1991_Minnesota_Twins

1991 Minnesota Twins
1991 Minnesota Twins
World Series Champions; American League Champions; American League West Champions
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
City	Minneapolis
Record	95–67 (.586)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Carl Pohlad
General managers	Andy MacPhail
Managers	Tom Kelly
Television	WCCO-TV; KITN; Midwest Sports Channel ; (Jim Kaat, Ted Robinson, Dick Bremer)
Radio	830 WCCO AM ; (Herb Carneal, John Gordon)

1991 Minnesota Twins season

Major League Baseball season

The 1991 Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) won the World Series, the second time the Twins had won the World Series since moving to Minnesota in 1961. At the beginning of June in the 1991 regular season, the Twins had an MLB-leading 15-game win streak, which remains a club record. On June 17, 1991, the streak came to an end at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles (as seen in the movie A Few Good Men) but not before the Twins moved from fifth place to first, a lead they would not relinquish while finishing 95–67, first in the AL West. The Twins' winning streak of 1991 falls just seven games short of the all-time American League (AL) record of 22 consecutive regular season wins set by the Cleveland Indians in 2017.

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The Twins' division title was an unprecedented turnaround. In 1990, the team finished last in the division with a 74-88 record. They were the first team to go from a last-place finish to a World Series championship. They and the Atlanta Braves of the same season were the first teams to go from last place to a pennant. The Twins defeated the Braves in seven games in a Series which has been considered one of the best to have ever been played.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

There was a considerable reshaping of the team in January and February, beginning when third baseman Gary Gaetti left as a free agent on January 25 and signed with the California Angels. Less than 12 hours after Gaetti's departure, the Twins signed free agent Mike Pagliarulo from the New York Yankees as a new third baseman. Two more key free agent signings followed with designated hitter Chili Davis on January 30 and St. Paul native Jack Morris on February 5.^[5] The July 1989 blockbuster trade that sent 1988 AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to the New York Mets in exchange for relief pitchers Rick Aguilera and David West and starter Kevin Tapani proved to be pivotal to the 1991 season. There were only seven players still on the roster from the 1987 World Championship team, none of them pitchers: Randy Bush, Greg Gagne, Dan Gladden, Kent Hrbek, Gene Larkin, Al Newman, and future Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.^[6] Into this framework, young stars were blended successfully, including Scott Leius to platoon with Pagliarulo at third, Shane Mack in right field, Scott Erickson, a 20-game winner with a 12-game winning streak,^[7] and A.L. Rookie of the Year second baseman Chuck Knoblauch.

2,293,842 fans attended Twins games, the eighth highest total in the American League.

Regular season

For the second time in his career, Kirby Puckett had a six-hit game on May 23. This was an eleven-inning game; the previous time in 1987 was in nine innings.

The highest paid player on the team was Jack Morris at $3,700,000; followed by Kirby Puckett at $3,166,667.

References

[1]
Murphy, Brian (April 2001). "Twins' 'Overachiever' Kirby Puckett Gets Call to Glory". Baseball Digest. It was his play in Game 6 of the '91 Series against Atlanta that cemented his legacy in Twin Cities sports history. After robbing the Braves' Ron Gant of a home run in the field, Puckett hit an 11th-inning homer off Charlie Leibrandt to force a seventh game that the Twins eventually won in what some baseball historians consider the greatest World Series ever.
[2]
Hurst, Matt (October 28, 2011). "World Series 2011: The 5 Best Fall Classic Game 6's Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 21, 2012. The 1991 World Series is easily the best World Series ever played, with three games being won in the final at-bat and four coming down to the final pitch. Kirby Puckett's heroics in Game 6 allowed the Twins to stay alive and eventually win Game 7.
[3]
Yellon, Al (October 28, 2011). "The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6". Baseball Nation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012. No. 10: 1991 World Series, Game 6: This is the game where Jack Buck exclaimed "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" In addition to Puckett's extra-inning heroics, the Twins' bullpen held the Braves scoreless for the last four innings of the game, allowing just three singles, two of which were erased by double plays.
[4]
Yellon, Al (October 28, 2011). "The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6". Baseball Nation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012. No. 6: 1991 World Series, Game 7: The Senators franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961; 30 years later, the team played two of the most excruciatingly exciting World Series games on consecutive nights. It's the only Series I'm honoring here with a pair of games. This one featured a 10-inning shutout thrown by Minnesota's Jack Morris while the Twins were leaving 12 men on base, finally scoring the game-winner on Gene Larkin's bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the 10th.
[5]
Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. pp. 22–26. ISBN 978-0-89658-209-5.
[6]
Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. pp. 121–158. ISBN 978-0-89658-209-5.
[7]
Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-89658-209-5.
[8]
Roy Smith at Baseball Reference
[9]
Tom Edens at Baseball Reference
[10]
Mike Pagliarulo at Baseball Reference
[11]
Chili Davis at Baseball Reference
[12]
Jack Morris at Baseball Reference
[13]
Nelson Liriano at Baseball Reference
[14]
"Carmelo Castillo Stats".
[15]
David McCarty at Baseball Reference
[16]
Scott Stahoviak^{[permanent dead link]} at Baseball Reference
[17]
LaTroy Hawkins at Baseball Reference
[18]
Brad Radke at Baseball Reference
[19]
Matt Lawton at Baseball Reference
[20]
"Brian Harper Stats".
[21]
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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[1] [1]
Murphy, Brian (April 2001). "Twins' 'Overachiever' Kirby Puckett Gets Call to Glory". Baseball Digest. It was his play in Game 6 of the '91 Series against Atlanta that cemented his legacy in Twin Cities sports history. After robbing the Braves' Ron Gant of a home run in the field, Puckett hit an 11th-inning homer off Charlie Leibrandt to force a seventh game that the Twins eventually won in what some baseball historians consider the greatest World Series ever.

