Major League Baseball team season
The 1991 Cincinnati Reds season had the team defend their World Series championship, but the team would finish with a losing mark, regressing 17 games from the season before.
Offseason
- January 29, 1990: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[1]
- December 5, 1990: Bill Doran was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Regular season
- April 28, 1991: Against the Cubs, relief pitcher Rob Dibble nearly blew a save, allowing two runs on five hits. Clinging to a 4–3 lead in the ninth with the tying run on first, Dibble struck out Ryne Sandberg to finish the game. Despite the win, in frustration he then flung a baseball 400 feet into the center-field seats, inadvertently striking a woman.[3]
- June 28, 1991: Barry Larkin had six RBIs in a game against the Houston Astros.
- Barry Larkin had a 19-game hitting streak.
- At the beginning of July, the Reds peaked at ten games above .500 (44–34). They were in second place in the NL West, only four games behind the Dodgers, and 3.5 games ahead of third place Atlanta.
- The Reds lost 14 of 16 games (including a 10-game losing streak) during a stretch in July, which saw the Reds essentially drop from contention. They were never above .500 the remainder of the season.
- July 23, 1991: In the bottom of the eight inning of a 8–5 loss at the Cubs, Rob Dibble (fresh off a three-game suspension) was ejected for throwing the ball into the back of the leg of baserunner Doug Dascenzo.[4]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1991: Reggie Jefferson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Tim Costo.[5]
- July 18, 1991: Stan Jefferson was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
Roster
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
- Tom Browning, pitcher
- Rob Dibble, relief pitcher
- Barry Larkin, shortstop
- Lou Piniella, manager
Farm system
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References
- ^ Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Bill Doran Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Parker, Rob (April 29, 1991). "More Dibble devilment". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 29. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Parker, Rob (July 24, 1991). "Dibble ejected for throwing at runner". Cincinnati Equirer. p. 11. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reggie Jefferson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1991 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
