1991 Minnesota Twins season

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1991  Minnesota Twins
World Series Champions
American League Champions
American League West Champions
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
City Minneapolis
Record95–67 (.586)
Divisional place1st
Owners Carl Pohlad
General managers Andy MacPhail
Managers Tom Kelly
Television WCCO-TV
KITN
Midwest Sports Channel
(Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson, Dick Bremer)
Radio 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal, John Gordon)
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The 1991 Minnesota Twins season was the 31st season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 10th season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 91st overall in the American League.

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They won the World Series, the second time the Twins had won the World Series since moving to Minnesota in 1961. At the beginning of June in the 1991 regular season, the Twins had an MLB-leading 15-game win streak, which remains a club record. On June 17, 1991, the streak came to an end at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles (as seen in the movie A Few Good Men ) but not before the Twins moved from fifth place to first, a lead they would not relinquish while finishing 95–67, first in the AL West. The Twins' winning streak of 1991 falls seven games short of the all-time American League record of 22 consecutive regular season wins set by the Cleveland Indians in 2017.

The Twins' division title was an unprecedented turnaround. In 1990, the team finished last in the division with a 74–88 record. They were the first team to go from a last-place finish to a World Series championship. They and the Atlanta Braves of the same season were the first teams to go from last place to a pennant. The Twins defeated the Braves in seven games in a Series which has been considered one of the best to have ever been played. [1] [2] [3] [4]

There was a considerable reshaping of the team in January and February, beginning when third baseman Gary Gaetti left as a free agent on January 25 and signed with the California Angels. Less than 12 hours after Gaetti's departure, the Twins signed free agent Mike Pagliarulo from the New York Yankees as a new third baseman. Two more key free agent signings followed with designated hitter Chili Davis on January 30 and St. Paul native Jack Morris on February 5. [5] The July 1989 blockbuster trade that sent 1988 AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to the New York Mets in exchange for relief pitchers Rick Aguilera and David West and starter Kevin Tapani proved to be pivotal to the 1991 season. There were only seven players still on the roster from the 1987 World Championship team, none of them pitchers: Randy Bush, Greg Gagne, Dan Gladden, Kent Hrbek, Gene Larkin, Al Newman, and future Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett. [6] Into this framework, young stars were blended successfully, including Scott Leius to platoon with Pagliarulo at third, Shane Mack in right field, Scott Erickson, a 20-game winner with a 12-game winning streak, [7] and A.L. Rookie of the Year second baseman Chuck Knoblauch.

2,293,842 fans attended Twins games, the eighth highest total in the American League.

Offseason

The club moved spring training operations from Orlando's Tinker Field, where the franchise had trained since 1936, to the Lee County Sports Complex in Ft. Myers.

Regular season

For the second time in his career, Kirby Puckett had a six-hit game on May 23. This was an eleven-inning game; the previous time in 1987 was in nine innings.

The highest paid player on the team was Jack Morris at $3,700,000; followed by Kirby Puckett at $3,166,667.

Offense


Team Leaders
Statistic PlayerQuantity
HR Chili Davis 29
RBI Chili Davis 93
BA Kirby Puckett .319
Runs Kirby Puckett 92

Pitching

Jack Morris, Kevin Tapani, and Scott Erickson were a solid, 1-2-3 punch in the team's rotation. The fourth and fifth spots were less certain, with Allan Anderson, David West, and Mark Guthrie starting over 10 games. Rick Aguilera was a solid closer, earning 42 saves.

Team Leaders
Statistic PlayerQuantity
ERA Kevin Tapani 2.99
Wins Scott Erickson 20*
Saves Rick Aguilera 42
Strikeouts Jack Morris 163
*League leader

Defense

The regular lineup included Kent Hrbek at first base, rookie Chuck Knoblauch at second, Greg Gagne at shortstop, Brian Harper at catcher, and Kirby Puckett, Shane Mack, and Dan Gladden in the outfield. Mike Pagliarulo and Scott Leius platooned at third. Junior Ortiz was the backup catcher, and Al Newman was a reliable utility infielder.