[2] [2]
Hurst, Matt (October 28, 2011). "World Series 2011: The 5 Best Fall Classic Game 6's Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 21, 2012. The 1991 World Series is easily the best World Series ever played, with three games being won in the final at-bat and four coming down to the final pitch. Kirby Puckett's heroics in Game 6 allowed the Twins to stay alive and eventually win Game 7.

[3] [3]
Yellon, Al (October 28, 2011). "The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6". Baseball Nation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012. No. 10: 1991 World Series, Game 6: This is the game where Jack Buck exclaimed "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" In addition to Puckett's extra-inning heroics, the Twins' bullpen held the Braves scoreless for the last four innings of the game, allowing just three singles, two of which were erased by double plays.

[4] [4]
Yellon, Al (October 28, 2011). "The Top 10 World Series Games, Including (Of Course) 2011 Game 6". Baseball Nation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012. No. 6: 1991 World Series, Game 7: The Senators franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961; 30 years later, the team played two of the most excruciatingly exciting World Series games on consecutive nights. It's the only Series I'm honoring here with a pair of games. This one featured a 10-inning shutout thrown by Minnesota's Jack Morris while the Twins were leaving 12 men on base, finally scoring the game-winner on Gene Larkin's bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the 10th.

[5] [5]
Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. pp. 22–26. ISBN 978-0-89658-209-5.

[6] [6]
Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. pp. 121–158. ISBN 978-0-89658-209-5.

[7] [7]
Kelly, Tom; Robinson, Ted (1992). Season of Dreams: The Minnesota Twins' Drive to the 1991 World Championship. Voyageur Pr. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-89658-209-5.

[8] [8]
Roy Smith at Baseball Reference

[9] [9]
Tom Edens at Baseball Reference

[10] [10]
Mike Pagliarulo at Baseball Reference

[11] [11]
Chili Davis at Baseball Reference

[12] [12]
Jack Morris at Baseball Reference

[13] [13]
Nelson Liriano at Baseball Reference

[14] [14]
"Carmelo Castillo Stats".

[15] [15]
David McCarty at Baseball Reference

[16] [16]
Scott Stahoviak^{[permanent dead link]} at Baseball Reference

[17] [17]
LaTroy Hawkins at Baseball Reference

[18] [18]
Brad Radke at Baseball Reference

[19] [19]
Matt Lawton at Baseball Reference

[20] [20]
"Brian Harper Stats".

[21] [21]
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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Statistic	Player	Quantity
HR	Chili Davis	29
RBI	Chili Davis	93
BA	Kirby Puckett	.319
Runs	Kirby Puckett	92

Statistic	Player	Quantity
ERA	Kevin Tapani	2.99
Wins	Scott Erickson	20*
Saves	Rick Aguilera	42
Strikeouts	Jack Morris	163

v t e AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota Twins	95	67	0.586	—	51–30	44–37
Chicago White Sox	87	75	0.537	8	46–35	41–40
Texas Rangers	85	77	0.525	10	46–35	39–42
Oakland Athletics	84	78	0.519	11	47–34	37–44
Seattle Mariners	83	79	0.512	12	45–36	38–43
Kansas City Royals	82	80	0.506	13	40–41	42–39
California Angels	81	81	0.500	14	40–41	41–40

