The 1991 Chicago Cubs season was the 120th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 116th in the National League and the 76th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–83.
Offseason November 21, 1990: Danny Jackson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs. December 6, 1990: George Bell was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.George Bell at Baseball Reference December 7, 1990: Dave Smith was signed as a free agent by the Cubs. December 17, 1990: Randy Kramer was released by the Cubs.Randy Kramer at Baseball Reference March 29, 1991: Gary Varsho was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.Gary Varsho at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 7, 1991: Mitch Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan.Mitch Williams at Baseball Reference September 29, 1991: Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Turk Wendell and Yorkis Pérez.Damon Berryhill at Baseball Reference
Notable games July 23: In a 6–4 victory over the Reds, Andre Dawson was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning for arguing a called third strike by umpire Joe West. After Jim Essian was also ejected for arguing, Dawson proceeded to throw seventeen bats from the bat racks onto the field from the dugout.Wrigleyville Nation . Retrieved 2014-Oct-20. Dawson was fined $1,000 and suspended for one game.Chicago Tribune. 1991 Sept 14. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.
Roster 1991 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Opening Day lineup CF 20 Jerome Walton 2B 23 Ryne Sandberg 1B 17 Mark Grace LF 11 George Bell RF 8 Andre Dawson C 9 Damon Berryhill SS 12 Shawon Dunston 3B 25 Gary Scott P 32 Danny Jackson
Schedule
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 86 203 45 .222 6 22 1B 160 619 169 .273 8 58 2B 158 585 170 .291 26 100 3B 103 333 86 .258 14 38 SS 142 492 128 .260 12 50 LF 148 558 159 .285 25 86 CF 123 270 59 .219 5 17 RF 149 563 153 .272 31 104
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 Chico Walker 124 374 96 .257 6 34 Doug Dascenzo 118 239 61 .255 1 18 Héctor Villanueva 71 192 53 .276 13 32 Dwight Smith 90 167 38 .228 3 21 Damon Berryhill 62 159 30 .189 5 14 José Vizcaíno 93 145 38 .262 0 10 56 86 20 .233 0 6 Gary Scott 31 79 13 .165 1 5 Joe Girardi 21 47 9 .191 0 6 Rey Sánchez 13 23 6 .261 0 2 Derrick May 15 22 5 .227 1 3 Erik Pappas 7 17 3 .176 0 2 Doug Strange 3 9 4 .444 0 1
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 Greg Maddux 37 263.0 15 11 3.35 198 Shawn Boskie 28 129.0 4 9 5.23 62 Frank Castillo 18 111.2 6 7 4.35 73 Rick Sutcliffe 19 96.2 6 5 4.10 52 Danny Jackson 17 70.2 1 5 6.75 31 Mike Harkey 4 18.2 0 2 5.30 15
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 Mike Bielecki 39 172.0 13 11 4.50 72 Les Lancaster 64 156.0 9 7 3.52 102 40 111.0 7 8 3.89 44
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 Dave Smith 35 0 6 17 6.00 16 Paul Assenmacher 75 7 8 15 3.24 117 71 6 2 3 1.95 92 Heathcliff Slocumb 52 2 1 1 3.45 34 Steve Wilson 8 0 0 0 4.38 9 4 0 1 0 13.50 4 Yorkis Pérez 3 1 0 0 2.08 3 Doug Dascenzo 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 18.00 1 Dave Pavlas 1 0 0 0 18.00 0
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
External links 1991 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference