1991 Cincinnati Reds season

1991 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
National League West (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Bob Quinn
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	WLWT, SportsChannel (Marty Brennaman, Gordy Coleman, Steve LaMar)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1991 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West.

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

• 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 0.500 (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 0.500 the remainder of the season.

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• June 14, 1991: Reggie Jefferson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Tim Costo.^[3]
• July 18, 1991: Stan Jefferson was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

Roster

1991 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 40 Jack Armstrong 38 Keith Brown 32 Tom Browning 36 Don Carman 37 Norm Charlton 49 Rob Dibble 54 Steve Foster 59 Kip Gross 45 Chris Hammond 39 Milt Hill 43 Tim Layana 33 Gino Minutelli 28 Randy Myers 48 Ted Power 27 José Rijo 52 Mo Sanford 47 Scott Scudder		Catchers  9 Joe Oliver 34 Jeff Reed  6 Donnie Scott 55 Glenn Sutko Infielders 57 Freddie Benavides 25 Todd Benzinger 19 Bill Doran  7 Mariano Duncan 42 Reggie Jefferson 11 Barry Larkin 26 Terry Lee 25 Carmelo Martínez 23 Hal Morris 10 Luis Quiñones 17 Chris Sabo		Outfielders 15 Glenn Braggs 44 Eric Davis 22 Billy Hatcher 42 Stan Jefferson 20 Chris Jones 21 Paul O'Neill 53 Reggie Sanders 29 Herm Winningham		Manager 41 Lou Piniella Coaches  4 Jackie Moore (bench) 24 Tony Pérez (hitting/first base)  2 Sam Perlozzo (third base)  3 Larry Rothschild (bullpen) 35 Stan Williams (pitching)

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	Jeff Reed	91	270	72	.267	3	31
1B	Hal Morris	136	478	152	.318	14	59
2B	Bill Doran	111	361	101	.280	6	35
3B	Chris Sabo	153	582	175	.301	26	88
SS	Barry Larkin	123	464	140	.302	20	69
LF	Billy Hatcher	138	442	116	.262	4	41
CF	Eric Davis	89	285	67	.235	11	33
RF	O'Neill, PaulPaul O'Neill	152	532	136	.256	28	91

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

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

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

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

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Tom Browning, Pitcher
• Rob Dibble, Relief Pitcher
• Barry Larkin, Shortstop
• Lou Piniella, Manager

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Nashville Sounds	American Association	Pete Mackanin
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Jim Tracy
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Frank Funk
A	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	P. J. Carey and Dave Miley
Rookie	Princeton Reds	Appalachian League	Sam Mejías
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	P. J. Carey

^[4]

References

1. Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference
2. "Bill Doran Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
3. "Reggie Jefferson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
4. 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