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1991 Cincinnati Reds season
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| 1991 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Record | 74–88 (.457) | |
| Divisional place | 5th | |
| Owners | Marge Schott | |
| General managers | Bob Quinn | |
| Managers | Lou Piniella | |
| Television | WLWT, SportsChannel (Marty Brennaman, Gordy Coleman, Steve LaMar) | |
| Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) | |
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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.
Season standings
| 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 |
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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1991: Reggie Jefferson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Tim Costo.[4]
- July 18, 1991: Stan Jefferson was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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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 |
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| 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 | Paul O'Neill | 153 | 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 |
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| Mariano Duncan | 100 | 333 | 86 | .258 | 12 | 40 |
| Joe Oliver | 94 | 269 | 58 | .216 | 11 | 41 |
| Glenn Braggs | 85 | 250 | 65 | .260 | 11 | 39 |
| Luis Quiñones | 97 | 212 | 47 | .222 | 4 | 20 |
| Herm Winningham | 98 | 169 | 38 | .225 | 1 | 4 |
| Carmelo Martínez | 53 | 138 | 32 | .232 | 6 | 19 |
| Todd Benzinger | 51 | 123 | 23 | .187 | 1 | 11 |
| Chris Jones | 52 | 89 | 26 | .292 | 2 | 6 |
| Freddie Benavides | 24 | 63 | 18 | .286 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Sanders | 9 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Jefferson | 13 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Scott | 10 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Sutko | 10 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Lee | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchersedit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts