1991 AL Newspaper Recap with Standings and League Leaders

September 27, 1991

 The Detroit Tigers won their game against Cleveland last night 9-1. Toronto had the day off and now trails Detroit by 3.5 games. Chicago and Minnesota both had the day off so the White Sox still hold a 5 game lead over the Twins.
 The race for AL Batting Champion is still a close contest between Julio Franco and Cal Ripken. Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. has also now joined the battle. Cecil Fielder hit his MLB leading 51st Homerun tonight and also added 3 RBI to his MLB leading total of 133.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1991 American League                 Date: 9/27/1991
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1991 DEA  91  61    J.Franco  TEA .350  C.Fielder DEA   51  C.Fielder DEA  133
1991 TOA  88  65    C.Ripken  BAA .348  J.Canseco OAA   42  F.Thomas  CHA  113
1991 MLA  72  79    K.Griffey SEA .344  F.Thomas  CHA   35  R.Sierra  TEA  110
1991 BOA  72  80    R.Palmeir TEA .339  C.Ripken  BAA   34  R.Palmeir TEA  107
1991 BAA  70  82    K.Puckett MNA .335  M.McGwire OAA   34  C.Ripken  BAA  106
1991 CLA  68  83
1991 NYA  61  91    WINS                SAVES               ERA
                    T.Candiot TOA   23  R.Aguiler MNA   39  R.Clemens BOA 2.08
1991 CHA  93  59    K.Tapani  MNA   21  D.Eckersl OAA   37  T.Candiot TOA 2.35
1991 MNA  88  64    R.Clemens BOA   19  J.Reardon BOA   35  N.Ryan    TEA 2.58
1991 SEA  80  72    M.Langsto CAA   19  B.Harvey  CAA   32  J.McDowel CHA 2.65
1991 KCA  74  79    S.Erickso MNA   18  J.Montgom KCA   31  B.Wegman  MLA 2.76
1991 CAA  74  79
1991 TEA  70  82    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
1991 OAA  64  89    B.Harper  MNA   17  R.Henders OAA   64  R.Clemens BOA  242
                    P.Plantie BOA   16  L.Polonia CAA   61  N.Ryan    TEA  233
                    D.Pasqua  CHA   12  R.Alomar  TOA   52  J.McDowel CHA  213
                    S.Sax     NYA   10  T.Raines  CHA   51  R.Johnson SEA  207
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  L.Johnson CHA   39  M.Langsto CAA  183
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOA  1  at  BAA  3  BAA-Rhodes(2-1, 4.50) at DEA-Terrell(9-9, 5.80)
BOA  7  at  BAA  4  BOA-Morton(0-7, 8.42) at MLA-Bosio(13-11, 4.11)
CAA  6  at  KCA  1  CAA-McCaski(4-13, 5.29) at KCA-Saberha(13-9, 2.88)
CLA  1  at  DEA  9  MNA-Tapani(21-7, 3.47) at TOA-Guzman(13-3, 2.07)
NYA  1  at  MLA  2  NYA-Perez(3-5, 5.54) at CLA-Swindel(8-19, 3.91)
TEA  4  at  OAA  6  SEA-Fleming(1-2, 7.04) at CHA-McDowel(16-7, 2.65)
                    TEA-Guzman(7-11, 4.08) at OAA-Darling(2-3, 4.07)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Henderson   OAA TEA  4  2  2  4  0  0  2  0
C.Fielder     DEA CLA  5  2  3  3  0  0  1  0
C.Martinez    BAA BOA  3  1  1  2  0  1  1  0
M.Vaughn      BOA BAA  4  1  1  3  0  0  1  0
L.Rivera      BOA BAA  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Tanana      DEA CLA  7.0  3  1  1  1  5  0 W  
B.Wegman      MLA NYA  9.0  4  1  1  0  3  1 W  
M.Fetters     CAA KCA  8.2  5  1  1  2  4  0 W  
T.Mathews     TEA OAA  3.2  1  0  0  1  6  0    
T.Frohwirth   BAA BOA  1.2  1  0  0  0  2  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Belle       CLA .457 35 16 15  2  6  M.Timlin      TOA  5  3  0  1 12  0 001
J.Gonzalez    TEA .345 29 10  8  7  4  F.Tanana      DEA 16  4  1  2  8  0 200
B.Downing     TEA .364 22  8  6  5  2  S.Radinsky    CHA  7  3  0  0  5  0 101
G.Brett       KCA .524 42 22 17  2  2  N.Ryan        TEA 15  5  2  9 20  0 100
D.Tartabull   KCA .267 30  8  8 10  2  J.Guzman      TOA 17  8  4  7 17  0 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Kirby       CLA .080 25  2  3  0  0  B.Krueger     SEA  5 14 14  8  3  3 020
A.Davis       SEA .125 32  4  2  1  0  W.Terrell     DEA  7 18 15  3  3  2 020
B.Jacoby      OAA .154 26  4  2  0  0  D.Stewart     OAA  9 17 13  3  2  3 020
G.Gaetti      CAA .128 39  5  2  3  0  B.Bohanon     TEA  6 14 10  1  5  0 020
D.White       TOA .132 38  5  3  2  0  O.Boyd        TEA  5 12  6  2  1  2 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1991 AL Game Stories and Standings

