1991 San Francisco Giants season

The 1991 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 109th season in Major League Baseball, their 34th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 32nd at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 75–87 record, 19 games behind the Atlanta Braves.

1991 San Francisco Giants
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Candlestick Park
City	San Francisco, California
Record	75–87 (.463)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Bob Lurie
General managers	Al Rosen
Managers	Roger Craig
Television	KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald) SportsChannel America (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
Radio	KNBR (Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald, Mike Krukow) KLOK (Tito Fuentes, Eduardo Ortega)
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Offseason

• November 9, 1990: Bud Black signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.^[1]
• December 4, 1990: Dave Righetti signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
• December 4, 1990: Darren Lewis was traded by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Ernest Riles. The Oakland Athletics sent Pedro Pena (minors) (December 17, 1990) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.^[2]
• March 30, 1991: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

• v
• t
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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	94	68	.580	—	48‍–‍33	46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	69	.574	1	54‍–‍27	39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres	84	78	.519	10	42‍–‍39	42‍–‍39
San Francisco Giants	75	87	.463	19	43‍–‍38	32‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds	74	88	.457	20	39‍–‍42	35‍–‍46
Houston Astros	65	97	.401	29	37‍–‍44	28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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	—

Opening Day starters

• Kevin Bass
• Mike Benjamin
• John Burkett
• Will Clark
• Steve Decker
• Willie McGee
• Kevin Mitchell
• Robby Thompson
• Matt Williams^[4]

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1991: William Van Landingham was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1991.^[5]
• June 19, 1991: Rick Reuschel was released by the San Francisco Giants.^[6]

Roster

1991 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 47 Rod Beck 40 Bud Black 49 Jeff Brantley 33 John Burkett 37 Kelly Downs 50 Scott Garrelts 53 Eric Gunderson 36 Gil Heredia 41 Bryan Hickerson 29 Mike LaCoss 48 Paul McClellan 45 Francisco Oliveras 14 Mike Remlinger 48 Rick Reuschel 19 Dave Righetti 31 Don Robinson 46 José Segura 32 Trevor Wilson		Catchers 35 Steve Decker 16 Terry Kennedy  8 Kirt Manwaring Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 18 Mike Benjamin 22 Will Clark 21 Royce Clayton 28 Tom Herr 15 Greg Litton 39 Tony Perezchica  6 Robby Thompson 23 José Uribe  9 Matt Williams		Outfielders 17 Kevin Bass 21 Darnell Coles 25 Mike Felder 26 Mike Kingery  1 Mark Leonard  2 Darren Lewis 51 Willie McGee  7 Kevin Mitchell 28 Rick Parker 39 Ted Wood		Manager 38 Roger Craig Coaches 12 Dusty Baker (hitting) 42 Bill Fahey (third base) 20 Wendell Kim (first base)  5 Bob Lillis (bench) 34 Norm Sherry (pitching)

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
C	Steve Decker	79	233	48	.206	5	24
1B	Will Clark	148	565	170	.301	29	116
2B	Robby Thompson	144	492	129	.262	19	48
3B	Matt Williams	157	589	158	.268	34	98
SS	José Uribe	90	231	51	.221	1	12
LF	Kevin Mitchell	113	371	95	.256	27	69
CF	Willie McGee	131	497	155	.312	4	43
RF	Kevin Bass	124	361	84	.233	10	40

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
Mike Felder	132	348	92	.264	0	18
Dave Anderson	100	226	56	.248	2	13
Darren Lewis	72	222	55	.248	1	15
Kirt Manwaring	67	178	40	.225	0	19
Terry Kennedy	69	171	40	.234	3	13
Mark Leonard	64	129	31	.240	2	14
Greg Litton	59	127	23	.181	1	15
Mike Kingery	91	110	20	.182	0	8
Mike Benjamin	54	106	13	.123	2	8
Tom Herr	32	60	15	.250	0	7
Tony Perezchica	23	48	11	.229	0	3
Royce Clayton	9	26	3	.115	0	2
Ted Wood	10	25	3	.120	0	1
Rick Parker	13	14	1	.071	0	1
Darnell Coles	11	14	3	.214	0	0

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
Bud Black	34	214.1	12	16	3.99	104
John Burkett	36	206.2	12	11	4.18	131
Trevor Wilson	44	202.0	13	11	3.56	139
Paul McClellan	13	71.0	3	6	4.56	44
Mike Remlinger	8	35.0	2	1	4.37	19

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
Don Robinson	34	121.1	5	9	4.38	78
Kelly Downs	45	111.2	10	4	4.19	62
Bryan Hickerson	17	50.0	2	2	3.60	43
Mike LaCoss	18	47.1	1	5	7.23	30
Gil Heredia	7	33.0	0	2	3.82	13
Scott Garrelts	8	19.2	1	1	6.41	8
Rick Reuschel	4	10.2	0	2	4.22	4

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
Dave Righetti	61	2	7	24	3.39	51
Jeff Brantley	67	5	2	15	2.45	81
Francisco Oliveras	55	6	6	3	3.86	48
Rod Beck	31	1	1	1	3.78	38
José Segura	11	0	1	0	4.41	10
Eric Gunderson	2	0	0	1	5.40	2
Greg Litton	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Award winners

• Will Clark, National League Leader, Slugging (.536)
• Robby Thompson 2B, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	Duane Espy
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Bill Evers
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Ron Wotus
A	Clinton Giants	Midwest League	Jack Mull
A-Short Season	Everett Giants	Northwest League	Rob Ellis and Mike Bubalo
Rookie	AZL Giants	Arizona League	Nelson Rood

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Shreveport, Clinton^[7]