| 1991 Detroit Tigers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium | |||
| City | Detroit,Michigan | |||
| Record | 84–78 (.519) | |||
| Divisional place | T–2nd | |||
| Owners | Tom Monaghan | |||
| General managers | Joe McDonald | |||
| Managers | Sparky Anderson | |||
| Television | WDIV-TV (George Kell,Al Kaline) PASS (Larry Osterman,Jim Northrup) | |||
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell,Paul Carey) | |||
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The1991 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 91st season and the 80th season atTiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in a tie for second place in theAmerican League East with a record of 84–78 (.519). They outscored their opponents 817 to 794. The Tigers drew 1,641,661 fans toTiger Stadium in 1991, ranking 12th of the 14 teams in theAmerican League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 49–32 | 35–46 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 43–37 | 40–42 |
| New York Yankees | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | 33–48 | 34–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34 | 30–52 | 27–53 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
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DHTony Phillips
LFLloyd Moseby
SSAlan Trammell
1BCecil Fielder
2BLou Whitaker
RFRob Deer
CMickey Tettleton
3BTravis Fryman
CFMilt Cuyler
| 1991 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Mickey Tettleton | 154 | 501 | 132 | .263 | 31 | 89 |
| 1B | Cecil Fielder | 162 | 624 | 163 | .261 | 44* | 133 |
| 2B | Lou Whitaker | 138 | 470 | 131 | .279 | 23 | 78 |
| 3B | Travis Fryman | 149 | 557 | 144 | .259 | 21 | 91 |
| SS | Alan Trammell | 101 | 375 | 93 | .248 | 9 | 55 |
| LF | Lloyd Moseby | 74 | 260 | 68 | .262 | 6 | 35 |
| CF | Milt Cuyler | 154 | 475 | 122 | .257 | 3 | 33 |
| RF | Rob Deer | 134 | 448 | 80 | .179 | 25 | 64 |
| DH | Pete Incaviglia | 97 | 337 | 72 | .214 | 11 | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | 146 | 564 | 160 | .284 | 17 | 72 |
| Dave Bergman | 86 | 194 | 46 | .237 | 7 | 29 |
| Skeeter Barnes | 75 | 159 | 46 | .289 | 5 | 17 |
| Andy Allanson | 60 | 151 | 35 | .232 | 1 | 16 |
| John Shelby | 53 | 143 | 22 | .154 | 3 | 8 |
| Scott Livingstone | 44 | 127 | 37 | .291 | 2 | 11 |
| Mark Salas | 33 | 57 | 5 | .088 | 1 | 7 |
| Luis de los Santos | 16 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| John Moses | 13 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Hare | 9 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Paredes | 16 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | 6 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Rowland | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gullickson | 35 | 226.1 | 20* | 9 | 3.90 | 91 |
| Walt Terrell | 35 | 218.2 | 12 | 14 | 4.24 | 80 |
| Frank Tanana | 33 | 217.1 | 13 | 12 | 3.77 | 107 |
| Scott Aldred | 11 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 5.18 | 35 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Leiter | 38 | 134.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.21 | 103 |
| John Cerutti | 38 | 88.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.57 | 29 |
| Dan Gakeler | 31 | 73.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.74 | 43 |
| Dan Petry | 17 | 54.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.94 | 18 |
| Steve Searcy | 16 | 40.2 | 1 | 2 | 8.41 | 32 |
| Rusty Meacham | 10 | 27.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.20 | 14 |
| Kevin Ritz | 11 | 15.1 | 0 | 3 | 11.74 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | GF | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Henneman | 60 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 2.88 | 61 |
| Paul Gibson | 68 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 4.59 | 52 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 47 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4.06 | 47 |
| Dave Haas | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Jeff Kaiser | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9.00 | 4 |
| John Kiely | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14.85 | 1 |
| Mike Munoz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.64 | 3 |
| Mike Dalton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 4 |
The following members of the 1991 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked byThe Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