Season standings

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 9567.586—51‍–‍3044‍–‍37
Chicago White Sox 8775.537846‍–‍3541‍–‍40
Texas Rangers 8577.5251046‍–‍3539‍–‍42
Oakland Athletics 8478.5191147‍–‍3437‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners 8379.5121245‍–‍3638‍–‍43
Kansas City Royals 8280.5061340‍–‍4142‍–‍39
California Angels 8181.5001440‍–‍4141‍–‍40

Record vs. opponents

1991 American League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore —8–56–64–87–65–84–83–104–85–83–94–89–35–8
Boston 5–8—4–87–59–45–87–57–63–96–78–49–35–79–4
California 6–68–4—8–57–55–79–46–68–56–61–126–75–86–6
Chicago 8–45–75–8—6–64–87–67–58–58–47–67–68–57–5
Cleveland 6–74–95–76–6—7–64–85–82–106–75–72–104–81–12
Detroit 8–58–57–58–46–7—8–44–94–88–54–88–46–65–8
Kansas City 8–45–74–96–78–44–8—9–36–77–56–77–67–65–7
Milwaukee 10–36–76–65–78–59–43–9—6–66–78–43–97–56–7
Minnesota 8–49–35–85–810–28–47–66–6—10–28–59–46–74–8
New York 8–57–66–64–87–65–85–77–62–10—6–63–95–76–7
Oakland 9–34–812–16–77–58–47–64–85–86–6—6–74–96–6
Seattle 8–43–97–66–710–24–86–79–34–99–37–6—5–85–7
Texas 3–97–58–55–88–46–66–75–77–67–59–48–5—6–6
Toronto 8–54–96–65–712–18–57–57–68–47–66–67–56–6—

Roster

1991 Minnesota Twins
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Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Game log

