: Dave Righetti signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* December 4, 1990: Darren Lewis was traded by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Ernest Riles. The Oakland Athletics sent Pedro Pena (minors) (December 17, 1990) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
* March 30, 1991: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

## 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

* Kevin Bass
* Mike Benjamin
* John Burkett
* Will Clark
* Steve Decker
* Willie McGee
* Kevin Mitchell
* Robby Thompson
* Matt Williams

### Notable transactions

* June 3, 1991: William Van Landingham was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1991.
* June 19, 1991: Rick Reuschel was released by the San Francisco Giants.

### 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 | Steve Decker | 79 | 233 | 48 | .206 | 5 | 24 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 148 | 565 | 170 | .301 | 29 | 116 |
| 2B | Robby Thompson | 144 | 492 | 129 | .262 | 19 | 48 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 157 | 589 | 158 | .268 | 34 | 98 |
| SS | José Uribe | 90 | 231 | 51 | .221 | 1 | 12 |
| LF | Kevin Mitchell | 113 | 371 | 95 | .256 | 27 | 69 |
| CF | Willie McGee | 131 | 497 | 155 | .312 | 4 | 43 |
| RF | Kevin Bass | 124 | 361 | 84 | .233 | 10 | 40 |

#### 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 |
| Mike Felder | 132 | 348 | 92 | .264 | 0 | 18 |
| Dave Anderson | 100 | 226 | 56 | .248 | 2 | 13 |
| Darren Lewis | 72 | 222 | 55 | .248 | 1 | 15 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 67 | 178 | 40 | .225 | 0 | 19 |
| Terry Kennedy | 69 | 171 | 40 | .234 | 3 | 13 |
| Mark Leonard | 64 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 2 | 14 |
| Greg Litton | 59 | 127 | 23 | .181 | 1 | 15 |
| Mike Kingery | 91 | 110 | 20 | .182 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Benjamin | 54 | 106 | 13 | .123 | 2 | 8 |
| Tom Herr | 32 | 60 | 15 | .250 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Perezchica | 23 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 0 | 3 |
| Royce Clayton | 9 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Wood | 10 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Parker | 13 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| Darnell Coles | 11 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 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 |
| Bud Black | 34 | 214.1 | 12 | 16 | 3.99 | 104 |
| John Burkett | 36 | 206.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.18 | 131 |
| Trevor Wilson | 44 | 202.0 | 13 | 11 | 3.56 | 139 |
| Paul McClellan | 13 | 71.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.56 | 44 |
| Mike Remlinger | 8 | 35.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.37 | 19 |

#### 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 |
| Don Robinson | 34 | 121.1 | 5 | 9 | 4.38 | 78 |
| Kelly Downs | 45 | 111.2 | 10 | 4 | 4.19 | 62 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 17 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.60 | 43 |
| Mike LaCoss | 18 | 47.1 | 1 | 5 | 7.23 | 30 |
| Gil Heredia | 7 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.82 | 13 |
| Scott Garrelts | 8 | 19.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.41 | 8 |
| Rick Reuschel | 4 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.22 | 4 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Righetti | 61 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 3.39 | 51 |
| Jeff Brantley | 67 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2.45 | 81 |
| Francisco Oliveras | 55 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3.86 | 48 |
| Rod Beck | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.78 | 38 |
| José Segura | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 10 |
| Eric Gunderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Greg Litton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |

## Award winners

* Will Clark, National League Leader, Slugging (.536)
* Robby Thompson 2B, Willie Mac Award
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Duane Espy |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Bill Evers |
| A | San Jose Giants | California League | Ron Wotus |
| A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Jack Mull |
| A-Short Season | Everett Giants | Northwest League | Rob Ellis and Mike Bubalo |
| Rookie | AZL Giants | Arizona League | Nelson Rood |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Shreveport, Clinton