September 25, 1991

 Mark Leiter and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians tonight 4-1. Leiter went the distance for Detroit in a well pitched game. Meanwhile out in California, the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 4-2 contest to the Angels. Toronto now trails Detroit by 3 games in the AL East.
 The Chicago White Sox crushed the Twins in Minnesota for the second straight night, winning their game 10-3. The red-hot White Sox have now won 8 in a row and lead Minnesota by 5 games in the AL West.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1991 American League                Date: 9/25/1991
 
CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 0 1 1  0 2 1  0 3 2  - 10 18  0
Twins........... 1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  3  7  3
Win:Fernandez(8-12) Loss:Anderson(7-11) Save:Radinsky(9th)
Homeruns- B.Jackson(3rd), C.Fisk(21st), S.Mack(18th)
 
Scott Radinsky pitched 3 strong innings and left fielder Tim Raines had 4 hits
and 2 RBI as the blistering-hot Chicago White Sox bested the Minnesota Twins
10 to 3 at Metrodome.
 
Minnesota was unable to claim the lead after Chicago went ahead in the 5th
inning when they came up with 2 runs on 2 hits.  The highlight belonged to
Carlton Fisk who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he popped a
two-run clout over the fence.  Radinsky came throught with a perfect ninth
inning to earn his 9th save.  
 
The winning pitcher was Alex Fernandez(8-12) who allowed 3 runs in 6 innings.
Allan Anderson(7-11) was the loser.  He pitched 5 innings giving up 11 hits
and no walks.
 
No one has been able to stop Chicago lately as they lengthened their winning
streak to 8 games.
 
 
TORONTO AT CALIFORNIA
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
Angels.......... 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 1    -  4  4  2
Win:Langston(19-10) Loss:Key(13-10)
Homeruns- S.Abner-2(3rd)
 
Center fielder Shawn Abner rocketed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Mark Langston
retired 10 batters on strikeouts at Anaheim Stadium where the California
Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4 to 2.
 
It was a good day for California thanks to Abner.  He smacked a three-run
homer in the 2nd inning and delivered a solo blast in the 8th inning.
California had only 4 hits for the game.  
 
The victory was credited to Langston(19-10) who went the distance, allowing 2
runs. Jimmy Key(13-10) took the loss.  He was stingy with the baserunners,
allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk in 7 and 2/3 innings.
 
Cito Gaston was upset after the game.  'I don't like to complain but did you
see that umpires strike zone?', he said.  'Maybe they ought to start calling
the strike zone the way it's printed in the rule book.'
 
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  2  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 3  0 0    -  4 16  0
Win:Leiter(8-5) Loss:Jones(1-8)
 
Mark Leiter tossed a fine 2 hitter as the Detroit Tigers defeated the
Cleveland Indians by a score of 4 to 1 at Tiger Stadium.
 
In the 6th inning Detroit scored 3 runs when they had 6 base hits.  Lou
Whitaker led off and got things going when he stroked a base-hit.  Cecil
Fielder stepped up to the plate and he doubled.  Mickey Tettleton then ripped
a single which was good for two runs.  After an out was recorded, Travis
Fryman came to bat and banged out a single.  After another out, Milt Cuyler
came up and he lined a one-base hit scoring the final run of the inning.
Detroit rapped out 16 hits for the night.  
 
The win was credited to Leiter(8-5) who went the whole way allowing 1 run. The
loss was charged to Doug Jones(1-8).  Detroit now has a record of a division
leading 90-61.  Cleveland has a record of 68-82 after the loss.
 

