1991 Toronto Blue Jays season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Toronto Blue Jays
season = 1991
misc = 1991 AL East Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = SkyDome
y4 = 1989
city = Toronto, Ontario
y5 = 1977
owners = Labatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
genmanagers = Pat Gillick
managers = Cito Gaston and Gene Tenace
television = CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton, Fergie Olver)
The Sports Network
(Buck Martinez, Jim Hughson)
radio = CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)|The 1991 Toronto Blue Jays season involved the Blue Jays finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team's paid attendance of 4,001,527 led the American League, as the Jays became the first team in MLB history ever to draw four million fans in a season. Toronto lost the ALCS to the eventual world champion Minnesota Twins in five games.

Offseason

*October 24, 1990: Jim Eppard was released by the Toronto Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/epparji01.shtml Jim Eppard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 2, 1990: Devon White was traded by the California Angels with Willie Fraser and Marcus Moore to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later, Junior Felix, and Luis Sojo. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Ken Rivers (minors) (December 4, 1990) to the California Angels to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitede03.shtml Devon White Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* On December 4, 1990, the Padres and Blue Jays made one of the biggest blockbuster deals of the decade. The Padres traded second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernandez. Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick and Padres GM Joe McIlvaine originally talked about just trading Joe Carter for Fred McGriff. Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.261, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2 ] The Padres were losing Jack Clark and needed a new first baseman. The Blue Jays had John Olerud ready to take over at first base but were losing outfielder George Bell. Gillick decided to up the ante by trying to get Roberto Alomar. Gillick figured that with Garry Templeton in the twilight of his career, Fernandez would be an adequate replacement. Alomar feuded with Padres manager Greg Riddoch and the thinking was that Bip Roberts and Joey Cora could platoon at second base. Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter would help the Toronto Blue Jays win the 1992 World Series and 1993 World Series.
*December 5, 1990: Pat Tabler was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tablepa01.shtml]
* December 14, 1990: Paul Kilgus was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Baltimore Orioles for Mickey Weston. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kilgupa01.shtml Paul Kilgus Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

The Blue Jays would be part of baseball history as Nolan Ryan would throw his seventh and last no-hitter versus the Blue Jays.

On October 2, the Jays clinched the American League East title in a 6-5 walk-off win over the California Angels. Joe Carter got the game-winning hit.

Opening Day Starters

* Roberto Alomar
* Joe Carter
* Kelly Gruber
* Manuel Lee
* Rance Mulliniks
* Greg Myers
* John Olerud
* Dave Stieb
* Devon White
* Mookie Wilson

eason standings

Notable transactions

*June 3, 1991: Shawn Green was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed September 25, 1991. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/greensh01.shtml Shawn Green Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 3, 1991: Jeff Ware was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed August 25, 1991. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wareje01.shtml Jeff Ware Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 3, 1991: Dante Powell was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 1991 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelda01.shtml Dante Powell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 3, 1991: Chris Stynes was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1991. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stynech01.shtml Chris Stynes Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 3, 1991: Alex Gonzalez was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1991. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaal01.shtml]
*June 4, 1991: Kenny Williams was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the Toronto Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willike02.shtml Kenny Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 27, 1991: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Denis Boucher, Mark Whiten, and cash to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Candiotti and Turner Ward. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillgl01.shtml Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 14, 1991: Cory Snyder was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later and Shawn Jeter. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Steve Wapnick (September 4, 1991) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/snydeco02.shtml]
*August 9, 1991: Candy Maldonado was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later and Rob Wishnevski (minors). The Toronto Blue Jays sent William Suero (August 14, 1991) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maldoca01.shtml Candy Maldonado Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*September 14, 1991: Dave Parker was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/parkeda01.shtml Dave Parker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Pitching

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Game 3

October 11, Skydome

Award Winners

* Joe Carter, Player of the Month Award, June
* Joe Carter, OF, Silver Slugger Award
* Juan Guzman, P, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award

All-Star Game
* Roberto Alomar, 2B, Starter
* Joe Carter, OF, Reserve
* Jimmy Key, P, Reserve [ [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1991.shtml 1991 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=TOR 1991 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1991
before =Boston Red Sox
1990
after = Toronto Blue Jays
1992