The 1991 San Diego Padres season was the 23rd season in franchise history.
Offseason December 3, 1990: Frank Seminara was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 1990 rule 5 draft. December 12, 1990: Mark Parent was traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Scott Coolbaugh.Scott Coolbaugh at Baseball Reference February 8, 1991: Jim Vatcher was selected off waivers by the Padres from the Atlanta Braves.Jim Vatcher at Baseball Reference
Blockbuster Deal On December 4, 1990, the Padres traded second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernández. Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick and Padres GM Joe McIlvaine originally talked about just trading Joe Carter for Fred McGriff.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.261, Penguin Books, The Padres were losing Jack Clark and needed a new first baseman. The Blue Jays had John Olerud ready to take over at first base but were losing outfielder George Bell. Gillick decided to up the ante by trying to get Roberto Alomar. Gillick figured that with Garry Templeton in the twilight of his career, Fernández would be an adequate replacement. Alomar feuded with Padres manager Greg Riddoch and the thinking was that Bip Roberts and Joey Cora could platoon at second base. Alomar and Carter would go on to help the Toronto Blue Jays win the 1992 World Series and 1993 World Series.
Regular season Atlanta Braves pitchers Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena combined for a no-hitter on September 11, 1991 in a 1-0 shutout win over the San Diego Padres. The 13th no-hitter in Braves franchise history, attendance was 20,477 at Fulton-County Stadium.100 Things Braves Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die: Revised and Updated, Jack Wilkinson, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2019, ISBN 978-1-62937-694-3, p.172
Opening Day starters Shawn Abner Jerald Clark Tony Fernández Tony Gwynn Fred McGriff Jim Presley Bip Roberts Benito Santiago Ed Whitson
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 5, 1991: Mike Aldrete was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference May 10, 1991: Mike Aldrete was released by the San Diego Padres. July 30, 1991: Shawn Abner was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Jack Howell.Shawn Abner at Baseball Reference
Roster 1991 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (third base) (first base)
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 152 580 155 .267 17 87 1B 153 528 147 .278 31 106 2B 117 424 119 .281 3 32 3B 60 180 39 .217 2 15 SS 145 558 152 .272 4 38 LF 118 369 84 .228 10 47 CF 122 359 94 .262 21 49 RF 134 530 168 .317 4 62
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 Tim Teufel 97 307 70 .228 11 42 Thomas Howard 106 281 70 .249 4 22 Jack Howell 58 160 33 .206 6 16 Paul Faries 57 130 23 .177 0 7 53 115 19 .165 1 5 Kevin Ward 44 107 26 .243 2 8 Craig Shipley 37 91 25 .275 1 6 Jim Presley 20 59 8 .136 1 5 Tom Lampkin 38 58 11 .190 0 3 Oscar Azócar 38 57 14 .246 0 9 32 57 11 .193 1 6 José Mota 17 36 8 .222 0 2 Dann Bilardello 15 26 7 .269 0 5 17 20 4 .200 0 2 Marty Barrett 12 16 3 .188 1 3 Mike Aldrete 12 15 0 .000 0 1 Brian Dorsett 11 12 1 .083 0 1 11 7 2 .286 0 0
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 Andy Benes 33 223.0 15 11 3.03 167 Bruce Hurst 31 221.2 15 8 3.29 141 Dennis Rasmussen 24 146.2 6 13 3.74 75 Greg W. Harris 20 133.0 9 5 2.23 95 Ed Whitson 13 78.2 4 6 5.03 40 Adam Peterson 13 54.2 3 4 4.45 37 Ricky Bones 11 54.0 4 6 4.83 31 Eric Nolte 6 22.0 3 2 11.05 15 Atlee Hammaker 1 4.2 0 1 5.79 1
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 José Meléndez 31 93.2 8 5 3.27 60 Derek Lilliquist 6 14.1 0 2 8.79 7
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 Craig Lefferts 54 1 6 23 3.91 48 Mike Maddux 64 7 2 5 2.46 57 Rich Rodriguez 64 3 1 0 3.26 40 38 3 4 13 2.30 40 John Costello 27 1 0 0 3.09 24 Wes Gardner 14 0 1 1 7.08 9 Pat Clements 12 1 0 0 3.77 8 Jim Lewis 12 0 0 0 4.15 10 Steve Rosenberg 10 1 1 0 6.94 6 9 0 0 2 0.00 9 Tim Scott 2 0 0 0 9.00 1 Darrin Jackson 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Awards and honors
1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High DesertJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1991 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1991 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac