1991 Detroit Tigers season

1991 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Tom Monaghan
General manager(s) Joe McDonald
Manager(s) Sparky Anderson
Local television WDIV-TV
(George Kell, Al Kaline)
PASS
(Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup)
Local radio WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)
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The 1991 Detroit Tigers finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 83-79 (.519). They outscored their opponents 817 to 794. The Tigers drew 1,641,661 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1991, ranking 12th of the 14 teams in the American League.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1991 American League Records

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 —

Opening Day lineup

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DH Tony Phillips
LF Lloyd Moseby
SS Alan Trammell
1B Cecil Fielder
2B Lou Whitaker
RF Rob Deer
C Mickey Tettleton
3B Travis Fryman
CF Milt Cuyler

Notable transactions

Roster

1991 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Tettleton, MickeyMickey Tettleton 154 501 132 .263 31 89
1B Fielder, CecilCecil Fielder 162 624 163 .261 44 133
2B Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker 138 470 131 .279 23 78
3B Fryman, TravisTravis Fryman 149 557 144 .259 21 91
SS Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell 101 375 93 .248 9 55
LF Moseby, LloydLloyd Moseby 74 260 68 .262 6 35
CF Cuyler, MiltMilt Cuyler 154 475 122 .257 3 33
RF Deer, RobRob Deer 134 448 80 .179 25 64
DH Incaviglia, PetePete Incaviglia 97 337 72 .214 11 38

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
Phillips, TonyTony Phillips 146 564 160 .284 17 72
Bergman, DaveDave Bergman 86 194 46 .237 7 29
Barnes, SkeeterSkeeter Barnes 75 159 46 .289 5 17
Allanson, AndyAndy Allanson 60 151 35 .232 1 16
Shelby, JohnJohn Shelby 53 143 22 .154 3 8
de los Santos, LuisLuis de los Santos 16 30 5 .167 0 0
Moses, JohnJohn Moses 13 21 1 .048 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Gullickson, BillBill Gullickson 35 226.3 20 9 3.90 91
Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana 33 217.3 13 12 3.77 107
Terrell, WaltWalt Terrell 35 218.7 12 14 4.24 80

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Leiter, MarkMark Leiter 38 134.7 9 7 4.21 103
Cerutti, JohnJohn Cerutti 38 88.7 3 6 4.57 29

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV GF ERA SO
Henneman, MikeMike Henneman 60 10 2 21 50 2.88 61
Gibson, PaulPaul Gibson 68 5 7 8 28 4.59 52
Gleaton, Jerry DonJerry Don Gleaton 47 3 2 2 16 4.06 47
Haas, DaveDave Haas 11 1 0 0 0 6.75 6
Kaiser, JeffJeff Kaiser 10 0 1 2 4 9.00 4
Kiely, JohnJohn Kiely 7 0 1 0 3 14.85 1
Munoz, MikeMike Munoz 6 0 0 0 4 9.64 3
Dalton, MikeMike Dalton 4 0 0 0 1 3.38 4

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Rob Deer

Cecil Fielder

Travis Fryman

Paul Gibson

Bill Gullickson

Mike Henneman

Walt Terrell

Mickey Tettleton

Players ranking among top 100 all time at position

The following members of the 1991 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Joe Sparks
AA London Tigers Eastern League Gene Roof
A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Johnny Lipon
A Fayetteville Generals South Atlantic League Gerry Groninger
A-Short Season Niagara Falls Rapids New York–Penn League Gary Calhoun
Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Juan López

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Notes

  1. 1 2 John Shelby at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Buddy Groom at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Mickey Tettleton at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Skeeter Barnes at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Torey Lovullo at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Cecil_Fielder_1963
  8. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  9. ↑ "April 8, 1991 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers". Baseball Reference.com.
  10. ↑ Scott Lusader at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Kevin Morgan at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ Jeff Kaiser at Baseball Reference
  13. 1 2 John Moses at Baseball Reference
  14. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

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