# 1991 Cleveland Indians season

The 1991 Cleveland Indians season was the 91st season for the franchise. The Indians lost 105 games, the most losses in franchise history.

## Offseason

* December 3, 1990: Mike Huff was drafted by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1990 rule 5 draft.
* December 4, 1990: Cory Snyder and Lindsay Foster (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Shawn Hillegas and Eric King.
* January 11, 1991: Luis Lopez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* January 16, 1991: Dave Otto was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* January 16, 1991: Troy Neel was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Larry Arndt.

## Regular season

On May 4, 1991, Chris James had 9 RBIs in a 20 to 6 win over the Oakland Athletics to set the single game RBI record for Cleveland.

### 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 |
This is to date the most recent season the Indians have finished last in their division.

### 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 | — |

### Game log

1991 Game Log: 57–105 (Home: 30–52; Away: 27–53) :
April: 7–10 (Home: 1–5; Away: 6–5)
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May: 10–17 (Home: 5–9; Away: 5–8)
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June: 7–21 (Home: 6–9; Away: 1–12)
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July: 9–18 (Home: 4–8; Away: 5–10)
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August: 10–20 (Home: 7–10; Away: 3–10)
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September: 11–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–7)
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October: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Away: 2–1)
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Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Indians team member :

### Notable transactions

* May 17, 1991: Mike Aldrete was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* June 3, 1991: Paul Byrd was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1991.
* June 14, 1991: Tim Costo was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Reggie Jefferson.
* June 27, 1991: Tom Candiotti and Turner Ward were traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Glenallen Hill, Denis Boucher, Mark Whiten, and cash.
* July 5, 1991: Stan Jefferson was released by the Indians.
* July 12, 1991: Mike Huff was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Chicago White Sox.
* July 26, 1991: Brook Jacoby was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Lee Tinsley and Apolinar Garcia (minors).

### Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 2 | Alex Cole | CF |
| 14 | Jerry Browne | 2B |
| 7 | Chris James | DH |
| 8 | Albert Belle | LF |
| 15 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C |
| 26 | Brook Jacoby | 1B |
| 9 | Carlos Baerga | 3B |
| 16 | Félix Fermín | SS |
| 23 | Mitch Webster | RF |
| 21 | Greg Swindell | P |

### Roster
## Statistics
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Mike Aldrete | 85 | 183 | 22 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .262 | 1 |
| Beau Allred | 48 | 125 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .232 | 2 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 51 | 184 | 10 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .217 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 158 | 593 | 80 | 171 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 69 | .288 | 3 |
| Albert Belle | 123 | 461 | 60 | 130 | 31 | 2 | 28 | 95 | .282 | 3 |
| Jerry Browne | 107 | 290 | 28 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 29 | .228 | 2 |
| Alex Cole | 122 | 387 | 58 | 114 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .295 | 27 |
| Jose Escobar | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 0 |
| Felix Fermin | 129 | 424 | 30 | 111 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 31 | .262 | 5 |
| Jose Gonzalez | 33 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .159 | 8 |
| Glenallen Hill | 37 | 122 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .262 | 4 |
| Mike Huff | 51 | 146 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .240 | 11 |
| Brook Jacoby | 66 | 231 | 14 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | .234 | 0 |
| Chris James | 115 | 437 | 31 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 41 | .238 | 3 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 26 | 101 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .198 | 0 |
| Wayne Kirby | 21 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .209 | 1 |
| Mark Lewis | 84 | 314 | 29 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 30 | .264 | 2 |
| Luis Lopez | 35 | 82 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .220 | 0 |
| Ever Magallanes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jeff Manto | 47 | 128 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .211 | 2 |
| Carlos Martinez | 72 | 257 | 22 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .284 | 3 |
| Luis Medina | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | 0 |
| Tony Perezchica | 17 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 0 |
| Joel Skinner | 99 | 284 | 23 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .243 | 0 |
| Ed Taubensee | 26 | 66 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .242 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | 27 | 98 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .255 | 1 |
| Turner Ward | 40 | 100 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .230 | 0 |
| Mitch Webster | 13 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 2 |
| Mark Whiten | 70 | 258 | 34 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 26 | .256 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5470 | 576 | 1390 | 236 | 26 | 79 | 546 | .254 | 84 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Eric Bell | 4 | 0 | 0.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Willie Blair | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36.0 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 13 |
| Denis Boucher | 1 | 4 | 8.34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.2 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Tom Candiotti | 7 | 6 | 2.24 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 108.1 | 88 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 86 |
| Bruce Egloff | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Mauro Gozzo | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Shawn Hillegas | 3 | 4 | 4.34 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 83.0 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 46 | 66 |
| Doug Jones | 4 | 8 | 5.54 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 63.1 | 87 | 42 | 39 | 17 | 48 |
| Eric King | 6 | 11 | 4.60 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 150.2 | 166 | 83 | 77 | 44 | 59 |
| Garland Kiser | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Tom Kramer | 0 | 0 | 17.36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Jeff Mutis | 0 | 3 | 11.68 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.1 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| Charles Nagy | 10 | 15 | 4.13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 211.1 | 228 | 103 | 97 | 66 | 109 |
| Rod Nichols | 2 | 11 | 3.54 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 137.1 | 145 | 63 | 54 | 30 | 76 |
| Steve Olin | 3 | 6 | 3.36 | 48 | 0 | 17 | 56.1 | 61 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 38 |
| Jesse Orosco | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 52 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 36 |
| Dave Otto | 2 | 8 | 4.23 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 100.0 | 108 | 52 | 47 | 27 | 47 |
| Rudy Seanez | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Jeff Shaw | 0 | 5 | 3.36 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 72.1 | 72 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 31 |
| Greg Swindell | 9 | 16 | 3.48 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 238.0 | 241 | 112 | 92 | 31 | 169 |
| Efrain Valdez | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sergio Valdez | 1 | 0 | 5.51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Mike Walker | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike York | 1 | 4 | 6.75 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 34.2 | 45 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 105 | 4.23 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1441.1 | 1551 | 759 | 678 | 441 | 862 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game
* Sandy Alomar Jr., catcher, starter

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Charlie Manuel |
| AA | Canton–Akron Indians | Eastern League | Ken Bolek |
| A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | Brian Graham |
| A | Columbus Indians | South Atlantic League | Mike Brown |
| A-Short Season | Watertown Indians | New York–Penn League | Gary Tuck |
| Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League | Dave Keller |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston