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1991 Chicago Cubs season

FieldValue
nameChicago Cubs
imageChicago Cubs logo.svg
season1991
leagueNational League
divisionEast
ballparkWrigley Field
cityChicago
record
divisional_place4th
ownersTribune Company
general_managersJim Frey
managersDon Zimmer, Joe Altobelli, Jim Essian
televisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
radioWGN
(Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Bob Brenly, Harry Caray)
espntnchc
brtnCHC

(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman) (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Bob Brenly, Harry Caray) |}} The 1991 Chicago Cubs season was the 120th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 116th in the National League and the 76th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–83.

Offseason

  • November 21, 1990: Danny Jackson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
  • December 6, 1990: George Bell was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
  • December 7, 1990: Dave Smith was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
  • December 17, 1990: Randy Kramer was released by the Cubs.
  • March 29, 1991: Gary Varsho was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 7, 1991: Mitch Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan.
  • September 29, 1991: Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Turk Wendell and Yorkis Pérez.

Notable games

  • July 23: In a 6–4 victory over the Reds, Andre Dawson was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning for arguing a called third strike by umpire Joe West. After Jim Essian was also ejected for arguing, Dawson proceeded to throw seventeen bats from the bat racks onto the field from the dugout. Dawson was fined $1,000 and suspended for one game.

Roster

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Opening Day lineup

  • CF 20 Jerome Walton
  • 2B 23 Ryne Sandberg
  • 1B 17 Mark Grace
  • LF 11 George Bell
  • RF 8 Andre Dawson
  • C 9 Damon Berryhill
  • SS 12 Shawon Dunston
  • 3B 25 Gary Scott
  • P 32 Danny Jackson

Schedule

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Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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1B160619169.273858
2B158585170.29126100
3B10333386.2581438
SS142492128.2601250
LF148558159.2852586
CF12327059.219517
RF149563153.27231104

Other batters

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

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Chico Walker12437496.257634
Doug Dascenzo11823961.255118
Héctor Villanueva7119253.2761332
Dwight Smith9016738.228321
Damon Berryhill6215930.189514
José Vizcaíno9314538.262010
568620.23306
Gary Scott317913.16515
Joe Girardi21479.19106
Rey Sánchez13236.26102
Derrick May15225.22713
Erik Pappas7173.17602
Doug Strange394.44401

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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Greg Maddux37263.015113.35198
Shawn Boskie28129.0495.2362
Frank Castillo18111.2674.3573
Rick Sutcliffe1996.2654.1052
Danny Jackson1770.2156.7531
Mike Harkey418.2025.3015

Other pitchers

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

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Mike Bielecki39172.013114.5072
Les Lancaster64156.0973.52102
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Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Dave Smith3506176.0016
Paul Assenmacher7578153.24117
716231.9592
Heathcliff Slocumb522113.4534
Steve Wilson80004.389
401013.504
Yorkis Pérez31002.083
Doug Dascenzo30000.002
200018.001
Dave Pavlas100018.000

Farm system

Notes

References

  1. "Danny Jackson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellge02.shtml George Bell] at ''Baseball Reference''
  3. "Dave Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kramera01.shtml Randy Kramer] at ''Baseball Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/varshga01.shtml Gary Varsho] at ''Baseball Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willimi02.shtml Mitch Williams] at ''Baseball Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryda01.shtml Damon Berryhill] at ''Baseball Reference''
  8. [http://wrigleyvillenation.com/2014/07/23/cubs-calendar-july-23-1991/ Wrigleyville Nation] {{Webarchive. link. (October 20, 2014 . Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.)
  9. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141020185227/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-09-14/sports/9103090700_1_manager-jim-essian-wrigley-field-cubs Chicago Tribune. 1991 Sept 14.] Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
  10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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