1991 New York Yankees season

MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Yankees
season = 1991
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1976
city = New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners = George Steinbrenner
managers = Stump Merrill
television = WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer)
MSG
(Tony Kubek, Dewayne Staats, Al Trautwig)
radio = WABC (AM)
(John Sterling, Joe Angel)|

The New York Yankees' 1991 season was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71-91 finishing 20 games behind of the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Stump Merrill. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

*October 5, 1990: Wayne Tolleson was released by the New York Yankees. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tollewa01.shtml]
* November 19, 1990: Tim Leary was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/learyti01.shtml Tim Leary Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 31, 1990: Scott Sanderson was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* January 13, 1991: Rick Cerone was released by the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/ceronri01.shtml Rick Cerone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 19, 1991: Torey Lovullo was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Mark Leiter. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml]

Regular Season

* Steve Sax led the Yankees with a .304 batting average, 198 hits, 85 runs, and 38 doubles.
* April 11, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 RBI in a game versus the Detroit Tigers.
* June 23, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 hits in a game versus the eventual World Champion Minnesota Twins.

eason Standings

Notable transactions

*April 1, 1991: Steve Balboni was released by the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 5, 1991: Scott Lusader was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lusadsc01.shtml]
*May 9, 1991: Andy Hawkins was released by the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hawkian01.shtml Andy Hawkins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*May 17, 1991: Mike Blowers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and cash. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Blueberg (minors) (June 22, 1991) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blowemi01.shtml Mike Blowers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*May 25, 1991: Andy Pettite was Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pettian01.shtml Andy Pettitte Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Draft Picks

*With the first overall pick in the MLB draft, the New York Yankees selected Brien Taylor. He was a Left Handed Pitcher from Beaufort, North Carolina who competed at East Carteret High School. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?franch_ID=NYY&year_ID=1991&draft_type=junreg Baseball Draft: 1991 Yankees Picks in the June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

**Notable Draft Picks

Other batters

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1991.shtml 1991 New York Yankees]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=NYA 1991 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]