1991 St. Louis Cardinals season

1991 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	84–78 (.519)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Anheuser-Busch
General manager(s)	Dal Maxvill
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	KPLR-TV (Al Hrabosky, George Grande)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck)
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The St. Louis Cardinals 1991 season was the team's 110th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 100th season in the National League. The Cardinals rebounded from a rare last-place finish a year earlier to register a record of 84-78 during the season and finished 2nd to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League East division by fourteen games.

Ozzie Smith set the National League record for fewest errors in a season by a shortstop with 8 errors. Gold Gloves were awarded to catcher Tom Pagnozzi and shortstop Ozzie Smith this year.

Offseason

October 11, 1990: Ernie Camacho was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Bernard Gilkey
Pedro Guerrero
Felix Jose
Ray Lankford
Jose Oquendo
Tom Pagnozzi
Ozzie Smith
Bob Tewksbury
Todd Zeile ^[2]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	0.605	—	52–32	46–32
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	0.519	14	52–32	32–46
Philadelphia Phillies	78	84	0.481	20	47–36	31–48
Chicago Cubs	77	83	0.481	20	46–37	31–46
New York Mets	77	84	0.478	20½	40–42	37–42
Montreal Expos	71	90	0.441	26½	33–35	38–55

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League Records 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	—

Transactions

June 3, 1991: John Mabry was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1991.^[3]

Roster

1991 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

49 Juan Agosto

44 Cris Carpenter

55 Mark Clark

52 Rheal Cormier

48 José DeLeón

46 Willie Fraser

50 Mark Grater

43 Ken Hill

22 Bob McClure

41 Jamie Moyer

26 Omar Olivares

42 Mike Pérez

56 Tim Sherrill

36 Bryn Smith

47 Lee Smith

37 Scott Terry

39 Bob Tewksbury

Catchers

29 Rich Gedman

19 Tom Pagnozzi

54 Ray Stephens

Infielders

18 Luis Alicea

33 Rod Brewer

28 Pedro Guerrero

8 Tim Jones

11 Jose Oquendo

7 Gerónimo Peña

21 Gerald Perry

5 Stan Royer

1 Ozzie Smith

12 Craig Wilson

27 Todd Zeile

Outfielders

23 Bernard Gilkey

10 Rex Hudler

34 Félix José

16 Ray Lankford

25 Milt Thompson

Manager

9 Joe Torre

Coaches

40 Joe Coleman (Pitching)

15 Dave Collins (First Base)

30 Bucky Dent (Third Base)

4 Gaylen Pitts (Hitting)

3 Dave Ricketts (Bullpen)

2 Red Schoendienst (Bench)

Player stats

Batting

Note: 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	Tom Pagnozzi	140	459	121	.264	2	57
1B	Pedro Guerrero	115	427	116	.272	8	70
2B	José Oquendo	127	366	88	.240	1	26
3B	Todd Zeile	155	565	158	.280	11	81
SS	Ozzie Smith	150	550	157	.285	3	50
LF	Bernard Gilkey	81	268	58	.216	5	20
CF	Ray Lankford	151	566	142	.251	9	69
RF	Félix José	154	568	173	.305	8	77

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Craig Wilson	60	82	14	.171	0	13

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

Tom Pagnozzi, Catcher, National League Gold Glove
Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	Mark DeJohn
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Joe Pettini
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Dave Bialas
A	Springfield Cardinals	Midwest League	Mike Ramsey
A	Savannah Cardinals	South Atlantic League	Larry Milbourne
A-Short Season	Hamilton Redbirds	New York–Penn League	Rick Colbert
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Chris Maloney
Rookie	AZL Cardinals	Arizona League	Keith Champion

References

↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/camacer01.shtml
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=SLN
↑ John Mabry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1991 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1991 MLB draft 1991 All-Star Game 1991 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

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Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
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