1991 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	6–6	4–8	7–6	5–8	4–8	3–10	4–8	5–8	3–9	4–8	9–3	5–8
Boston	5–8	—	4–8	7–5	9–4	5–8	7–5	7–6	3–9	6–7	8–4	9–3	5–7	9–4
California	6–6	8–4	—	8–5	7–5	5–7	9–4	6–6	8–5	6–6	1–12	6–7	5–8	6–6
Chicago	8–4	5–7	5–8	—	6–6	4–8	7–6	7–5	8–5	8–4	7–6	7–6	8–5	7–5
Cleveland	6–7	4–9	5–7	6–6	—	7–6	4–8	5–8	2–10	6–7	5–7	2–10	4–8	1–12
Detroit	8–5	8–5	7–5	8–4	6–7	—	8–4	4–9	4–8	8–5	4–8	8–4	6–6	5–8
Kansas City	8–4	5–7	4–9	6–7	8–4	4–8	—	9–3	6–7	7–5	6–7	7–6	7–6	5–7
Milwaukee	10–3	6–7	6–6	5–7	8–5	9–4	3–9	—	6–6	6–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	6–7
Minnesota	8–4	9–3	5–8	5–8	10–2	8–4	7–6	6–6	—	10–2	8–5	9–4	6–7	4–8
New York	8–5	7–6	6–6	4–8	7–6	5–8	5–7	7–6	2–10	—	6–6	3–9	5–7	6–7
Oakland	9–3	4–8	12–1	6–7	7–5	8–4	7–6	4–8	5–8	6–6	—	6–7	4–9	6–6
Seattle	8–4	3–9	7–6	6–7	10–2	4–8	6–7	9–3	4–9	9–3	7–6	—	5–8	5–7
Texas	3–9	7–5	8–5	5–8	8–4	6–6	6–7	5–7	7–6	7–5	9–4	8–5	—	6–6
Toronto	8–5	4–9	6–6	5–7	12–1	8–5	7–5	7–6	8–4	7–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	—

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Brian Harper	123	441	137	.311	10	69
1B	Kent Hrbek	132	462	131	.284	20	89
2B	Chuck Knoblauch	151	565	159	.281	1	50
3B	Mike Pagliarulo	121	365	102	.279	6	36
SS	Greg Gagne	139	408	108	.265	8	42
LF	Dan Gladden	126	461	114	.247	6	52
CF	Kirby Puckett	152	611	195	.319	15	89
RF	Shane Mack	143	442	137	.310	18	74
DH	Chili Davis	153	534	148	.277	29	93

1991_Minnesota_Twins

1991 Minnesota Twins season

Offseason

Regular season

Offense

Pitching

Defense

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Postseason

Awards and honors

Other post-season awards

Farm system

References

External links

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Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Gene Larkin	98	255	73	.286	2	19
Al Newman	118	246	47	.191	0	19
Scott Leius	109	199	57	.286	5	20
Randy Bush	93	165	50	.303	6	23
Pedro Muñoz	51	138	39	.283	7	26
Junior Ortiz	61	134	28	.209	0	11
Paul Sorrento	26	47	12	.255	4	13
Jarvis Brown	38	37	8	.216	0	0
Lenny Webster	18	34	10	.294	3	8
Carmelo Castillo	9	12	2	.167	0	0

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jack Morris	34	246.2	18	12	3.43	163
Kevin Tapani	35	244.2	16	9	2.99	135
Scott Erickson	32	204.0	20	8	3.18	108
Allan Anderson	29	134.1	5	11	4.96	51
David West	15	71.1	4	4	4.54	52

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Paul Abbott	15	47.1	3	1	4.75	43
Tom Edens	8	33.0	2	2	4.09	19
Denny Neagle	7	20.0	0	1	4.05	14
Larry Casian	15	18.1	0	0	7.36	6
Willie Banks	5	17.1	1	1	5.71	16
Gary Wayne	8	12.1	1	0	5.11	7

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Rick Aguilera	63	4	5	42	2.35	61
Mark Guthrie	41	7	5	2	4.32	72
Carl Willis	40	8	3	2	2.63	53
Steve Bedrosian	56	5	3	6	4.42	44
Terry Leach	50	1	2	0	3.61	32

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Russ Nixon
AA	Orlando Sun Rays	Southern League	Scott Ullger
A	Visalia Oaks	California League	Steve Liddle
A	Kenosha Twins	Midwest League	Joel Lepel
Rookie	Elizabethton Twins	Appalachian League	Ray Smith
Rookie	GCL Twins	Gulf Coast League	Dan Rohn