1991 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1991 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, after having had a record of 43–60 on August 3 [1]
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| Owners | Bud Selig |
| General managers | Harry Dalton |
| Managers | Tom Trebelhorn |
| Local television | WCGV-TV (Jim Paschke, Pete Vuckovich) |
| Local radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) |
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Offseason
- March 14, 1991: Dave Parker was traded by the Brewers to the California Angels for Dante Bichette.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 7 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 7 | 49–32 | 35–46 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 8 | 43–37 | 40–42 |
| New York Yankees | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 20 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 24 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105 | 0.352 | 34 | 30–52 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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: Willie Randolph was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[3]
- May 25, 1991: Carmelo Castillo was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[4]
- August 9, 1991: Candy Maldonado was traded by the Brewers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rob Wishnevski (minors) and a player to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending William Suero to the Brewers on August 14.[5]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | B. J. Surhoff | 143 | 505 | 146 | .289 | 5 | 68 |
| 1B | Franklin Stubbs | 103 | 362 | 77 | .213 | 11 | 38 |
| 2B | Willie Randolph | 124 | 431 | 141 | .327 | 0 | 54 |
| 3B | Jim Gantner | 140 | 526 | 149 | .283 | 2 | 47 |
| SS | Bill Spiers | 133 | 414 | 117 | .283 | 8 | 54 |
| LF | Greg Vaughn | 145 | 542 | 132 | .244 | 27 | 98 |
| CF | Robin Yount | 130 | 503 | 131 | .260 | 10 | 77 |
| RF | Dante Bichette | 134 | 445 | 106 | .238 | 15 | 59 |
| DH | Paul Molitor | 158 | 665 | 216 | .325 | 17 | 75 |
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 |
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| Darryl Hamilton | 122 | 405 | 126 | .311 | 1 | 57 |
| Dale Sveum | 90 | 266 | 64 | .241 | 4 | 43 |
| Gary Sheffield | 50 | 175 | 34 | .194 | 2 | 22 |
| Rick Dempsey | 60 | 147 | 34 | .231 | 4 | 21 |
| Candy Maldonado | 34 | 111 | 23 | .207 | 5 | 20 |
| Greg Brock | 31 | 60 | 17 | .283 | 1 | 6 |
| George Canale | 21 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 3 | 10 |
| Tim McIntosh | 7 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Olander | 12 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Matías Carrillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Jaime Navarro | 34 | 234.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.92 | 114 |
| Chris Bosio | 32 | 204.2 | 14 | 10 | 3.25 | 117 |
| Bill Wegman | 28 | 193.1 | 15 | 7 | 2.84 | 89 |
| Don August | 28 | 138.1 | 9 | 8 | 5.47 | 62 |
| Teddy Higuera | 7 | 36.1 | 3 | 2 | 4.46 | 33 |
| Cal Eldred | 3 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 10 |
| Ron Robinson | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 0 |
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 |
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| Dan Plesac | 45 | 92.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.29 | 61 |
| Kevin Brown | 15 | 63.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.51 | 30 |
| Mark Knudson | 12 | 35.0 | 1 | 3 | 7.97 | 23 |
| Jim Hunter | 8 | 31.0 | 0 | 5 | 7.26 | 14 |
| Mike Ignasiak | 4 | 12.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.68 | 10 |
| Chris George | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
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 |
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| Doug Henry | 32 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1.00 | 28 |
| Chuck Crim | 66 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4.63 | 39 |
| Mark Lee | 62 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.86 | 43 |
| Julio Machado | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.45 | 98 |
| Darren Holmes | 40 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.72 | 59 |
| Edwin Núñez | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6.04 | 24 |
| Jim Austin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 3 |
| Rick Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1991.[7][8] The Denver Zephyrs won the American Association championship.[9]
Notes
- "1991 Milwaukee Brewers Schedule".
- Dave Parker page at Baseball-Reference
- Willie Randolph page at Baseball-Reference
- Carmelo Castillo page at Baseball-Reference
- Candy Maldonado page at Baseball-Reference
- "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
- "1991 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "1991 Dominican Summer League Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- "American Association Playoff Results". Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
External links
- 1991 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1991 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com