 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 American League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Detroit DEA             90  61  .596 ----     8    77  74 .510   84  78 .519
1991 Toronto TOA             88  65  .575  3.0          85  68 .556   91  71 .562
1991 Milwaukee MLA           71  79  .473 18.5          73  77 .487   83  79 .512
1991 Boston BOA              71  79  .473 18.5          81  69 .540   84  78 .519
1991 Baltimore BAA           69  81  .460 20.5          63  87 .420   67  95 .414
1991 Cleveland CLA           68  82  .453 21.5          52  98 .347   57 105 .352
1991 New York NYA            61  90  .404 29.0          65  86 .430   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Chicago CHA             93  59  .612 ----     6    83  69 .546   87  75 .537
1991 Minnesota MNA           88  64  .579  5.0          91  61 .599   95  67 .586
1991 Seattle SEA             80  72  .526 13.0          76  76 .500   83  79 .512
1991 Kansas City KCA         74  78  .487 19.0          77  75 .507   82  80 .506
1991 California CAA          73  79  .480 20.0          76  76 .500   81  81 .500
1991 Texas TEA               70  81  .464 22.5          80  71 .530   85  77 .525
1991 Oakland OAA             63  89  .414 30.0          80  72 .526   84  78 .519
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     69   81  .460 38-38 31-43 16-21 53-60 10-10 23-31     4-6     Won 1
BOA     71   79  .473 40-35 31-44 19-22 52-57 12-11 25-24     5-5     Lost 2
CAA     73   79  .480 44-34 29-45 24-17 49-62  8- 7 20-20     4-6     Won 2
CHA     93   59  .612 46-28 47-31 23-20 70-39 15-11 31-23     8-2     Won 8
CLA     68   82  .453 38-36 30-46 21-21 47-61  8- 9 22-30     5-5     Lost 3
DEA     90   61  .596 49-27 41-34 25-15 65-46  8- 4 32-21     5-5     Won 3
KCA     74   78  .487 44-30 30-48 21-23 53-55  6- 9 16-27     5-5     Won 4
MLA     71   79  .473 41-34 30-45 21-20 50-59  3- 5 18-18     6-4     Won 2
MNA     88   64  .579 46-32 42-32 23-17 65-47  5- 8 20-19     7-3     Lost 2
NYA     61   90  .404 30-45 31-45 22-30 39-60 11-11 28-31     4-6     Lost 2
OAA     63   89  .414 31-46 32-43 19-22 44-67  9- 8 29-21     3-7     Lost 4
SEA     80   72  .526 47-31 33-41 21-18 59-54  6- 8 30-27     4-6     Won 1
TEA     70   81  .464 40-34 30-47 24-17 46-64  6- 9 20-30     3-7     Lost 1
TOA     88   65  .575 47-28 41-37 22-23 66-42 10- 7 32-24     5-5     Lost 2
TOTAL 1059 1059  .500
HOME   581  478  .549
ROAD   478  581  .451
LEFT   301  286  .513
RIGHT  758  773  .495
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      9- 9 11-16 13-15 13-14 13-16 10-11   28-38  41-43   690   717  -27
BOA      6-12 10-18 14-13 13-14 16-13 12- 9   37-29  34-50   684   683   +1
CAA     12- 8 12-15 12-15 13-13 13-16 11-12   33-38  40-41   631   667  -36
CHA     10- 7 17-10 18-11 14-13 19-11 15- 7   46-22  47-37   774   614 +160
CLA      6-11 14-13 10-18 11-16 17-13 10-11   29-37  39-45   621   649  -28
DEA      9-10 18- 9 18-10 15-11 17-13 13- 8   36-31  54-30   785   713  +72
KCA     15- 4 14-13 13-14 12-14  9-20 11-13   29-39  45-39   680   661  +19
MLA      7-12 11-16 12-15 10-17 18-11 13- 8   37-29  34-50   669   724  -55
MNA     11- 9 15-13 19- 9 14-12 15-14 14- 7   42-32  46-32   775   677  +98
NYA      5-12 10-17  8-19 17- 9 14-17  7-16   27-40  34-50   653   798 -145
OAA      7-13 15-12 12-16 12-15 11-18  6-15   25-43  38-46   654   818 -164
SEA     12- 9 18- 9 11-16 16-11 17-11  6-16   35-33  45-39   699   686  +13
TEA     11- 5 13-14 15-12  9-18 12-19 10-13   32-35  38-46   795   781  +14
TOA     11-10 12-15 18-10 17- 9 15-14 15- 7   44-34  44-31   654   576  +78
 
