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1991 Atlanta Braves season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball season

FieldValue
nameAtlanta Braves
season1991
miscNational League champions
National League West champions
leagueNational League
divisionWest
ballparkFulton County Stadium
cityAtlanta
record94–68 (.580)
divisional_place1st
ownersTed Turner
general_managersJohn Schuerholz
managersBobby Cox
televisionWTBS
TBS Superstation
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton)
SportSouth
(Ernie Johnson)
radioWSB
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Dave O'Brien)

National League West champions TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Dave O'Brien) |}} The 1991 Atlanta Braves season was the 26th in Atlanta and the 121st overall. They became the first team in the National League to go from last place one year to first place the next, doing so after remaining 9.5 games out of first at the All Star break. Coincidentally, the Braves' last-to-first feat was also accomplished by the 1991 Minnesota Twins, the team they would face in the 1991 World Series. The last Major League Baseball team to accomplish this was the 1890 Louisville Colonels of the American Association. The 1991 World Series, which the Braves ultimately lost, has been called the greatest World Series in history by ESPN.

Despite finishing last in the National League West in 1990, the Braves managed to overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in 1991, clinching the division on the penultimate day of the regular season. This was the first of three consecutive division titles won by the Braves.

Offseason

  • December 3, 1990: Terry Pendleton was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • December 5, 1990: Sid Bream was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • December 7, 1990: Juan Berenguer was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • January 19, 1991: Jerry Willard was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • January 30, 1991: Deion Sanders was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • February 8, 1991: Jim Vatcher was selected off waivers from the Braves by the San Diego Padres.
  • March 9, 1991: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent by the Braves.

Regular season

  • Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena combined for a no-hitter on September 11, 1991, in a 1–0 shutout win over the San Diego Padres. The 13th no-hitter in franchise history, attendance was 20,477 at Fulton-County Stadium.

Opening Day starters

  • Rafael Belliard
  • Sid Bream
  • Ron Gant
  • Mike Heath
  • David Justice
  • Terry Pendleton
  • Deion Sanders
  • John Smoltz
  • Jeff Treadway

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1991: Jimmy Kremers and a player to be named later were traded by the Braves to the Montreal Expos for Otis Nixon and Boi Rodriguez (minors). The Braves completed the deal by sending Keith Morrison (minors) to the Expos on June 3, 1991.
  • May 6, 1991: Kevin Castleberry (minors) was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Danny Heep.
  • June 14, 1991: Rick Mahler was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
  • June 17, 1991: Danny Heep was released by the Braves.
  • August 8, 1991: Rick Mahler was released by the Braves.
  • August 28, 1991: Tony Castillo and a player to be named later was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Alejandro Peña. The Braves completed the deal by sending Joe Roa to the Mets on August 29.
  • September 29, 1991: Turk Wendell and Yorkis Pérez were traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki.

Notable events

  • July 31, 1991: Two-sport star Deion Sanders helps the Atlanta Braves overcome a 6–2 deficit with a three-run homer in the fifth inning in an 8–6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The next day, Sanders reports to the Atlanta Falcons for training camp, as his NFL contract stipulated.
  • September 11, 1991: Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers, and Alejandro Peña combine to no-hit the San Diego Padres, the seventh no-hitter of 1991. Controversy ensues when Tony Gwynn apparently ends the no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning but the official scorer rules it an error on Terry Pendleton.
  • September 16, 1991: Otis Nixon, the league's leading base stealer, fails a drug test and is suspended for 60 days, consisting of the rest of the 1991 baseball season and the first six weeks of the 1992 season. The Braves lose the first two games without Nixon but rebound to win the National League pennant.

Draft picks

  • June 3, 1991: 1991 Major League Baseball draft
    • Mike Kelly was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (2nd pick). Player signed July 22, 1991.
    • Jason Schmidt was drafted by the Braves in the 8th round. Player signed June 14, 1991.

