1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1991 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Fred Claire
Manager(s)	Tommy Lasorda
Local television	KTTV (11) (Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale) SportsChannel Los Angeles (Joel Meyers, Duke Snider, Al Downing)
Local radio	KABC (Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale) KWKW (Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas) KAZN (Richard Choi)
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The 1991 season featured an exciting National League Western Division race between the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves edged out the Dodgers to win the division by one game. Center fielder Brett Butler set a National League record with 161 errorless games while Darryl Strawberry hit 28 home runs, the most by a left-handed hitter in Los Angeles history at that point.

Offseason

• December 13, 1990: Luis Lopez was released by the Dodgers.^[1]
• December 14, 1990: José Vizcaíno was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Smith.^[2]
• December 15, 1990: Hubie Brooks was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Bob Ojeda and Greg Hansell.^[3]
• December 20, 1990: Darren Holmes was traded by the Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bert Heffernan.^[4]
• December 29, 1990: Jim Poole was traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for David Lynch and Steve Allen.^[5]
• January 15, 1991: Kevin Campbell was traded by the Dodgers to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Veres.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Atlanta Braves	94	68	--	.580
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	69	1.0	.574
San Diego Padres	84	78	10.0	.519
San Francisco Giants	75	87	19.0	.463
Cincinnati Reds	74	88	20.0	.457
Houston Astros	65	97	29.0	.401

Opening Day starters

Name	Position
Brett Butler	Center fielder
Juan Samuel	Second baseman
Darryl Strawberry	Right fielder
Eddie Murray	First baseman
Kal Daniels	Left fielder
Lenny Harris	Third baseman
Mike Scioscia	Catcher
Alfredo Griffin	Shortstop
Tim Belcher	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• July 3, 1991: José González was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mitch Webster.^[7]
• July 31, 1991: Mike Hartley and Braulio Castillo were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Roger McDowell.^[8]
• September 6, 1991: Jeff Hartsock was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Steve Wilson.^[9]

Roster

1991 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 49 Tim Belcher 54 John Candelaria 56 Mike Christopher 25 Dennis Cook 52 Tim Crews 35 Jim Gott 45 Kevin Gross 46 Mike Hartley 55 Orel Hershiser 50 Jay Howell 48 Ramón Martínez 31 Roger McDowell 36 Mike Morgan 17 Bob Ojeda 57 John Wetteland 38 Steve Wilson		Catchers  8 Gary Carter 41 Carlos Hernández 40 Barry Lyons 14 Mike Scioscia Infielders  7 Alfredo Griffin  3 Jeff Hamilton 43 Dave Hansen 29 Lenny Harris 23 Eric Karros 33 Eddie Murray 30 José Offerman 10 Juan Samuel 27 Mike Sharperson 21 Greg Smith		Outfielders 22 Brett Butler 28 Kal Daniels 40 Butch Davis 38 José González 47 Tom Goodwin 15 Chris Gwynn  5 Stan Javier 44 Darryl Strawberry 20 Mitch Webster		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano (third base) 58 Mark Cresse (bullpen) 13 Joe Ferguson (first base) 35 Ben Hines (hitting) 11 Manny Mota 16 Ron Perranoski (pitching) 18 Bill Russell (bench)

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	Mike Scioscia	119	345	91	.264	8	40
1B	Eddie Murray	153	576	150	.260	19	96
2B	Juan Samuel	153	594	161	.271	12	58
3B	Lenny Harris	145	429	123	.287	3	38
SS	Alfredo Griffin	109	350	85	.243	0	27
LF	Kal Daniels	137	461	115	.249	17	73
CF	Brett Butler	161	615	182	.296	2	38
RF	Darryl Strawberry	139	505	134	.265	28	99