Legend
 Twins win
 Twins loss
 Postponement
BoldTwins team member
1991 game log: 95–67 (Home: 51–30; Away: 44–37)
April: 9–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 2–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 9@ Athletics 2–7 Stewart (1–0) Morris (0–1)44,3730–1L1
2April 10@ Athletics 4–1 Anderson (1–0) Welch (0–1) Aguilera (1)22,9581–1W1
3April 11@ Athletics 0–3 Slusarski (1–0) Erickson (0–1) Eckersley (1)22,1691–2L1
4April 12 Angels 6–0 Tapani (1–0) J. Abbott (0–1)45,8662–2W1
5April 13 Angels 9–15 Bailes (1–0) Guthrie (0–1)32,7822–3L1
6April 14 Angels 4–9 Finley (2–0) Morris (0–2)22,5132–4L2
7April 15@ Mariners 4–8 Johnson (1–1) Anderson (1–1)15,1202–5L3
8April 16@ Mariners 0–3 Holman (1–1) Erickson (0–2)8,8372–6L4
9April 17@ Mariners 3–4 (11) Jackson (1–1) Aguilera (0–1)9,6282–7L5
10April 19@ Angels 0–2 Finley (3–0) Morris (0–3)22,5832–8L6
11April 20@ Angels 1–2 McCaskill (2–1) Anderson (1–2) Harvey (3)34,7672–9L7
12April 21@ Angels 4–3 Erickson (1–2) Eichhorn (0–1) Aguilera (2)41,3373–9W1
13April 22 Athletics 3–2 Bedrosian (1–0) Klink (0–1) Aguilera (3)12,9984–9W2
14April 23 Athletics 5–7 Dressendorfer (2–1) Guthrie (0–2) Eckersley (5)12,5744–10L1
15April 24 Athletics 7–4 Morris (1–3) Stewart (1–2) Aguilera (4)18,9505–10W1
16April 25 Mariners 4–3 (10) Bedrosian (2–0) Jackson (1–2)10,2306–10W2
17April 26 Mariners 6–0 Erickson (2–2) Johnson (2–2)15,9657–10W3
18April 27 Mariners 7–2 Tapani (2–0) Holman (2–2)16,2478–10W4
19April 28 Mariners 8–2 Morris (2–3) Bankhead (1–2)18,0399–10W5
20April 30 Red Sox 5–7 Gray (1–1) Bedrosian (2–1) Reardon (8)15,3439–11L1
May: 14–14 (Home: 6–8; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
21May 1 Red Sox 1–0 Erickson (3–2) Gray (1–2)14,44910–11W1
22May 2@ Brewers 1–5 Brown (2–0) Tapani (2–1) Crim (3)8,90210–12L1
23May 3@ Brewers 5–6 Navarro (2–0) Aguilera (0–2) Núñez (3)13,03310–13L2
24May 4@ Brewers 7–4 Guthrie (1–2) Bosio (3–3) Bedrosian (1)26,50311–13W1
25May 5@ Brewers 5–2 (10) Aguilera (1–2) Núñez (1–1)11,18312–13W2
26May 7@ Red Sox 9–3 Erickson (4–2) Harris (1–3)23,81513–13W3
27May 8@ Red Sox 3–8 Clemens (6–0) Morris (2–4)25,13413–14L1
28May 9 Tigers 0–3 Petry (1–1) Tapani (2–2) Gibson (3)10,76513–15L2
29May 10 Tigers 5–2 Guthrie (2–2) Terrell (1–4) Aguilera (5)16,01214–15W1
30May 11 Tigers 5–4 Willis (1–0) Henneman (3–1) Aguilera (6)23,06315–15W2
31May 12 Tigers 8–3 Erickson (5–2) Gullickson (4–1)13,18916–15W3
32May 14 Brewers 5–1 Morris (3–4) Navarro (2–2)13,39517–15W4
33May 15 Brewers 2–4 Bosio (4–4) Tapani (2–3) Plesac (1)15,99217–16L1
34May 16 Brewers 3–6 Wegman (1–1) Anderson (1–3) Holmes (1)15,18217–17L2
35May 17@ Tigers 8–1 Erickson (6–2) Gullickson (4–2) Bedrosian (2)13,67318–17W1
36May 18@ Tigers 4–1 Guthrie (3–2) Tanana (2–3) Aguilera (7)31,43219–17W2
37May 19@ Tigers 3–8 Petry (2–2) Morris (3–5)17,14819–18L1
38May 21 Rangers 5–6 Witt (2–3) Tapani (2–4) Jeff Russell (9)12,42719–19L2
39May 22 Rangers 2–5 (12) Alexander (2–0) Willis (1–1) Jeff Russell (10)13,28319–20L3
40May 23 Rangers 6–10 (11) Jeff Russell (1–0) Bedrosian (2–2)16,03619–21L4
41May 24 Royals 3–2 Morris (4–5) S. Davis (2–5) Aguilera (8)16,39420–21W1
