1991 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium
CitySan Diego
Record84–78 (.519)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersTom Werner
General managersJoe McIlvaine
ManagersGreg Riddoch
TelevisionKUSI-TV
(Rick Monday, Jerry Coleman)
San Diego Cable Sports Network
(Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
XHBJ-TV
(Rafael Munoz, Victor Villa)
RadioKFMB (AM)
(Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Rick Monday, Ted Leitner)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Jr., Gustavo Lopez Moreno, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
Seasons

The 1991 San Diego Padres season was the 23rd season in franchise history.

Offseason

Blockbuster Deal

On December 4, 1990, the Padres traded second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernández. Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick and Padres GM Joe McIlvaine originally talked about just trading Joe Carter for Fred McGriff.[4] The Padres were losing Jack Clark and needed a new first baseman. The Blue Jays had John Olerud ready to take over at first base but were losing outfielder George Bell. Gillick decided to up the ante by trying to get Roberto Alomar. Gillick figured that with Garry Templeton in the twilight of his career, Fernández would be an adequate replacement.[4] Alomar feuded with Padres manager Greg Riddoch and the thinking was that Bip Roberts and Joey Cora could platoon at second base.[4] Alomar and Carter would go on to help the Toronto Blue Jays win the 1992 World Series and 1993 World Series.

Regular season

  • Atlanta Braves pitchers Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena combined for a no-hitter on September 11, 1991 in a 1-0 shutout win over the San Diego Padres. The 13th no-hitter in Braves franchise history, attendance was 20,477 at Fulton-County Stadium.[5]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 9468 0.580 — 48–33 46–35
Los Angeles Dodgers 9369 0.574 1 54–27 39–42
San Diego Padres 8478 0.519 10 42–39 42–39
San Francisco Giants 7587 0.463 19 43–38 32–49
Cincinnati Reds 7488 0.457 20 39–42 35–46
Houston Astros 6597 0.401 29 37–44 28–53

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League record

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —6–611–713–57–115–79–35–79–311–79–99–3
Chicago 6–6—4–89–32–1010–711–68–107–114–86–610–8
Cincinnati 7–118–4—9–96–126–65–79–32–108–1010–84–8
Houston 5–133–99–9—8–102–107–57–54–86–129–95–7
Los Angeles 11–710–212–610–8—5–77–57–57–510–88–106–6
Montreal 7–57–106–610–27–5—4–144–146–126–67–57–11
New York 3–96–117–55–75–714–4—11–76–127–56–67–11
Philadelphia 7-510–83–95–75–714–47–11—6–129–36–66–12
Pittsburgh 3–911–710–28–45–712–612–612–6—7–57–511–7
San Diego 7–118–410–812–68–106–65–73–95–7—11–79–3
San Francisco 9–96–68–109–910–85–76–66–65–77–11—4–8
St. Louis 3–98–108–47–56–611–711–712–67–113–98–4—

Notable transactions

Roster

1991 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
CBenito Santiago152580155.2671787
1BFred McGriff153528147.27831106
2BBip Roberts117424119.281332
3BScott Coolbaugh6018039.217215
SSTony Fernández145558152.272438
LFJerald Clark11836984.2281047
CFDarrin Jackson12235994.2622149
RFTony Gwynn134530168.317462

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
Tim Teufel9730770.2281142
Thomas Howard10628170.249422
Jack Howell5816033.206616
Paul Faries5713023.17707
Shawn Abner5311519.16515
Kevin Ward4410726.24328
Craig Shipley379125.27516
Jim Presley20598.13615
Tom Lampkin385811.19003
Oscar Azócar385714.24609
Garry Templeton325711.19316
José Mota17368.22202
Dann Bilardello15267.26905
Jim Vatcher17204.20002
Marty Barrett12163.18813
Mike Aldrete12150.00001
Brian Dorsett11121.08301
Phil Stephenson1172.28600

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
Andy Benes33223.015113.03167
Bruce Hurst31221.21583.29141
Dennis Rasmussen24146.26133.7475
Greg W. Harris20133.0952.2395
Ed Whitson1378.2465.0340
Adam Peterson1354.2344.4537
Ricky Bones1154.0464.8331
Eric Nolte622.03211.0515
Atlee Hammaker14.2015.791

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
José Meléndez3193.2853.2760
Derek Lilliquist614.1028.797

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
Craig Lefferts5416233.9148
Mike Maddux647252.4657
Rich Rodriguez643103.2640
Larry Andersen3834132.3040
John Costello271003.0924
Wes Gardner140117.089
Pat Clements121003.778
Jim Lewis120004.1510
Steve Rosenberg101106.946
Jeremy Hernandez90020.009
Tim Scott20009.001
Darrin Jackson10009.000

Awards and honors

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Jim Riggleman
AA Wichita Wranglers Texas League Steve Lubratich
A High Desert Mavericks California League Bruce Bochy
A Waterloo Diamonds Midwest League Bryan Little
A Charleston Rainbows South Atlantic League Dave Trembley
A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Gene Glynn
Rookie AZL Padres Arizona League Ken Berry

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Desert[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Seminara Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  2. ↑ Scott Coolbaugh at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Jim Vatcher at Baseball Reference
  4. 1 2 3 Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.261, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  5. ↑ 100 Things Braves Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die: Revised and Updated, Jack Wilkinson, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2019, ISBN 978-1-62937-694-3, p.172
  6. ↑ "1991 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  7. 1 2 Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Shawn Abner at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ 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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