 

1991 AL Game Stories and Standings

September 24, 1991

 The Detroit Tigers came from behind and defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-6 tonight in Detroit. Coupled with Toronto's 5-4 loss in 14 innings to the California Angels, Detroit now has a 2 game lead over the 2nd place Blue Jays in the AL East. In other game news tonight, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-1. The game was a scoreless affair until the 8th inning when the White Sox scored 4 runs. Chicago now holds a 4 game lead over Minnesota in the AL West.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1991 American League                Date: 9/24/1991
 
CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 3  -  7 10  0
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  6  1
Win:McDowell(16-7) Loss:Erickson(18-8) Save:Thigpen(30th)
Homeruns- D.Pasqua(29th)
 
In a one-sided affiar at Metrodome the final score was the red-hot Chicago
White Sox 7, the Minnesota Twins 1.
 
Chicago scored the decisive runs in a big top of the 8th inning when they came
up with 4 runs on 4 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Dan
Pasqua who silenced the crowd when he launched a three-run homer.  The teams
had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 8th inning.  
 
The victory was credited to Jack McDowell(16-7) who went 7 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Bobby Thigpen earned the save, his 30th.  The losing pitcher
was Scott Erickson(18-8).  
 
 
KANSAS CITY AT OAKLAND
Royals.......... 2 2 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  7 12  0
A's............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  8  0
Win:Appier(13-9) Loss:Slusarski(2-10)
 
In a lop-sided win the Kansas City Royals ripped the Oakland A's by a 7 to 1
count.
 
Kansas City claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring 2 runners on 4
hits.  That was all the offense they were to need.  Kansas City finished with
12 hits while Oakland ended up with 8.  
 
Kevin Appier(13-9) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Joe
Slusarski(2-10) was the losing pitcher.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 12
hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
 
NEW YORK AT MILWAUKEE
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  0
Brewers......... 0 2 0  0 2 1  0 0    -  5  6  0
Win:Eldred(1-0) Loss:Plunk(6-6) Save:August(1st)
Homeruns- J.Gantner(3rd)
 
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the hopeless New York Yankees by a score of 5
to 1 at County Stadium.
 
Cal Eldred(1-0) was solid if not spectacular.  He went 5 innings allowing 6
hits and 2 walks.  Milwaukee won despite being out-hit by New York 9 hits to
6.  
 
Don August got the save, his 1st.  Eric Plunk(6-6) was given the loss. He
allowed 5 runs and 6 hits in 5 and 1/3 innings.
 
TEXAS AT SEATTLE
Rangers......... 0 1 1  2 4 2  0 0 0  - 10 15  0
Mariners........ 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  0
Win:Brown(12-10) Loss:Krueger(8-11) Save:Mathews(3rd)
Homeruns- B.Downing-2(16th), J.Franco(18th), D.Palmer(16th)
 
Brian Downing cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Terry Mathews pitched 3
strong innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners 10 to 1 at
The Kingdome.
 
Downing provided the offensive punch.  He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' in
the 3rd inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 5th inning.
For the game Texas out-hit Seattle 15 to 9.  
 
Kevin Brown(12-10) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 6 innings. Mathews
recorded the save, his 3rd.  Bill Krueger(8-11) was tagged with the loss.  He
surrended 3 homeruns in his 4 innings.  
 
 
TORONTO AT CALIFORNIA
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 -  4  8  1
Angels.......... 2 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  5 13  2
Win:Bailes(6-0) Loss:Ward(2-4)
Homeruns- R.Alomar(10th), D.Winfield(30th)
 
The California Angels nipped the Toronto Blue Jays in 14 innings 5 to 4 at
Anaheim Stadium in a hard fought contest.
 
The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings.  California came out the
victor in the 14th inning.  After two were out Gary Gaetti drew a walk.  Dave
Gallagher stepped up next and he doubled resulting in an exciting win for
California and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans.
California had 13 hits for the game and Toronto had 8.  
 
The victory went to Scott Bailes(6-0) who went 3 and 2/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Duane Ward(2-4) was tagged with the loss in relief.  
 
 
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
Indians......... 2 3 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  6  9  3
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  4 1 0  0 2    -  7 10  1
Win:Haas(1-0) Loss:Olin(1-4) Save:Henneman(24th)
Homeruns- C.Baerga(16th), L.Whitaker-2(23rd)
 
Second baseman Lou Whitaker smashed 2 homeruns as the Detroit Tigers topped
the Cleveland Indians by a score of 7 to 6 at Tiger Stadium.
 