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

1991 Awards

• 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Brett Butler reserve
  • Mike Morgan reserve
  • Eddie Murray reserve
  • Juan Samuel reserve
  • Darryl Strawberry reserve
• Comeback Player of the Year
  • Orel Hershiser
• NL Player of the Week
  • Mike Morgan (June 17–23)
  • Darryl Strawberry (Aug. 19–25)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Kevin Kennedy
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	John Shoemaker
High A	Bakersfield Dodgers	California League	Tom Beyers
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Jerry Royster
Short-Season A	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Joe Vavra
Rookie	Great Falls Dodgers	Pioneer League	Glenn Hoffman
Rookie	Gulf Coast Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Iván DeJesús
Rookie	DSL Dodgers DSL Angels/Dodgers/Padres	Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 93 players in this draft, the largest draft class in history. Of those, six of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their first round pick to the New York Mets and their second round pick to the Montreal Expos as a result of their signing free agents Darryl Strawberry and Kevin Gross and gained a third round pick from the Kansas City Royals as compensation for the loss of free agent Kirk Gibson.

The teams first pick (in round three) was outfielder Todd Hollandsworth from Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. The 1996 NL Rookie of the Year, Hollandsworth played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (including 6 with the Dodgers) and hit .276 with 98 home runs and 401 RBI.

