1991 Houston Astros season
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The Houston Astros
' 1991 season
was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West
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The Astros finished 65-97, tying the 1965 and 1975 clubs for the most losses in franchise history. The 1975 team won one fewer game due to a tie.
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
' 1991 season
1991 Major League Baseball season
-Awards and honors:*Most Valuable Player**Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS **Terry Pendleton, Atlanta Braves, 3B *Cy Young Award**Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox **Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves *Rookie of the Year...
was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West
National League West
The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...
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The Astros finished 65-97, tying the 1965 and 1975 clubs for the most losses in franchise history. The 1975 team won one fewer game due to a tie.
Offseason
- October 4, 1990: Bill GullicksonBill GullicksonWilliam Lee Gullickson is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for six different major-league teams, in Canada, the U.S...
was released by the Astros. - January 10, 1991: Glenn DavisGlenn Davis (baseball)Glenn Earl Davis is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. While a member of the Houston Astros in the late 1980s, he finished three times in the top ten in National League MVP balloting . He batted and threw right-handed....
was traded by the Astros to the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
for Curt SchillingCurt SchillingCurtis Montague "Curt" Schilling is a former American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in and won World Series championships in with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in and with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a...
, Steve FinleySteve FinleySteven Allen Finley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Early life:Finley, who grew up in Paducah, Kentucky, attended Paducah Tilghman High School and Southern Illinois University, where he earned a degree in physiology and played for the baseball team from 1984–87.-College, Team USA,...
and Pete HarnischPete HarnischPeter Thomas Harnisch is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Baltimore Orioles:Harnisch studied accounting, and was a star pitcher at Fordham University, compiling a 21-3 college record, 2.29 earned run average and 213 strikeouts in 204 innings pitched...
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Roster
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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 | 149 | 546 | 161 | .295 | 4 | 46 | |
| 1B | 156 | 554 | 163 | .294 | 15 | 82 | |
| 2B | 151 | 461 | 121 | .262 | 4 | 50 | |
| 3B | 152 | 574 | 145 | .253 | 13 | 80 | |
| SS | 78 | 276 | 67 | .243 | 1 | 20 | |
| LF | 137 | 473 | 120 | .254 | 13 | 69 | |
| CF | 159 | 596 | 170 | .285 | 8 | 54 | |
| RF | 44 | 136 | 29 | .213 | 1 | 12 |
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 |
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| 49 | 123 | 25 | .203 | 3 | 16 | |
| 20 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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| 33 | 216.2 | 12 | 9 | 2.70 | 172 | |
| 14 | 72 | 6 | 4 | 5.15 | 49 | |
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 |
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| 32 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 4.71 | 55 | |
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 |
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| 56 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3.81 | 71 | |
| 30 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.78 | 33 | |
| 25 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.03 | 23 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11.25 | 4 |