| 1991 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |||
| City | Philadelphia | |||
| Record | 78–84 (.481) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Bill Giles | |||
| General managers | Lee Thomas | |||
| Managers | Nick Leyva,Jim Fregosi | |||
| Television | WTXF-TV (Harry Kalas,Richie Ashburn,Andy Musser) PRISM (Chris Wheeler, Jim Barniak,Garry Maddox) SportsChannel Philadelphia (Jim Fregosi,Andy Musser) | |||
| Radio | WOGL (Harry Kalas,Richie Ashburn,Andy Musser,Chris Wheeler) | |||
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The1991Philadelphia Phillies season was the 109th season in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a 78–84 record. This was also the last season the team wore the 1970–91 era uniforms. The next season, the Phillies would bring back the old Whiz Kids era uniforms, which has remained their current uniform to this day.
On April 28, 1991, the Phillies recorded the first triple play in the history of Veterans Stadium.[3]Tony Gwynn lined to second basemanRandy Ready. Ready stepped on second, and although he could have tagged the runner, threw to first basemanRicky Jordan.[4]
On May 6, 1991,Lenny Dykstra slammed his Mercedes-Benz red sports car into two trees while driving home from a bachelor party.[5] Dykstra suffered three broken ribs, a broken right collarbone and a broken right cheekbone. A broken rib punctured a lung and his heart was bruised, according to doctors.[5] Phillies' catcherDarren Daulton was also in the car with Dykstra. Daulton suffered a broken left eye socket, a scratched left cornea and a heart bruise, doctors said.[5]
On May 23, 1991,Tommy Greene threw a no-hitter against theMontreal Expos in Montreal. Greene was starting for only the second time in the season and 15th time in his major league career. He became the first visiting pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in Montreal's history as the Phillies defeated the Expos, 2–0 before anOlympic Stadium crowd of 8,833. Greene was pitching in place ofDanny Cox who had suffered a pulled groin in his last start. Greene walked seven batters but also struck out 10.[6]
Playing against theCincinnati Reds on June 14, 1991,Von Hayes was hit by a pitch byTom Browning[7] which broke his arm. Hayes returned to action on September 6, 1991, against Houston. Hayes was traded to theCalifornia Angels in the off-season but Hayes would later cite Browning's pitch as ending his career, "I broke my arm when I was hit by a pitch from Tom Browning... and I was finished. I tried to make a comeback (with California) in 1992, but it was no good."[8]
From July 30 to August 12, the Phillies won 13 straight games, tying the franchise record (in the modern era) set by the 1977 Phillies. The Phillies swept the Montreal Expos twice during the streak and made up nine games in the standings. The streak also helped them move from last place in the NL East to third by season's end.
On October 6, 1991, the most strikeouts were recorded against the Phillies in franchise history asDavid Cone oftheir division rivalNew York Mets struck out 19,[9] tying a then-National League record for most strikeouts in a game, set bySteve Carlton against theMets in their championship season of1969 andTom Seaver the following year.[9] It was also the most strikeouts ever recorded by a pitcher at Veterans Stadium.[9] The Mets won the game 7–0.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 52–32 | 46–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 52–32 | 32–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 47–36 | 31–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 83 | .481 | 20 | 46–37 | 31–46 |
| New York Mets | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20½ | 40–42 | 37–42 |
| Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 26½ | 33–35 | 38–55 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 10–7 | 11–6 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–11 | 8–4 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 | |||||
| Houston | 5–13 | 3–9 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
| New York | 3–9 | 6–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | — | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–3 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | |||||
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| 1991 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | 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 |
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| C | Darren Daulton | 89 | 285 | 56 | .196 | 12 | 42 |
| 1B | John Kruk | 152 | 538 | 158 | .294 | 21 | 92 |
| 2B | Mickey Morandini | 98 | 325 | 81 | .249 | 1 | 20 |
| 3B | Charlie Hayes | 142 | 460 | 106 | .230 | 12 | 53 |
| SS | Dickie Thon | 146 | 539 | 136 | .252 | 9 | 44 |
| LF | Wes Chamberlain | 101 | 383 | 92 | .240 | 13 | 50 |
| CF | Lenny Dykstra | 63 | 246 | 73 | .297 | 3 | 12 |
| RF | Dale Murphy | 153 | 544 | 137 | .252 | 18 | 81 |
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 |
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| Ricky Jordan | 101 | 301 | 82 | .272 | 9 | 49 |
| Von Hayes | 77 | 284 | 64 | .225 | 0 | 21 |
| Randy Ready | 76 | 205 | 51 | .249 | 1 | 20 |
| Wally Backman | 94 | 185 | 45 | .243 | 0 | 15 |
| Steve Lake | 58 | 158 | 36 | .228 | 1 | 11 |
| Dave Hollins | 56 | 151 | 45 | .298 | 6 | 21 |
| Darrin Fletcher | 46 | 136 | 31 | .228 | 1 | 12 |
| John Morris | 85 | 127 | 28 | .220 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Lindeman | 65 | 95 | 32 | .337 | 0 | 12 |
| Rod Booker | 28 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 0 | 7 |
| Braulio Castillo | 28 | 52 | 9 | .173 | 0 | 2 |
| Sil Campusano | 15 | 35 | 4 | .114 | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Batiste | 10 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Jones | 28 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Schu | 17 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Lindsey | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 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 |
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| Terry Mulholland | 34 | 232.0 | 16 | 13 | 3.61 | 142 |
| Tommy Greene | 36 | 207.2 | 13 | 7 | 3.38 | 154 |
| José DeJesús | 31 | 181.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.42 | 118 |
| Danny Cox | 23 | 102.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.57 | 46 |
| Pat Combs | 14 | 64.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.90 | 41 |
| Jason Grimsley | 12 | 61.0 | 1 | 7 | 4.87 | 42 |
| Alan Ashby | 8 | 42.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.00 | 26 |
| Cliff Brantley | 6 | 31.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.41 | 25 |
| Dave LaPoint | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bruce Ruffin | 31 | 119.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.78 | 85 |
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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| Mitch Williams | 69 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 2.34 | 84 |
| Joe Boever | 68 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.84 | 89 |
| Wally Ritchie | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.59 | 6 |
| Roger McDowell | 38 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.20 | 28 |
| Darrel Akerfelds | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.26 | 31 |
| Steve Searcy | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 21 |
| Mike Hartley | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.76 | 19 |
| Tim Mauser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.59 | 6 |
| Amalio Carreño | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 |