Roster

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**Pitchers**

Player stats

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C1334114699.2416441
1B912653267.25311450
2B1063064198.3203322
3B15358694187.319228610
SS1493533688.2490273
LF1223535897.2757449
CF154561101141.2513210534
RF10939667109.27521878

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
12440181119.29702672
1293524991.25911545
972713268.25112500
1362693663.2342231
49139429.2091120
541101621.19141311
721071320.187142
4495723.2424231
48661121.318233
173044.133111
171413.214140
141245.417030
12511.200000
1100.000000
5100.000000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on Balls

PlayerGIPWLERASOBB
34246.220112.5519269
36229.215133.4912856
36229.214133.8014877
35210.11883.3813765
1448.0135.062922
623.1216.171010

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on Balls

PlayerGIPWLSVERASOBB
1328.21105.651612

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on Balls

PlayerGIPWLSVERASOBB
4964.103172.245320
7478.05572.885421
5073.15362.586235
3448.01013.003413
2434.22335.711714
1928.20004.08309
1024.10005.55914
1821.11216.331412
1719.23123.201313
1519.120111.40133
1414.12105.0258
78.21107.2785
21.20000.0032

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1991 National League Championship Series

Avery's amazing season continued with one of the greatest postseason performances of all time. He shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates for 16.2 innings over two games and accumulated two 1-0 wins. His performance earned him MVP honors for the 1991 NLCS.

Game 1

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta000000001**1****5****1**
**Pittsburgh**10200101X**5****8****1**
**W**: Doug Drabek (1-0) **L**: Tom Glavine (0-1) **S**: Bob Walk (1)
**HR**: **ATL** – David Justice (1) **PIT** – Andy Van Slyke (1)
**Pitchers**: **ATL** – Glavine (6), Wohlers (1), Stanton (1) **PIT** – Drabek (6), Walk (3)
**Attendance**: 57,347 **Time**: 2:51

Game 2

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team123456789RHE
**Atlanta**000001000**1****8****0**
Pittsburgh000000000**0****6****0**
**W**: Steve Avery (1-0) **L**: Zane Smith (0-1) **S**: Alejandro Peña (1)
**HR**: **ATL** – None **PIT** – None
**Pitchers**: **ATL** – Avery (8), Pena (2/3) **PIT** – Z. Smith (7), Mason (1), Belinda (1)
**Attendance**: 57,533 **Time**: 2:46

Game 3

October 12: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh100100100**3****10****2**
**Atlanta**41100013X**10****11****0**
**W**: John Smoltz (1-0) **L**: John Smiley (0-1) **S**: Alejandro Peña (2)
**HR**: **PIT** – None **ATL** – Greg Olson (1), Ron Gant (1), Sid Bream (1)
**Pitchers**: **PIT** – Smiley (2), Landrum (1), Patterson (2), Kipper (2), Rodriguez (1) **ATL** – Smoltz (6), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1/3), Pena (1)
**Attendance**: 50,905 **Time**: 3:21

Game 4

October 13: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team12345678910RHE
**Pittsburgh**0100100001**3****11****1**
Atlanta2000000000**2****7****1**
**W**: Stan Belinda (1-0) **L**: Kent Mercker (0-1) **S**: None
**HR**: **PIT** – None **ATL** – None
**Pitchers**: **PIT** – Tomlin (6), Walk (2), Belinda (2) **ATL** – Leibrant (6), Clancy (1/3), Stanton (2), Mercker (2/3), Wohlers (1/3)
**Attendance**: 51,109 **Time**: 3:43

Game 5

October 14: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
**Pittsburgh**000010000**1****6****2**
Atlanta000000000**0****9****1**
**W**: Zane Smith (1-1) **L**: Tom Glavine (0-2) **S**: Roger Mason (1)
**HR**: **PIT** – None **ATL** – None
**Pitchers**: **PIT** – Z. Smith (7), Mason (1) **ATL** – Glavine (8), Pena (1)
**Attendance**: 51,109 **Time**: 2:51

Game 6

October 16: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team123456789RHE
**Atlanta**000000001**1****7****0**
Pittsburgh000000000**0****4****0**
**W**: Steve Avery (2-0) **L**: Doug Drabek (1-1) **S**: Alejandro Peña (3)
**HR**: **ATL** – None **PIT** – None
**Pitchers**: **ATL** – Avery (8), Pena (1) **PIT** – Drabek (9)
**Attendance**: 54,508 **Time**: 3:09

Game 7

October 17: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team123456789RHE
**Atlanta**300010000**4****6****1**
Pittsburgh000000000**0****6****0**
**W**: John Smoltz (2-0) **L**: John Smiley (0-2) **S**: None
**HR**: **ATL** – Brian Hunter (1) **PIT** – None
**Pitchers**: **ATL** – Smoltz (9) **PIT** – Smiley (2/3), Walk (4), Mason (2), Belinda (2)
**Attendance**: 46,932 **Time**: 3:04

World Series

Main article: 1991 World Series

Game 1

October 19, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta000001010**2****6****1**
**Minnesota**00103100X**5****9****1**
**W**: Jack Morris (1-0) **L**: Charlie Leibrandt (0-1) **S**: Rick Aguilera (1)
**HR**: **MIN** – Greg Gagne (1), Kent Hrbek (1)