Detroit had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 8th inning plating 2
runs using 2 hits.  Mickey Tettleton led off and started the rally when he
drew a walk. Barnes ran for Tettleton and Sparky Anderson called for a steal
that was successful. Lloyd Moseby then ripped a base-knock bringing in a run.
Travis Fryman laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Scott Livingstone came up to bat and
doubled scoring the final run of the inning.  Mike Henneman was great in
relief and recorded his 24th save.  
 
Dave Haas(1-0) went 3 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Steve
Olin(1-4) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk
in 1 and 1/3 innings.  
 
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 American League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Detroit DEA             89  61  .593 ----    10    77  73 .513   84  78 .519
1991 Toronto TOA             88  64  .579  2.0          84  68 .553   91  71 .562
1991 Boston BOA              71  79  .473 18.0          81  69 .540   84  78 .519
1991 Milwaukee MLA           70  79  .470 18.5          73  76 .490   83  79 .512
1991 Baltimore BAA           69  81  .460 20.0          63  87 .420   67  95 .414
1991 Cleveland CLA           68  81  .456 20.5          51  98 .342   57 105 .352
1991 New York NYA            61  89  .407 28.0          64  86 .427   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Chicago CHA             92  59  .609 ----     8    82  69 .543   87  75 .537
1991 Minnesota MNA           88  63  .583  4.0          91  60 .603   95  67 .586
1991 Seattle SEA             79  72  .523 13.0          76  75 .503   83  79 .512
1991 Kansas City KCA         73  78  .483 19.0          77  74 .510   82  80 .506
1991 California CAA          72  79  .477 20.0          76  75 .503   81  81 .500
1991 Texas TEA               70  80  .467 21.5          79  71 .527   85  77 .525
1991 Oakland OAA             63  88  .417 29.0          79  72 .523   84  78 .519
 
 
 


 

1991 NL Standings and League Leaders

September 24, 1991

  The Pittsburgh Pirates are the first team in MLB to Win 100 games in this 1991 season. The red-hot Pirates won their 8th game in a row tonight 4-1 against the New York Mets, resulting in Pittsburgh's 100th Win. Bobby Bonilla still leads the NL in BAV while a good battle for the HR and RBI title continues. There are now 4 pitchers tied with 18 Wins and 2 with 200+ K's.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 National League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Pittsburgh PIN         100  51  .662 ----  *WON*   92  59 .609   98  64 .605
1991 St. Louis SLN           80  72  .526 20.5          79  73 .520   84  78 .519
1991 Philadelphia PHN        74  78  .487 26.5          72  80 .474   78  84 .481
1991 Montreal MON            70  81  .464 30.0          67  84 .444   71  90 .441
1991 Chicago CHN             66  84  .440 33.5          72  78 .480   77  83 .481
1991 New York NYN            58  92  .387 41.5          72  78 .480   77  84 .478
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Atlanta ATN             97  53  .647 ----  *WON*   85  65 .567   94  68 .580
1991 Los Angeles LAN         83  69  .546 15.0          88  64 .579   93  69 .574
1991 San Diego SDN           76  76  .500 22.0          77  75 .507   84  78 .519
1991 San Francisco SFN       75  77  .493 23.0          70  82 .461   75  87 .463
1991 Cincinnati CIN          71  79  .473 26.0          71  79 .473   74  88 .457
1991 Houston HON             57  95  .375 41.0          62  90 .408   65  97 .401
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     97   53  .647 49-26 48-27 28-15 69-38 12- 4 32-17     5-5     Lost 1
CHN     66   84  .440 32-47 34-37 30-34 36-50  4- 9 19-19     7-3     Won 3
CIN     71   79  .473 35-40 36-39 22-29 49-50  9-10 19-24     7-3     Won 4
HON     57   95  .375 25-52 32-43 21-36 36-59  7- 8 21-31     4-6     Lost 1
LAN     83   69  .546 42-33 41-36 28-33 55-36  7- 9 25-22     4-6     Won 2
MON     70   81  .464 29-39 41-42 21-27 49-54  5-10 19-28     5-5     Won 1
NYN     58   92  .387 29-48 29-44 21-37 37-55 11- 9 19-29     4-6     Lost 2
PHN     74   78  .487 36-41 38-37 25-34 49-44 13- 7 29-18     4-6     Lost 6
PIN    100   51  .662 49-26 51-25 31-16 69-35 20- 8 26-24     9-1     Won 8
SDN     76   76  .500 36-41 40-35 29-23 47-53  3-19 30-24     3-7     Lost 2
SFN     75   77  .493 38-37 37-40 21-26 54-51 13- 6 27-25     6-4     Won 1
SLN     80   72  .526 39-38 41-34 36-33 44-39  8-13 27-32     3-7     Lost 1
TOTAL  907  907  .500
HOME   439  468  .484
ROAD   468  439  .516
LEFT   313  343  .477
RIGHT  594  564  .513
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv  RUNS AGNST DIFF
ATN     10- 8 18- 8 18-11 18- 8 21- 9 12- 9   46-32  51-21   765   635 +130
CHN      8-13 11-15 12-16 13-12 12-17 10-11   36-42  30-42   635   734  -99
CIN     11- 8 14-13 13-15  7-17 14-17 12- 9   40-38  31-41   627   662  -35
HON      7-12  6-22 14-14  7-18 13-16 10-13   32-48  25-47   560   722 -162
LAN     11- 9 16-11 17-10 18- 8  9-20 12-11   41-39  42-30   655   569  +86
MON     12- 8 12-15 11-17 10-15 13-15 12-11   35-44  35-37   617   649  -32
NYN     10-10 13-12 11-17  7-20  8-21  9-12   33-45  25-47   629   714  -85
PHN     12- 9 15-11 12-16 10-15 16-13  9-14   36-44  38-34   565   644  -79
PIN     11- 9 16- 9 17-10 20- 7 21- 8 15- 8   59-20  41-31   774   577 +197
SDN     10-11 10-18 14-14 15- 9 16-13 11-11   41-39  35-37   581   587   -6
SFN      8-12 15-13 11-16 13-11 14-16 14- 9   38-42  37-35   618   632  -14
SLN     10-11 13-12 17-11 14-12 18-10  8-16   38-42  42-30   678   579  +99
 