42May 25 Royals 2–11 Gubicza (1–2) Guthrie (3–3)19,94320–22L1
43May 26 Royals 1–5 Saberhagen (5–3) Tapani (2–5)21,94120–23L2
44May 27@ Rangers 4–11 Brown (4–3) Anderson (1–4)31,30220–24L3
45May 28@ Rangers 3–0 Erickson (7–2) Guzmán (0–1) Aguilera (9)26,51821–24W1
46May 29@ Rangers 9–1 Morris (5–5) Ryan (3–4)31,34022–24W2
47May 30@ Royals 4–2 Guthrie (4–3) Gubicza (1–3) Aguilera (10)31,94023–24W3
48May 31@ Royals 1–4 Saberhagen (6–3) Tapani (2–6)26,32123–25L1
June: 22–6 (Home: 12–4; Away: 10–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
49June 1@ Royals 8–4 Anderson (2–4) Appier (3–6)29,98524–25W1
50June 2@ Royals 4–1 Erickson (8–2) Gordon (4–3) Aguilera (11)25,39425–25W2
51June 3 Orioles 3–2 Morris (6–5) Robinson (3–5) Aguilera (12)12,49726–25W3
52June 4 Orioles 4–3 (10) Willis (2–1) Olson (0–2)11,67227–25W4
53June 5 Orioles 4–3 Tapani (3–6) Mesa (4–6) Aguilera (13)12,46428–25W5
54June 7 Indians 2–0 Anderson (3–4) Candiotti (7–3) Aguilera (14)18,20029–25W6
55June 8 Indians 2–1 Erickson (9–2) Nagy (2–6) Aguilera (15)25,31330–25W7
56June 9 Indians 9–2 Morris (7–5) Nichols (0–5)20,67731–25W8
57June 10 Indians 8–5 Abbott (1–0) King (4–5) Aguilera (16)14,17132–25W9
58June 11 Yankees 5–3 Tapani (4–6) Habyan (4–2) Aguilera (17)18,23333–25W10
59June 12 Yankees 6–3 Anderson (4–4) Johnson (0–2) Bedrosian (3)19,17834–25W11
60June 13 Yankees 10–3 Erickson (10–2) Witt (0–1)29,86735–25W12
61June 14@ Indians 7–0 Morris (8–5) Shaw (0–1)55,15836–25W13
62June 15@ Indians 11–7 Abbott (2–0) Mutis (0–1)20,99737–25W14
63June 16@ Indians 4–2 (10) Aguilera (2–2) Hillegas (2–1)20,72538–25W15
64June 17@ Orioles 5–6 Williamson (1–2) Aguilera (2–3)25,60038–26L1
65June 18@ Orioles 9–2 Erickson (11–2) Smith (3–1) Willis (1)26,40139–26W1
66June 19@ Orioles 8–4 Morris (9–5) Olson (0–3)44,74240–26W2
67June 21@ Yankees 5–4 Guthrie (5–3) Sanderson (7–3) Aguilera (18)32,20941–26W3
68June 22@ Yankees 4–3 Tapani (5–6) Taylor (2–2) Aguilera (19)25,35242–26W4
69June 23@ Yankees 2–11 Kamieniecki (2–0) Anderson (4–5)36,95242–27L1
70June 24@ Yankees 5–0 Erickson (12–2) Johnson (1–3)23,14243–27W1
71June 25 Blue Jays 8–6 Morris (10–5) Stottlemyre (8–3) Aguilera (20)26,35044–27W2
72June 26 Blue Jays 2–5 Wells (9–4) Guthrie (5–4) Henke (13)25,50344–28L1
73June 27 Blue Jays 0–1 Guzmán (2–2) Tapani (5–7) Henke (14)35,59844–29L2
74June 28 White Sox 2–4 Hough (5–3) Anderson (4–6) Thigpen (15)37,86544–30L3
75June 29 White Sox 4–8 Hibbard (6–6) Erickson (12–3)50,52544–31L4
76June 30 White Sox 3–0 Morris (11–5) McDowell (9–4)51,08545–31W1
July: 16–10 (Home: 7–3; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
77July 1 White Sox 4–5 (10) Thigpen (5–2) Willis (2–2)26,42745–32L1
78July 2@ Blue Jays 3–4 D. Ward (2–3) Leach (0–1)48,67645–33L2
79July 3@ Blue Jays 0–4 Candiotti (8–7) Anderson (4–7)50,07145–34L3
80July 4@ Blue Jays 1–0 West (1–0) Key (10–4) Aguilera (21)50,29346–34W1
81July 5@ White Sox 2–4 McDowell (10–4) Morris (11–6) Thigpen (17)41,65746–35L1
82July 6@ White Sox 5–4 Willis (3–2) Radinsky (2–3) Aguilera (22)41,60647–35W1
83July 7@ White Sox 3–4 Patterson (3–0) Guthrie (5–5) Thigpen (18)41,90047–36L1
