1991 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1991
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Eli Jacobs
managers = Frank Robinson and Johnny Oates
television =WMAR-TV
(Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Jon Miller)
Home Team Sports
(Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Ken Levine)|The by|1991 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses. Cal Ripken. Jr. would be the first shortstop in the history of the American League to win two MVP awards in a career. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.153, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Offseason

*December 12, 1990: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frohwto01.shtml Todd Frohwirth page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 14, 1990: Mickey Weston was traded by the Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Kilgus. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kilgupa01.shtml Paul Kilgus page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 1, 1991: Roy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithro01.shtml Roy Smith page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 10, 1991: Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnisch were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schilcu01.shtml Curt Schilling page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 11, 1991: Mickey Tettleton was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Jeff Robinson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tettlmi01.shtml Mickey Tettleton page at Baseball Reference] ]
* March 31, 1991: Pete Rose, Jr. was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Borowski. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rosepe02.shtml Pete Rose, Jr. page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

*On May 15, 1991, President George H.W. Bush attended a baseball game in Baltimore with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The two saw the Oakland Athletics play the Baltimore Orioles for two innings. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_cgb.shtml]
* Cal Ripken, Jr. became the fourth shortstop in the history of Major League Baseball to have 30 Home Runs in one season.
* Cal Ripken, Jr. set the major league record for fewest errors by a shortstop in a single season with 3.
* April 13, 1991 - Cal Ripken, Jr. had 7 RBI in game versus the Texas Rangers.
* The Orioles 1991 Season would be their 38th and last at Memorial Stadium.

Transactions

* April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/flanami01.shtml Mike Flanagan page at Baseball Reference] ]
* April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitter01.shtml Ernie Whitt page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 3, 1991: Alex Ochoa was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1991. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ochoaal01.shtml Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference] ]

Opening Day Starters

* Jeff Ballard
* Glenn Davis
* Mike Devereaux
* Dwight Evans
* Sam Horn
* Bob Melvin
* Randy Milligan
* Billy Ripken
* Cal Ripken, Jr.
* Craig Worthington

eason Standings

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Cal Ripken, Jr., American League Most Valuable Player
* Cal Ripken, Jr., All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
* Cal Ripken, Jr., Winner, All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest
* Joe Orsulak, Led American League, 22 Outfield AssistsAll-Star Game
* Cal Ripken, Jr., Shortstop

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Greg Biagini, manager)
* Class AA: Hagerstown Suns (Eastern League; Jerry Narron, manager)
* Class A: Frederick Keys (Carolina League; Wally Moon, manager)
* Class A: Kane County Cougars (Midwest League; Bob Miscik, manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Gus Gil, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Orioles (Gulf Coast League; Ed Napoleon, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1991.shtml 1991 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=BAL 1991 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]