1991 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Record | 93–69 (.574) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Peter O'Malley | |
General managers | Fred Claire | |
Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |
Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale SportsChannel Los Angeles Joel Meyers, Duke Snider, Al Downing | |
Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale KWKW Richard Choi | |
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The 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 102nd for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 34th season in Los Angeles, California.
The season featured an exciting National League West 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. On the debit side, the Dodgers became the first franchise to be on the receiving end of three perfect games [a] when Dennis Martínez prevented any of their batters from reaching base on July 28. [1]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | — | 48–33 | 46–35 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 1 | 54–27 | 39–42 |
San Diego Padres | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 10 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 19 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 20 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 29 | 37–44 | 28–53 |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 10–7 | 11–6 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 7–11 | 8–4 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 | |||||
Houston | 5–13 | 3–9 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 3–9 | 6–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | — | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–3 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Gary Carter | 101 | 248 | 61 | .246 | 6 | 26 |
Mike Sharperson | 105 | 216 | 60 | .278 | 2 | 20 |
Stan Javier | 121 | 176 | 36 | .205 | 1 | 11 |
Chris Gwynn | 94 | 139 | 35 | .252 | 5 | 22 |
José Offerman | 52 | 113 | 22 | .195 | 0 | 3 |
Jeff Hamilton | 41 | 94 | 21 | .223 | 1 | 14 |
Mitch Webster | 58 | 74 | 21 | .284 | 1 | 10 |
Dave Hansen | 53 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 1 | 5 |
José González | 42 | 28 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Hernández | 15 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
Eric Karros | 14 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
Barry Lyons | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Goodwin | 16 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Butch Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Morgan | 34 | 236.1 | 14 | 10 | 2.78 | 140 |
Ramón Martínez | 33 | 220.1 | 17 | 13 | 3.27 | 150 |
Tim Belcher | 33 | 209.1 | 10 | 9 | 2.62 | 156 |
Bob Ojeda | 31 | 189.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.18 | 120 |
Orel Hershiser | 21 | 112.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.46 | 73 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kevin Gross | 46 | 115.2 | 10 | 11 | 3.58 | 95 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jay Howell | 44 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.18 | 40 |
Tim Crews | 60 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3.43 | 53 |
John Candelaria | 59 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.74 | 38 |
Jim Gott | 55 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.96 | 73 |
Mike Hartley | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.42 | 44 |
Roger McDowell | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2.55 | 22 |
Dennis Cook | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | 8 |
Steve Wilson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 5 |
John Wetteland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
Mike Christopher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
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.
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a The Tampa Bay Rays equalled this record on August 15 of 2012 when Félix Hernández pitched a perfect game for the Seattle Mariners against the Rays. Of the other 28 MLB franchises, only the Minnesota Twins have been on the receiving end of more than one perfect game (in 1968 and 1998).
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The 1984 New York Mets season was the 23rd regular season for the Mets. They went 90–72 and finished in second place in the National League East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
The 1983 New York Mets season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
The 1980 New York Mets season was the 19th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre, the team had a 67–95 record and finished in fifth place in the National League East.
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The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in third place in the National League West. Near the end of the season, owner Walter O'Malley died, and the ownership of the team went to his son, Peter.
The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West by four games over the Cincinnati Reds, then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series.
The 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West with a record of 95–66.
The 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season 85–70, good for a tie for second place with the Astros in the National League West. This was the first season where the players' last names appeared on the back of the uniforms.
The 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West.
The 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers had a 76–86 record and finished in seventh place in the National League standings, 21 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. After the season, the Dodgers underwent some changes among the team management when long time general manager Buzzie Bavasi resigned to take over the expansion San Diego Padres. He was replaced by team vice-president Fresco Thompson. However, Thompson was diagnosed with cancer weeks after taking the job and died in November. Al Campanis became the new general manager for the following season.
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