ASG July 9 NL @ AL 2–4 Key (1–0) Martínez (0–1) Eckersley (1)52,383—N/A
84July 11 Red Sox 7–3 Willis (4–2) Harris (5–8)31,40948–36W1
85July 12 Red Sox 5–4 Abbott (3–0) Clemens (11–6) Aguilera (23)37,26249–36W2
86July 13 Red Sox 3–1 Morris (12–6) Morton (1–1) Aguilera (24)42,80350–36W3
87July 14 Red Sox 3–5 Hesketh (3–1) West (1–1) Reardon (22)38,06650–37L1
88July 15@ Brewers 11–7 Guthrie (6–5) Hunter (0–3) Bedrosian (4)16,20151–37W1
89July 16@ Brewers 3–4 Henry (1–0) Aguilera (2–4)15,95451–38L1
90July 18@ Red Sox 11–3 Morris (13–6) Morton (1–2)34,63052–38W1
91July 19@ Red Sox 3–2 (11) Bedrosian (3–2) Harris (6–9) Aguilera (25)33,75853–38W2
92July 20@ Red Sox 5–0 Erickson (13–3) Gardiner (3–4) Guthrie (1)33,00554–38W3
93July 21@ Red Sox 14–1 Tapani (6–7) Bolton (7–7)32,84955–38W4
94July 23@ Tigers 3–6 Tanana (7–6) Anderson (4–8) Henneman (14)21,97655–39L1
95July 24@ Tigers 3–6 Gullickson (13–5) West (1–2) Henneman (15)18,39155–40L2
96July 25@ Tigers 9–3 Erickson (14–3) Aldred (0–1) Bedrosian (5)20,08756–40W1
97July 26 Brewers 6–3 Tapani (7–7) Holmes (1–2) Aguilera (26)39,21157–40W2
98July 27 Brewers 7–4 Willis (5–2) Wegman (6–5)47,63258–40W3
99July 28 Brewers 2–11 Navarro (8–8) Morris (13–7)47,52458–41L1
100July 29 Tigers 6–3 West (2–2) Gullickson (13–6) Aguilera (27)35,59959–41W1
101July 30 Tigers 9–7 Willis (6–2) Cerutti (1–3)42,03560–41W2
102July 31@ Yankees 12–3 Tapani (8–7) Sanderson (10–7)24,30061–41W3
August: 17–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
103August 1@ Yankees 3–8 Cadaret (4–4) Abbott (3–1)25,71161–42L1
104August 2@ Athletics 1–3 Welch (9–6) Morris (13–8)44,16061–43L2
105August 3@ Athletics 8–6 Bedrosian (4–2) Klink (8–3) Aguilera (28)43,11962–43W1
106August 4@ Athletics 6–2 Erickson (15–3) Stewart (8–6) Willis (2)44,08863–43W2
107August 5@ Angels 7–4 Tapani (9–7) Grahe (1–2) Aguilera (29)25,43964–43W3
108August 6@ Angels 7–4 Banks (1–0) Finley (14–6)27,87265–43W4
109August 7@ Angels 1–8 J. Abbott (10–8) Morris (13–9)30,72665–44L1
110August 9@ Mariners 5–2 West (3–2) Johnson (10–8) Aguilera (30)31,11266–44W1
111August 10@ Mariners 0–8 Hanson (7–5) Erickson (15–4)29,54866–45L1
112August 11@ Mariners 5–2 Tapani (10–7) Krueger (9–5)31,00767–45W1
113August 12 Angels 4–3 Morris (14–9) Beasley (0–1) Aguilera (31)31,78968–45W2
114August 13 Angels 3–8 J. Abbott (11–8) Banks (1–1) Harvey (26)41,35468–46L1
115August 14 Angels 4–7 McCaskill (9–15) West (3–3) Harvey (27)26,24268–47L2
116August 15 Angels 1–9 Langston (15–6) Erickson (15–5)31,88068–48L3
117August 16 Athletics 5–4 (12) Aguilera (3–4) Nelson (1–4)50,01969–48W1
118August 17 Athletics 12–4 Morris (15–9) Welch (10–8)52,08070–48W2
119August 18 Athletics 6–4 Willis (7–2) Honeycutt (2–3) Aguilera (32)44,29571–48W3
120August 19 Athletics 7–8 Klink (9–3) Bedrosian (4–3) Eckersley (34)45,54471–49L1
121August 20 Mariners 10–5 Erickson (16–5) Hanson (7–6) Guthrie (2)32,09072–49W1
122August 21 Mariners 9–1 Tapani (11–7) Krueger (10–6)30,63173–49W2
123August 22 Mariners 5–4 (10) Aguilera (4–4) Schooler (0–1)35,87474–49W3
124August 23@ Orioles 4–5 Olson (3–4) Willis (7–3)35,36574–50L1
125August 24@ Orioles 5–2 Bedrosian (5–3) Flanagan (2–5) Aguilera (33)37,95875–50W1