Game 2

October 20, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta010010000**2****8****1**
**Minnesota**20000001X**3****4****1**
**W**: Kevin Tapani (1-0) **L**: Tom Glavine (0-1) **S**: Rick Aguilera (2)
**HR**: **MIN** – Chili Davis (1), Scott Leius (1)

Game 3

October 22, 1991, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789101112RHE
Minnesota100000120000**4****10****1**
**Atlanta**010120000001**5****8****2**
**W**: Jim Clancy (1-0) **L**: Rick Aguilera (0-1)
**HR**: **MIN** – Chili Davis (2), Kirby Puckett (1) **ATL** – David Justice (1), Lonnie Smith (1)

Game 4

October 23, 1991, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Minnesota010000100**2****7****0**
**Atlanta**001000101**3****8****0**
**W**: Mike Stanton (1-0) **L**: Mark Guthrie (0-1)
**HR**: **MIN** – Mike Pagliarulo (1) **ATL** – Terry Pendleton (1), Lonnie Smith (2)

Game 5

October 24, 1991, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Minnesota000003011**5****7****1**
**Atlanta**00041063X**14****17****1**
**W**: Tom Glavine (1-1) **L**: Kevin Tapani (1-1)
**HR**: **ATL**– David Justice (2), Lonnie Smith (3), Brian Hunter (1)

Game 6

October 26, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team1234567891011RHE
Atlanta00002010000**3****9****1**
**Minnesota**20001000001**4****9****0**
**W**: Rick Aguilera (1-1) **L**: Charlie Leibrandt (0-2)
**HR**: **ATL**– Terry Pendleton (2) **MIN**– Kirby Puckett (2)

Game 7

October 27, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team12345678910RHE
Atlanta0000000000**0****7****0**
**Minnesota**0000000001**1****10****0**
**W**: Jack Morris (2-0) **L**: Alejandro Peña (0-1)

For the first time since 1962, a seventh game of the World Series ended with a 1–0 verdict. It was also the second time in five that the home team won all seven games of a World Series.

Award winners

  • Steve Avery, NLCS MVP
  • Bobby Cox, Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Ron Gant, OF, Silver Slugger
  • Tom Glavine, National League Pitcher of the Month, May
  • Tom Glavine, National League Cy Young Award
  • Tom Glavine, Silver Slugger
  • Tom Glavine, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
  • David Justice, National League Player of the Month, May
  • Terry Pendleton, National League Most Valuable Player

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Tom Glavine, pitcher, starter

Team leaders

  • Home runs – Ron Gant (32)
  • Runs batted in – Ron Gant (105)
  • Batting average – Terry Pendleton (.319)
  • Hits – Terry Pendleton (187)
  • Stolen bases – Otis Nixon (72)
  • Walks – Otis Nixon (71)
  • Wins – Tom Glavine (20)
  • Earned run average – Tom Glavine (2.55)
  • Strikeouts – Tom Glavine (192)
  • Saves – Juan Berenguer (17)

Farm system

References

References

  1. Martinez, Michael. (October 6, 1991). "For the Dodgers, 4 Days Gone Wrong". New York Times.
  2. Chass, Murray. (October 6, 1991). "Miracle Is Now Official: The Braves Win It!". New York Times.
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pendlte01.shtml Terry Pendleton] at ''Baseball Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/breamsi01.shtml Sid Bream] at ''Baseball Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berenju01.shtml Juan Berenguer] at ''Baseball Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willaje01.shtml Jerry Willard] at ''Baseball Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandede02.shtml Deion Sanders] at ''Baseball Reference''
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vatchji01.shtml Jim Vatcher] at ''Baseball Reference''
  9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml Randy St. Claire] at ''Baseball Reference''
  10. 100 Things Braves Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die: Revised and Updated, Jack Wilkinson, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2019, ISBN 978-1-62937-694-3, p.172
  11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nixonot01.shtml Otis Nixon] at ''Baseball Reference''
  12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heepda01.shtml Danny Heep] at ''Baseball Reference''
  13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mahleri01.shtml Rick Mahler] at ''Baseball Reference''
  14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/penaal01.shtml Alejandro Peña] at ''Baseball Reference''
  15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryda01.shtml Damon Berryhill] at ''Baseball Reference''
  16. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellymi02.shtml Mike Kelly] at ''Baseball Reference''
  17. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schmija01.shtml Jason Schmidt] at ''Baseball Reference''
  18. "1991 Atlanta Braves Statistics".
  19. ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.367, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
  20. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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