 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1991 National League                 Date: 9/24/1991
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1991 PIN 100  51    B.Bonilla PIN .344  H.Johnson NYN   38  B.Bonds   PIN  115
1991 SLN  80  72    T.Pendlet ATN .335  R.Gant    ATN   37  R.Gant    ATN  112
1991 PHN  74  78    T.Gwynn   SDN .320  M.William SFN   36  H.Johnson NYN  102
1991 MON  70  81    C.Sabo    CIN .315  B.Bonds   PIN   35  D.Strawbe LAN   98
1991 CHN  66  84    W.Clark   SFN .312  A.Dawson  CHN   31  W.Clark   SFN   98
1991 NYN  58  92
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1991 ATN  97  53    G.Maddux  CHN   18  L.Smith   SLN   36  T.Mulholl PHN 2.30
1991 LAN  83  69    Z.Smith   PIN   18  M.William PHN   32  J.Rijo    CIN 2.49
1991 SDN  76  76    C.Leibran ATN   18  J.Brantle SFN   29  A.Benes   SDN 2.57
1991 SFN  75  77    M.Morgan  LAN   18  S.Belinda PIN   23  G.Maddux  CHN 2.58
1991 CIN  71  79    A.Benes   SDN   16  R.Dibble  CIN   23  M.Morgan  LAN 2.58
1991 HON  57  95
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Butler  LAN   11  M.Grissom MON   78  D.Cone    NYN  210
                    C.Walker  CHN   10  D.Deshiel MON   71  G.Maddux  CHN  208
                    D.Thon    PHN    7  O.Nixon   ATN   69  A.Benes   SDN  187
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  B.Bonds   PIN   52  P.Harnisc HON  174
                                        R.Lankfor SLN   48  T.Glavine ATN  162
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
LAN  3  at  SDN  1  CIN-Armstro(2-12, 4.96) at ATN-Smoltz(8-13, 4.89)
MON  7  at  SLN  5  CIN-Myers(6-4, 3.57) at ATN-Avery(15-6, 3.95)
PHN  2  at  CHN  7  LAN-Ojeda(10-10, 3.63) at SDN-Benes(16-10, 2.57)
PIN  4  at  NYN  1  MON-Barnes(8-7, 2.85) at SLN-Cormier(4-1, 3.52)
SFN  4  at  HON  3  PHN-Greene(10-9, 4.15) at CHN-Boskie(4-7, 5.76)
                    SFN-Burkett(6-12, 3.97) at HON-Kile(3-13, 4.60)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
F.McGriff     SDN LAN  2  1  1  1  2  0  1  0
J.Bagwell     HON SFN  3  1  1  2  1  0  1  0
D.Thon        PHN CHN  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
R.Thompson    SFN HON  4  1  2  1  1  1  1  0
S.Owen        MON SLN  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Bielecki    CHN PHN  8.0  3  1  1  0  5  1 W  
M.Morgan      LAN SDN  8.0  4  1  1  1  5  1 W  
J.Fassero     MON SLN  1.2  0  0  0  0  2  0   S
M.Hartley     PHN CHN  2.0  0  0  0  1  2  0    
G.Heredia     SFN HON  9.0  4  3  3  2  2  1 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.McGriff     SDN .364 22  8  5 11  2  S.Avery       ATN 17  7  1  1 16  1 100
P.O'Neill     CIN .323 31 10 11  3  5  B.Patterson   PIN  5  3  0  1  9  0 002
B.Bonds       PIN .360 25  9  6  8  1  D.Martinez    MON 15  6  1  3 11  0 100
D.Justice     ATN .269 26  7  7  5  2  M.Morgan      LAN 17 10  2  2 15  1 200
C.Walker      CHN .381 21  8  5  4  1  J.Innis       NYN  8  4  0  2  6  0 001
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Cedeno      HON .075 40  3  2  1  0  B.Sampen      MON  5 16  9  3  2  1 010
R.Belliard    ATN .115 26  3  1  0  0  C.Gardner     HON  5 11  6  4  1  2 020
M.Lemke       ATN .148 27  4  1  1  0  T.Glavine     ATN  9 12 10  6  6  1 020
D.Murphy      PHN .167 36  6  3  0  0  M.Gardner     MON  8 13 11 10  7  3 110
A.Mota        HON .125 24  3  1  2  0  L.Smith       SLN  8 16  8  5  5  1 021
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1991 AL Standings