126August 25@ Orioles 3–7 Mussina (2–3) Erickson (16–6) Frohwirth (2)36,20275–51L1
127August 26@ Indians 5–3 Tapani (12–7) Otto (1–4) Aguilera (34)5,00376–51W1
128August 27@ Indians 1–2 Swindell (8–12) Morris (15–10) Olin (8)7,66476–52L1
129August 28@ Indians 4–2 West (4–3) King (5–8) Aguilera (35)5,31777–52W1
130August 30 Orioles 5–11 Milacki (8–7) Edens (0–1)30,21477–53L1
131August 31 Orioles 5–2 Tapani (13–7) Mussina (2–4) Aguilera (36)38,39578–53W1
September: 15–10 (Home: 10–4; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
132September 1 Orioles 14–3 Morris (16–10) Rhodes (0–2)31,43579–53W2
133September 2 Indians 9–3 Erickson (17–6) King (5–9) Aguilera (37)28,26780–53W3
134September 4 Indians 4–8 Blair (2–2) West (4–4) Hillegas (7)19,76080–54L1
135September 6 Yankees 3–1 Tapani (14–7) Taylor (7–8) Aguilera (38)27,80481–54W1
136September 7 Yankees 3–2 (10) Willis (8–3) Guetterman (3–3)35,50482–54W2
137September 8 Yankees 6–5 Erickson (18–6) Johnson (5–10) Bedrosian (6)27,28183–54W3
138September 9@ Royals 10–4 Edens (1–1) Boddicker (11–11) Wayne (1)22,18984–54W4
139September 10@ Royals 7–2 Anderson (5–8) Gubicza (8–9) Aguilera (39)19,92385–54W5
140September 11@ Royals 1–4 M. Davis (5–1) Tapani (14–8) Montgomery (28)18,29085–55L1
141September 12@ Rangers 3–4 Ryan (10–6) Morris (16–11) Jeff Russell (27)17,97485–56L2
142September 13@ Rangers 7–3 (10) Leach (1–1) Rogers (9–10)24,38686–56W1
143September 14@ Rangers 0–3 Boyd (2–5) Edens (1–2) Rogers (5)40,71886–57L1
144September 15@ Rangers 2–4 Guzmán (12–5) Anderson (5–9) Jeff Russell (28)19,77886–58L2
145September 16 Royals 9–0 Tapani (15–8) Gubicza (8–10)18,74587–58W1
146September 17 Royals 1–4 Saberhagen (11–8) Morris (16–12) Montgomery (29)22,06787–59L1
147September 18 Royals 4–10 Aquino (8–3) Erickson (18–7)21,72687–60L2
148September 20 Rangers 6–4 Wayne (1–0) Rosenthal (1–3) Aguilera (40)29,50388–60W1
149September 21 Rangers 8–4 Tapani (16–8) Guzmán (12–6)43,13889–60W2
150September 22 Rangers 9–4 Morris (17–12) Fajardo (0–1)44,53990–60W3
151September 24 White Sox 9–2 Erickson (19–7) McDowell (17–10)45,49691–60W4
152September 25 White Sox 1–6 Fernandez (9–12) Anderson (5–10)43,45091–61L1
153September 27@ Blue Jays 2–7 Guzmán (9–2) Tapani (16–9)50,32691–62L2
154September 28@ Blue Jays 5–0 Morris (18–12) Candiotti (13–13)50,31992–62W1
155September 29@ Blue Jays 1–2 Stottlemyre (14–8) Erickson (19–8) D. Ward (20)50,31592–63L1
156September 30@ White Sox 8–3 Edens (2–2) Fernandez (9–13)37,74093–63W1
October: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
157October 1@ White Sox 3–2 Guthrie (7–5) Pérez (8–7) Aguilera (41)32,18194–63W2
—October 2@ White Sox Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 3
158October 3@ White Sox 2–3 (10) Radinsky (5–5) Aguilera (4–5)–94–64L1
159October 3@ White Sox 12–13 (12) Drahman (3–2) Leach (1–2)31,02294–65L2
160October 4 Blue Jays 1–4 Stottlemyre (15–8) Neagle (0–1) D. Ward (22)35,12494–66L3
161October 5 Blue Jays 3–1 Erickson (20–8) Guzmán (10–3) Aguilera (42)51,05895–66W1
162October 6 Blue Jays 2–3 (10) Weathers (1–0) Anderson (5–11) D. Ward (23)37,79495–67L1