1991 Draft Picks

Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 3 Todd Hollandsworth OF Newport High School Yes 1991-2006 MLB 3 Todd Larocca SS The Lovett School No Orioles-1994 1994-1996 A+ 4 Mike Walkden LHP Lake Stevens High School Yes 1991-1997 A+ 5 Douglas Bennett RHP University of Arkansas Yes 1991-1992 A- 6 Mike Iglesias RHP Hayward High School Yes 1991-2000 AAA 7 Brandon Watts LHP Ruston High School Yes 1991-1997 AA 8 Vincent Jackson OF Central High School Yes 1991-1993 A- 9 Dennis Winicki SS Mona Shores High School Yes 1991-1992 Rookie 10 Lonnie Jackson OF George Washington High School Yes 1991 Rookie 11 Chris Latham SS Basic High School Yes 1991-2007 MLB 12 Carlo Walton C East Side High School Yes 1991-1992 Rookie 13 Dave Fitzpatrick RHP Sullivan South High School Yes 1991-1994 A 14 Bob Legendre RHP Cypress College Yes 1991 A- 15 Erik Zammarchi OF College of Marin Yes 1991-1992 A- 16 Chris Sinacori RHP Florida International University Yes 1991-1996 A+ 17 Chad Zerbe LHP Hillsborough Community College Yes 1991-2005 MLB 18 Jo Jo Smith LHP Vanderbilt University Yes 1991-2001 A+ 19 Rick Gorecki RHP Oak Forest High School Yes 1991-1999 MLB 20 Bill Stephens RHP Ringgold High School Yes 1991-1997 A- 21 Kevin Zahner C Ellington High School Yes 1991-1995 A+ 22 Ken Huckaby C San Joaquin Delta College Yes 1991-2008 MLB 23 Dave Carroll LHP Chantilly High School No Cardinals-1993 1993-2003 AAA 24 Kevin Smith LHP Columbus High School Yes 1991-1993 A- 25 Murph Proctor 1B University of Southern California Yes 1991-1997 AA 26 Christopher Crabtree LHP Middle Tennessee State University Yes 1991 A- 27 Todd Soares OF New Bedford High School Yes 1991 Rookie 28 Tito Landrum OF Jacksonville State University Yes 1991-1999 AA 29 Vernon Spearman OF California State University, Fresno Yes 1991-2004 AAA 30 Jack Johnson C University of Arizona Yes 1991-1999 AA 31 Chris Demetral 2B Western Michigan University Yes 1991-2001 AAA 32 Travis Hall LHP Middle Georgia College No 33 Jay Kirkpatrick C Methodist College Yes 1991-2001 AAA 34 Cedric Allen LHP McLennan Community College No Reds-1994 1994-1996 AA 35 Ed Acosta SS Rock Falls High School No Brewers-1993 1993-1997 A 36 Ken Sikes 1B Perry High School No Dodgers-1992 1993-1996 A+ 37 Alejandro Pereira LHP Miami Dade College No 1995 Ind 38 Gary Cope LHP Motlow State Community College Yes 1991-1992 Rookie 39 Clifton Joyce LHP South Stokes High School No 40 Michael Sube LHP West Virginia University No 41 Carlos Castillo RHP Cypress College Yes 1991-1998 AA 42 Carlos Thomas RHP Tennessee State University Yes 1991-1996 AA 43 Chris West 3B Louisburg College No Padres-1993 1993-1994 A 44 Eric Vorbeck OF California State University, Sacramento Yes 1991-1993 A+ 45 Marc Tramuta SS St. Bonaventure University Yes 1991 A- 46 Mario Moody SS Glynn Academy No Cubs-1994 1994 Rookie 47 Kenneth Jones 1B Pelham High School No Cubs-1993 1993 A- 48 Matthew Svoboda RHP El Dorado High School No 49 Richard Ware 2B Greenville College No 50 German Gonzalez 3B College of the Desert Yes 1991-1992 Rookie 51 Dustin Rennsnies C A. Crawford Mosley High School No 52 Cameron Aronetz LHP Simon Fraser University Yes 1991-1993 A+ 53 Chris Vaughn LHP John A. Logan College No 54 Javier Ortiz RHP Manuela Toro High School No 55 Brian Clark C Armijo High School No Dodgers-1992 1993 Rookie 56 Brian Wise LHP El Segundo High School No 57 Roger Cropper OF Central High School No Mariners - 1994 1994-1995 Rookie 58 William Belcher OF Fairfax High School No 59 Jon Goodrich RHP Sonoma High School No Cubs-1992 1992-1995 A 60 Scott Klingenbeck LHP Allegany College of Maryland No Orioles-1992 1992-1999 MLB 61 Jareld Dunkin C Capital Hill High School No 62 Kevin Clark 3B Basic High School No Red Sox-1993 1993-2000 AA 63 Rich Linares RHP Cerritos College Yes 1993-2002 AA 64 Shawn Buhner 1B Clear Creek High School No Mariners-1994 1994-1999 AAA 65 David Silvas SS San Jacinto High School No 66 Jason Bobb RHP Chippewa Falls High School Yes 1992-1993 A+ 67 Derek Ornelas OF Sylmar High School No 68 Chris Kenady OF Westonka High School No 69 Richard Heineman C Culver City High School No 70 Joe Jacobsen RHP Fresno City College Yes 1992-1999 AAA 71 Mark Fraser RHP La Salle High School No 72 Kerry Cosgrove OF Palm Desert High School No 73 Stephane DiLauro SS Academy Laval Bib No 74 Eric Ontiveros RHP Bakersfield College No 75 Joshua Hamik C Mount Si High School No 76 Brent Crowther RHP Capilano Junior College No Rockies-1994 1994-1996 AAA 77 Rich Haley OF Sacramento City College Yes 1992-1993 A- 78 Chip Glass OF Santa Rosa Junior College No Indians-1994 1994-2000 AAA 79 Stephen Matyczyk SS Southington High School No 80 Ismael Casteneda LHP Fresno City College No 81 Gar Vallone SS El Dorado High School No Angels-1995 1995-1998 AA 82 Michael Sanburn RHP College of San Mateo No 83 Aaron Wofford SS Yuba Community College No 84 Jose Martinez RHP University of Nebraska–Lincoln No 85 Darrell Sutton RHP Beverly Hills High School No 86 Brett Schafer 3B Santa Monica High School No Royals-1995 1995-1998 A 87 Andy Saltsman C Crescenta Valley High School No 88 Jumaane Leach OF San Marin High School No Padres-1994 1994-1996 A 89 Martin Meza RHP Cerritos College No 90 Todd Blyleven RHP Cypress College No Angels-1993 1993-1997 AA 91 Steve Arffa LHP Glendora High School No Mets-1994 1994-1996 AA 92 Derek Gauthier 2B No 1996-1997 Ind 93 William Stroud C Dunwoody High School No 94 Shawn McNally SS Winder-Barrow High School No Cardinals-1995 1995-1997 A+ [10]

References

External links

• 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

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