1991 in baseball
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The following are the events of the year 1991 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.
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Major League Baseball Final Standings
American League Final Standings
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National League Final Standings
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| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| 1st | Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- |
| 2nd | St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
| 3rd | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 83 | .481 | 20.0 |
| 4th | Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
| 5th | New York Mets | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20.5 |
| 6th | Montréal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 26.5 |
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| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | -- |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1.0 |
| 3rd | San Diego Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10.0 |
| 4th | San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 19.0 |
| 5th | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 |
| 6th | Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | .401 | 29.0 |
Postseason
- American League Championship Series
- Minnesota Twins over Toronto Blue Jays (4-1)
- National League Championship Series
- Atlanta Braves over Pittsburgh Pirates (4-3)
- World Series
- Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3)
Events
January-June
- January 8 - Rod Carew, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with Carew becoming the 22nd player to be named in his first year of eligibility.
- February 4 - The 12 members of the board of directors of the Hall of Fame vote unanimously to bar Pete Rose from the ballot. He will become eligible again only if the commissioner reinstates him by December, 2005.
- February 26 - Former New York Yankees second baseman Tony Lazzeri and former major league owner Bill Veeck are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
July-December
- July 9 - Cal Ripken, Jr.'s three-run home run lifts the American League to a 4-2 win over the National League in the annual All-Star Game. Andre Dawson homers for the NL who lose for the fourth straight year. Ripken, who also won the pre-All-Star Game Home Run Derby, is named the game's MVP.
- September 4 - Removing an asterisk which really never existed, the Statistical Accuracy Committee decides to put Roger Maris' 61 home run season ahead of Babe Ruth's 60 mark. Regarding the expunging of the asterisk, historian Bill Deane later points out, "It was an easy job: the asterisk never existed. Maris's record was, from 1962 until 1991, listed separately from Ruth's and was never actually defined by 'some distinctive mark.'" The eight man panel also re-defines a no-hit game as one which ends after nine or more innings with one team failing to get a hit thereby removing 50 games from the list that had previously been considered hitless, including the 1959 performance of Harvey Haddix's 12 perfect innings against the Braves and Jim Maloney's 1965 1-0 loss to the Mets in 11-innings. Another casualty is Ernie Shore's 27 straight outs in 1917, a game in which he relieved Ruth with a runner on and no outs in the first inning. It is now a combined no-hitter.
- October 3 - Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk hit two home runs, including a grand slam, to lead the White Sox to a 13-12 victory over the Minnesota Twins. In doing so, just nine months shy of his 44th birthday, Fisk becomes the oldest 20th century player to collect a two-HR game. His 7th inning grand slam off Steve Bedrosian also makes him the oldest major leaguer ever to hit a bases loaded homer. Cap Anson, at 45, hit two home runs on this date in 1897: he's the oldest major league player to hit a pair.
- October 6 - David Cone of the New York Mets ties a National League record by striking out 19 Phillies in a 7–0 Mets win.
- October 27 - The Minnesota Twins become the World Series Champions with a 1-0 victory behind Jack Morris's masterful 10-inning shutout. Gene Larkin's single off Atlanta Braves reliever Alejandro Peña scores Dan Gladden with the game's only run. The game is the first Game Seven to go into extra innings since the 1924 World Series between the Washington Senators and New York Giants. Morris is named the Series MVP for the Twins, who win all four games at home while losing all three in Atlanta. Four of the seven games are decided on the final pitch, while five are decided by a single run, and three in extra innings. All are Series records.
Awards
- Cy Young
- Roger Clemens (AL)
- Tom Glavine (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Chuck Knoblauch (AL)
- Jeff Bagwell (NL)
Deaths
- January 3 - Luke Appling, 83, a Hall of Fame shortstop and Chicago White Sox star during 20 seasons.
- January 6 - Bobby Estalella, 79, a third baseman and outfielder who played for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics between the 30's and 40's.
- January 6 - Alan Wiggins, 32, an outfielder and second baseman, he played from 1981 through 1987 with the San Diego Padres and Baltimore Orioles.
- January 25 - Hoot Evers, 69, a Detroit Tigers outfielder and a long-time executive with the club, who also played with the Boston Red Sox, New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians.
- January 27 - Dale Long, 64, a first baseman who spent 10 seasons in major leagues with the St. Louis Browns and Pittsburgh Pirates, and put his name in the records books for hitting eight home runs in eight consecutive games.
- April 11 - Walker Cooper, 76, a catcher with a 18-season career for the St. Louis Cardinals, NY Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs, and a nine-consecutive All-Star from 1942 through 1950.
- April 20 - Bucky Walters, 82, a six-time All-Star who pitched for the Boston Braves, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies, and had his best seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, winning 20 or more games three times.
- May 20 - Pete Runnels, 63, who won American League batting titles with the Boiston Red Sox in 1960 and 1962.
- August 9 - Hank Majeski, 74, a third baseman who played with the Boston Braves, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles, and set an AL record for a third baseman in 1947 with a .989 fielding percentage.
- September 15 - Smoky Burgess, 64, a catcher who played for the Cubs, Phillies, Reds, Pirates and White Sox, made the National League All-Star team five times and played in the 1960 World Series for the Pirates.
- October 7 - Leo Durocher, 86, a manager who led the Brooklyn Dodgers to their first pennant in 21 years, while driving the New York Giants to two pennants and an unexpected 4-0 sweep of the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 World Series.
- October 25 - George Brunet, 56, a durable left handed pitcher in 15 major league seasons for nine teams, who died in a car accident while pitching in the Mexican League.
- December 12 - Ken Keltner, 75, a seven-time MLB All-Star Game third baseman and the man who ended Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
