1991 Detroit Tigers season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Detroit Tigers
season = 1991
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Tiger Stadium
y4 = 1912
city = Detroit, Michigan
y5 = 1901
owners = Tom Monaghan
managers = Sparky Anderson
television = WDIV-TV
(George Kell, Al Kaline)
PASS
(Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup)
radio = WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)|

The 1991 Detroit Tigers finished in second place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 83-79 (.519). They outscored their opponents 817 to 794. The Tigers drew 1,641,661 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1991, ranking 12th of the 14 teams in the American League.

Offseason

*November 26, 1990: John Shelby was signed as a free agent by the Tigers. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shelbjo01.shtml John Shelby page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 3, 1990: Bill Gullickson was signed as a free agent by the Tigers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gullibi01.shtml Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 11, 1991: Jeff Robinson was traded by the Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles for Mickey Tettleton. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tettlmi01.shtml Mickey Tettleton page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 21, 1991: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a free agent by the Tigers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 19, 1991: Torey Lovullo was traded by the Tigers to the New York Yankees for Mark Leiter. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml Torey Lovullo page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

*In 1991, Cecil Fielder led all of baseball in home runs (44) and RBIs (133) for the second consecutive season. Once again, he finished second in the MVP voting. The MVP award was given to Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. Angry over missing out on the honor for the second straight season, Fielder lashed out at the voters, going so far as to accuse them of racism in their selection of Ripken, who was white. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Cecil_Fielder_1963]
*During the season, Bill Gullickson would be the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Tigers in the 20th Century. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Opening Day starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

*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]
*June 11, 1991: Jeff Kaiser was signed as a free agent by the Tigers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaiseje01.shtml Jeff Kaiser page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 13, 1991: John Shelby was released by the Tigers.

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

"Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts"

Players ranking among top 100 all time at position

The following members of the 1991 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
* Lou Whitaker: 13th best second baseman of all time
* Alan Trammell: 9th best shortstop of all time

Award winners and league leaders

Rob Deer
* MLB leader in strikeouts (175)
* #8 in AL in bases on balls (89)
* #9 in AL in at bats per home run (17.9)

Cecil Fielder
* Finished 2nd in AL MVP voting behind Cal Ripken, Jr.
* AL Silver Slugger Award at first base
* MLB leader in home runs (44)
* MLB leader in RBIs (133)
* MLB leader in games played (162)
* #2 in AL in at bats per home run (11.2)
* #3 in AL in strikeouts (151)
* #6 in AL in total bases (320)
* #6 in AL in extra base hits (69)
* #8 in AL in plate appearances (712)
* #9 in AL in slugging percentage (.513)
* #9 in AL in runs scored (102)
* #10 in AL in runs created (110)

Travis Fryman
* #4 in AL in strikeouts (149)

Paul Gibson
* #7 in AL in games (68)

Bill Gullickson
* Finished 8th in AL Cy Young Award voting
* MLB leader in wins (20)
* AL leader in games started (35)
* #4 in AL in win percentage (.690)
* #4 in AL in bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (1.75)
* #7 in AL in earned runs allowed (98)

Mike Henneman
* #9 in AL in games finished (50)

Walt Terrell
* AL leader in hits allowed (257)
* #3 in AL in earned runs allowed (103)
* #4 in AL in losses (14)
* #5 in AL in complete games (8)
* #6 in AL in shutouts (2)

Mickey Tettleton
* AL Silver Slugger Award at catcher
* #2 in AL in bases on balls (101)
* #4 in AL in at bats per home run (16.2)
* #6 in AL in home runs (31)
* #7 in AL in strikeouts (131)

ee also

* 1991 in baseball

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1991.shtml 1991 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=DET Detroit Tigers at Baseball Almanac]