Notable transactions

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Brian Harper 123441137.3111069
1B Kent Hrbek 132462131.2842089
2B Chuck Knoblauch 151565159.281150
3B Mike Pagliarulo 121365102.279636
SS Greg Gagne 139408108.265842
LF Dan Gladden 126461114.247652
CF Kirby Puckett 152611195.3191589
RF Shane Mack 143442137.3101874
DH Chili Davis 153534148.2772993

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Gene Larkin 9825573.286219
Al Newman 11824647.191019
Scott Leius 10919957.286520
Randy Bush 9316550.303623
Pedro Muñoz 5113839.283726
Junior Ortiz 6113428.209011
Paul Sorrento 264712.255413
Jarvis Brown 38378.21600
Lenny Webster 183410.29438
Carmelo Castillo 9122.16700

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jack Morris 34246.218123.43163
Kevin Tapani 35244.21692.99135
Scott Erickson 32204.02083.18108
Allan Anderson 29134.15114.9651
David West 1571.1444.5452

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Paul Abbott 1547.1314.7543
Tom Edens 833.0224.0919
Denny Neagle 720.0014.0514
Larry Casian 1518.1007.366
Willie Banks 517.1115.7116
Gary Wayne 812.1105.117

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Rick Aguilera 6345422.3561
Mark Guthrie 417524.3272
Carl Willis 408322.6353
Steve Bedrosian 565364.4244
Terry Leach 501203.6132

Postseason

Seven players and five of the coaching staff from the 1987 World Champions repeated as 1991 World Champions.

Only one man has been a part of each of the three Minnesota Twins World Series teams: Tony Oliva. An outfielder in 1965, he was the hitting coach on the 1987 team and bench coach in 1991.

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Other post-season awards

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Russ Nixon
AA Orlando Sun Rays Southern League Scott Ullger
A Visalia Oaks California League Steve Liddle
A Kenosha Twins Midwest League Joel Lepel
Rookie Elizabethton Twins Appalachian League Ray Smith
Rookie GCL Twins Gulf Coast League Dan Rohn

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando [22]

References

  1. ↑ Murphy, Brian (April 2001). "Twins' 'Overachiever' Kirby Puckett Gets Call to Glory". Baseball Digest. It was his play in Game 6 of the '91 Series against Atlanta that cemented his legacy in Twin Cities sports history. After robbing the Braves' Ron Gant of a home run in the field, Puckett hit an 11th-inning homer off Charlie Leibrandt to force a seventh game that the Twins eventually won in what some baseball historians consider the greatest World Series ever.
  2. ↑ Hurst, Matt (October 28, 2011). "World Series 2011: The 5 Best Fall Classic Game 6's Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 21, 2012. The 1991 World Series is easily the best World Series ever played, with three games being won in the final at-bat and four coming down to the final pitch. Kirby Puckett's heroics in Game 6 allowed the Twins to stay alive and eventually win Game 7.
  3. ↑ Yellon, Al (October 28, 2011). "The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6". Baseball Nation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012. No. 10: 1991 World Series, Game 6: This is the game where Jack Buck exclaimed "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" In addition to Puckett's extra-inning heroics, the Twins' bullpen held the Braves scoreless for the last four innings of the game, allowing just three singles, two of which were erased by double plays.
  4. ↑ Yellon, Al (October 28, 2011). "The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6". Baseball Nation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012. No. 6: 1991 World Series, Game 7: The Senators franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961; 30 years later, the team played two of the most excruciatingly exciting World Series games on consecutive nights. It's the only Series I'm honoring here with a pair of games. This one featured a 10-inning shutout thrown by Minnesota's Jack Morris while the Twins were leaving 12 men on base, finally scoring the game-winner on Gene Larkin's bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the 10th.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. pp. 22–26. ISBN   978-0-89658-209-5.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. pp. 121–158. ISBN   978-0-89658-209-5.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. p. 93. ISBN   978-0-89658-209-5.
  8. ↑ "Roy Smith". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tom Edens". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Mike Pagliarulo". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Chili Davis". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jack Morris". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nelson Liriano". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Carmelo Castillo". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Dave McCarty". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Scott Stahoviak". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  17. ↑ "LaTroy Hawkins". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Brad Radke". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Marcus Lawton". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Brian Harper". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  21. ↑ "MLB Lou Gehrig Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  22. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN   978-0-96-371897-6.
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