The 1991 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 109th season in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a 78–84 record. This was also the last season the team wore the 1970–91 era uniforms. The next season, the Phillies would bring back the old Wiz Kids era uniforms which has remained their current uniform to this day.
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | Bill Giles | |
General managers | Lee Thomas | |
Managers | Nick Leyva, Jim Fregosi | |
Television | WTXF-TV (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser) PRISM (Chris Wheeler, Jim Barniak, Garry Maddox) SportsChannel Philadelphia (Jim Fregosi, Andy Musser) | |
Radio | WOGL (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |
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Offseason
edit- December 17, 1990: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[1]
- January 11, 1991: Jim Lindeman was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[2]
Regular season
editOn April 28, 1991, the Phillies recorded the first triple play in the history of Veterans Stadium.[3] Tony Gwynn lined to second baseman Randy Ready. Ready stepped on second, and although he could have tagged the runner, threw to first baseman Ricky Jordan.[4]
On May 6, 1991, Lenny Dykstra slammed his Mercedes-Benz red sports car into two trees while driving home from a bachelor party.[5] Dykstra, suffered three broken ribs, a broken right collarbone and a broken right cheekbone. A broken rib punctured a lung and his heart was bruised, according to doctors.[5] Phillies' catcher Darren Daulton was also in the car with Dykstra. Daulton suffered a broken left eye socket, a scratched left cornea and a heart bruise, doctors said.[5]
On May 23, 1991, Tommy Greene threw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos in Montreal. Greene was starting for only the second time in the season and 15th time in his major league career. He became the first visiting pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in Montreal's history as the Phillies defeated the Expos, 2–0 before an Olympic Stadium crowd of 8,833. Greene was pitching in place of Danny Cox who had suffered a pulled groin in his last start. Greene walked seven batters but also struck out 10.[6]
Playing against the Cincinnati Reds on June 14, 1991, Von Hayes was hit by a pitch by Tom Browning[7] which broke his arm. Hayes returned to action on September 6, 1991, against Houston. Hayes was traded to the California Angels in the off-season but Hayes would later cite Browning's pitch as ending his career, "I broke my arm when I was hit by a pitch from Tom Browning... and I was finished. I tried to make a comeback (with California) in 1992, but it was no good."[8]
From July 30 to August 12, the Phillies won 13 straight games, tying the franchise record (in the modern era) set by the 1977 Phillies. The Phillies swept the Montreal Expos twice during the streak and made up nine games in the standings. The streak also helped them move from last place in the NL East to third by season's end.
On October 6, 1991, the most strikeouts were recorded against the Phillies in franchise history as David Cone of their division rival New York Mets struck out 19,[9] tying a then-National League record for most strikeouts in a game, set by Steve Carlton against the Mets in their championship season of 1969 and Tom Seaver the following year.[9] It was also the most strikeouts ever recorded by a pitcher at Veterans Stadium.[9] The Mets won the game 7–0.
Notable transactions
edit- April 7, 1991: Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Mitch Williams.[10]
- April 10, 1991: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[11]
- July 21, 1991: Ricky Bottalico was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.[12]
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 52–32 | 46–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 52–32 | 32–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 47–36 | 31–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 83 | .481 | 20 | 46–37 | 31–46 |
New York Mets | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20½ | 40–42 | 37–42 |
Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 26½ | 33–35 | 38–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
1991 Game Log
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October (3–2)
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Roster
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Darren Daulton | 89 | 285 | 56 | .196 | 12 | 42 |
1B | John Kruk | 152 | 538 | 158 | .294 | 21 | 92 |
2B | Mickey Morandini | 98 | 325 | 81 | .249 | 1 | 20 |
3B | Charlie Hayes | 142 | 460 | 106 | .230 | 12 | 53 |
SS | Dickie Thon | 146 | 539 | 136 | .252 | 9 | 44 |
LF | Wes Chamberlain | 101 | 383 | 92 | .240 | 13 | 50 |
CF | Lenny Dykstra | 63 | 246 | 73 | .297 | 3 | 12 |
RF | Dale Murphy | 153 | 544 | 137 | .252 | 18 | 81 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Ricky Jordan | 101 | 301 | 82 | .272 | 9 | 49 |
Von Hayes | 77 | 284 | 64 | .225 | 0 | 21 |
Randy Ready | 76 | 205 | 51 | .249 | 1 | 20 |
Wally Backman | 94 | 185 | 45 | .243 | 0 | 15 |
Steve Lake | 58 | 158 | 36 | .228 | 1 | 11 |
Dave Hollins | 56 | 151 | 45 | .298 | 6 | 21 |
Darrin Fletcher | 46 | 136 | 31 | .228 | 1 | 12 |
John Morris | 85 | 127 | 28 | .220 | 1 | 6 |
Jim Lindeman | 65 | 95 | 32 | .337 | 0 | 12 |
Rod Booker | 28 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 0 | 7 |
Braulio Castillo | 28 | 52 | 9 | .173 | 0 | 2 |
Sil Campusano | 15 | 35 | 4 | .114 | 1 | 2 |
Kim Batiste | 10 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Ron Jones | 28 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
Rick Schu | 17 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Lindsey | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Terry Mulholland | 34 | 232.0 | 16 | 13 | 3.61 | 142 |
Tommy Greene | 36 | 207.2 | 13 | 7 | 3.38 | 154 |
José DeJesús | 31 | 181.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.42 | 118 |
Danny Cox | 23 | 102.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.57 | 46 |
Pat Combs | 14 | 64.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.90 | 41 |
Jason Grimsley | 12 | 61.0 | 1 | 7 | 4.87 | 42 |
Alan Ashby | 8 | 42.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.00 | 26 |
Cliff Brantley | 6 | 31.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.41 | 25 |
Dave LaPoint | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | 3 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Bruce Ruffin | 31 | 119.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.78 | 85 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Mitch Williams | 69 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 2.34 | 84 |
Joe Boever | 68 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.84 | 89 |
Wally Ritchie | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.59 | 6 |
Roger McDowell | 38 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.20 | 28 |
Darrel Akerfelds | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.26 | 31 |
Steve Searcy | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 21 |
Mike Hartley | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.76 | 19 |
Tim Mauser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.59 | 6 |
Amalio Carreño | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 |
Farm system
editReferences
edit- ^ Danny Cox at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Westcott, Rich (2005). Veterans Stadium: field of memories. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 81. ISBN 1-58261-303-6.
- ^ "April 28, 1991 San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play".
- ^ a b c "BASEBALL; Dykstra and Daulton Injured in Car Accident". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 7, 1991. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ Chass, Murray (May 24, 1991). "BASEBALL; From Sub to Sublime: No-Hitter for Phillies' Greene". New York Times.
- ^ "June 14, 1991 Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play".
- ^ Schneider, Russell (2002). Tales From the Tribe Dugout. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 82. ISBN 1-58261-303-6.
- ^ a b c Polman, Dick (October 7, 1991). "Mets' Cone Fans 19 As Phils Wave Goodbye". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C1.
- ^ Mitch Williams at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ricky Bottalico at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1991 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
edit- 1991 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference