| 1991 New York Yankees | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Record | 71–91 (.438) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | George Steinbrenner andRobert Nederlander (managing general partner) | |||
| General managers | Gene Michael | |||
| Managers | Stump Merrill | |||
| Television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto,Tom Seaver,Bobby Murcer) MSG (Tony Kubek,Dewayne Staats,Al Trautwig) | |||
| Radio | WABC (AM) (John Sterling,Joe Angel) | |||
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The 1991New York Yankees season was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71–91 finishing 20 games behind theToronto Blue Jays. New York was managed byStump Merrill. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Amateur Club |
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| 5 | 126 | Lyle Mouton | OF | Louisiana State University |
| 9 | 230 | Keith Garagozzo | LHP | University of Delaware |
| 1991 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other Positions | Manager Coaches
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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 | Matt Nokes | 135 | 456 | 122 | .268 | 24 | 77 |
| 1B | Don Mattingly | 152 | 587 | 169 | .288 | 9 | 68 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 158 | 652 | 198 | .304 | 10 | 56 |
| 3B | Pat Kelly | 96 | 298 | 72 | .242 | 3 | 23 |
| SS | Álvaro Espinoza | 148 | 480 | 123 | .256 | 5 | 33 |
| LF | Mel Hall | 141 | 492 | 140 | .285 | 19 | 80 |
| CF | Bernie Williams | 85 | 320 | 76 | .238 | 3 | 34 |
| RF | Jesse Barfield | 84 | 284 | 64 | .225 | 17 | 48 |
| DH | Kevin Maas | 148 | 500 | 110 | .220 | 23 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | 126 | 486 | 130 | .267 | 20 | 69 |
| Hensley Meulens | 96 | 288 | 64 | .222 | 6 | 29 |
| Randy Velarde | 80 | 184 | 45 | .245 | 1 | 15 |
| Bob Geren | 64 | 128 | 28 | .219 | 2 | 12 |
| Pat Sheridan | 62 | 113 | 23 | .204 | 4 | 7 |
| Jim Leyritz | 32 | 77 | 14 | .182 | 0 | 4 |
| Torey Lovullo | 22 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Humphreys | 25 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos Rodríguez | 15 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Blowers | 15 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| John Ramos | 10 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Lusader | 11 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Sanderson | 34 | 208.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.81 | 130 |
| Jeff Johnson | 23 | 127.0 | 6 | 11 | 5.95 | 62 |
| Wade Taylor | 23 | 116.1 | 7 | 12 | 6.27 | 72 |
| Pascual Pérez | 14 | 73.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.18 | 41 |
| Dave Eiland | 18 | 72.2 | 2 | 5 | 5.33 | 18 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 9 | 55.1 | 4 | 4 | 3.90 | 34 |
| Chuck Cary | 10 | 53.1 | 1 | 6 | 5.91 | 34 |
| Andy Hawkins | 4 | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.95 | 5 |
| Mike Witt | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Leary | 28 | 120.2 | 4 | 10 | 6.49 | 83 |
| Eric Plunk | 43 | 111.2 | 2 | 5 | 4.76 | 103 |
| Alan Mills | 6 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.41 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Farr | 60 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 2.19 | 60 |
| Greg Cadaret | 68 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3.62 | 105 |
| John Habyan | 66 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.30 | 70 |
| Lee Guetterman | 64 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3.68 | 35 |
| Steve Howe | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.68 | 34 |
| Rich Monteleone | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.64 | 34 |
| Darrin Chapin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 5 |
| Álvaro Espinoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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