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1991 Texas Rangers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Texas Rangers |
| season | 1991 |
| league | American League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| city | Arlington, Texas |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 3rd |
| owners | George W. Bush |
| general_managers | Tom Grieve |
| managers | Bobby Valentine |
| television | KTVT |
| (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) | |
| HSE | |
| (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) | |
| radio | WBAP |
| (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) |
(Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) |}}
The 1991 Texas Rangers season was the 31st of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 20th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 20th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished third in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
Offseason
- December 12, 1990: Scott Coolbaugh was traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Mark Parent.
- December 14, 1990: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.
- January 25, 1991: Rich Gossage was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
Regular season
- September 30, 1991: Nolan Ryan struck out Tino Martinez for the 5500th strikeout in his career.
- Juan González became the 18th player in Major League history to have a 100 RBI season before his 22nd birthday.
Nolan Ryan's 7th No-Hitter
- May 1, 1991 – Nolan Ryan threw the seventh no-hitter of his career against the Toronto Blue Jays. Of the 122 pitches that Ryan threw, 83 were strikes.
Scorecard
May 1, Arlington Stadium, Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **0** | **0** | **3** |
| **Texas** | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **3** | **8** | **1** |
| **W**: Nolan Ryan **L**: Jimmy Key | ||||||||||||
| **HRs**: Rubén Sierra, Attendance: 33,439. |
Batting
| **Toronto Blue Jays** | AB | R | H | RBI | **Texas Rangers** | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon White, cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gary Pettis, cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Alomar, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Daugherty, lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelly Gruber, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rafael Palmeiro, 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Carter, lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rubén Sierra, rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Olerud, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Julio Franco, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Whiten, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juan Gonzalez, dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenallen Hill, dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Stanley, c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Myers, c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Buechele, 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel Lee, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Huson, ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| **Totals** | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **Totals** | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
| **Texas Rangers** | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan, W | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| **Totals** | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| **Toronto Blue Jays** | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Key, L | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob MacDonald | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Fraser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| **Totals** | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1991: Denny Walling was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
- June 2, 1991: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
- June 22, 1991: Denny Walling was released by the Rangers.
- July 21, 1991: Jonathan Hurst, Joey Eischen and a player to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Oil Can Boyd. The Texas Rangers completed their trade by sending Travis Buckley (minors) to the Expos on September 1.
Roster
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| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 88 | 280 | 74 | .264 | 3 | 27 | |
| 1B | 159 | 631 | 203 | .322 | 26 | 88 | |
| 2B | 146 | 589 | 201 | .341 | 15 | 78 | |
| 3B | 121 | 416 | 111 | .267 | 18 | 66 | |
| SS | 119 | 268 | 57 | .213 | 2 | 26 | |
| LF | 142 | 545 | 144 | .264 | 27 | 102 | |
| CF | 137 | 282 | 61 | .216 | 0 | 19 | |
| RF | 161 | 661 | 203 | .307 | 25 | 116 | |
| DH | 123 | 407 | 113 | .278 | 17 | 49 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Reimer | 136 | 394 | 106 | .269 | 20 | 69 |
| Dean Palmer | 81 | 268 | 50 | .187 | 15 | 37 |
| Geno Petralli | 87 | 199 | 54 | .271 | 2 | 20 |
| Mario Díaz | 96 | 182 | 48 | .264 | 1 | 22 |
| Mike Stanley | 95 | 181 | 45 | .249 | 3 | 25 |
| 58 | 144 | 28 | .194 | 1 | 11 | |
| José Hernández | 45 | 98 | 18 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 44 | 4 | .091 | 0 | 2 | |
| Monty Fariss | 19 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 1 | 6 |
| John Russell | 22 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Green | 8 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Maurer | 13 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 2 |
| Donald Harris | 18 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Scruggs | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Capra | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 210.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.40 | 96 | |
| 27 | 173.0 | 12 | 6 | 2.91 | 203 | |
| 25 | 169.2 | 13 | 7 | 3.08 | 125 | |
| Bobby Witt | 17 | 88.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.09 | 82 |
| 12 | 62.0 | 2 | 7 | 6.68 | 33 | |
| Brian Bohanon | 11 | 61.1 | 4 | 3 | 4.84 | 34 |
| Scott Chiamparino | 5 | 22.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 | 8 |
| Héctor Fajardo | 4 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.68 | 15 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Alexander | 30 | 89.1 | 5 | 3 | 5.24 | 50 |
| John Barfield | 28 | 83.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.54 | 27 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 14.46 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Russell | 68 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 3.29 | 52 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 70 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.63 | 43 |
| Kenny Rogers | 63 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5.42 | 73 |
| 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.57 | 28 | |
| 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.25 | 61 | |
| Terry Mathews | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.61 | 51 |
| Joe Bitker | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 16 |
| Brad Arnsberg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.38 | 8 |
| Barry Manuel | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Jim Poole | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 | |
| Eric Nolte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Julio Franco, A.L. Batting Title
- Julio Franco, Silver Slugger Award
- José Guzmán, Comeback Player of The Year All-Star Game
Farm system
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coolbsc01.shtml Scott Coolbaugh] at ''Baseball Reference''
- "Mario Diaz Stats".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage] at ''Baseball Reference''
- "The Nolan Ryan Express {{!}} The Strikeout King".
- ''Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records'', p.12, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN. 978-1-55365-507-7
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wallide01.shtml Denny Walling] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boydoi01.shtml Oil Can Boyd] at ''Baseball Reference''
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