September 23, 1991

 The Cleveland Indians came into Detroit today for a 4 game series against the 1st place Detroit Tigers. The 2nd place Toronto Blue Jays are out on the west coast with a series starting tonight against the California Angels. Toronto trails Detroit by 1 game. Cleveland is one team that Detroit hasn't had much luck with this season, going 3-6 against the Indians.
 The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins both have the day off before the start of an important series in Minnesota starting tomorrow night. The Twins trail the AL West leading White Sox by 3 games.
 In tonight's games, Bill Gullickson went the distance in Detroit's 4-2 victory over Cleveland and Toronto defeated California 5-3 in 13 innings. Toronto still trails the Tigers by 1 game in the AL East.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Cleveland Indians At 1991 Detroit Tigers             9/23/1991
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Cole CF           4  0  1  0 .297     T.Phillips RF       5  0  1  0 .256  
  F.Fermin SS         4  0  0  0 .273     L.Whitaker 2B       5  1  1  0 .254  
  C.Baerga 2B         4  0  0  0 .306     A.Trammell DH       5  0  1  1 .244  
  A.Belle LF          4  1  1  1 .316     C.Fielder 1B        3  0  0  0 .265  
  M.Aldrete 1B        4  1  2  1 .306     M.Tettleton C       2  2  2  1 .233  
  C.Martinez DH       3  0  0  0 .301     T.Fryman SS         4  1  3  0 .283  
  J.Thome 3B          3  0  1  0 .220     S.Livingstone 3B    4  0  0  0 .303  
  E.Taubensee C       2  0  0  0 .200     L.Moseby LF         4  0  0  0 .192  
A-T.Perezchica PH     1  0  0  0 .438     M.Cuyler CF         4  0  2  2 .252  
B-L.Lopez C           0  0  0  0 .101                                          
  W.Kirby RF          3  0  0  0 .083                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  5  2                 Totals      36  4 10  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Taubensee In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perezchica In 8th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  2
Tigers.......... 0 2 1  0 0 0  1 0    -  4 10  0
 
Indians (68-80)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.King LOSS(10-3)         8      10   4   4   3   5   1 129   3.67
Totals                    8      10   4   4   3   5   1
 
Tigers (88-61)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Gullickson WIN(17-14)   9       5   2   2   0   3   2 127   3.79
Totals                    9       5   2   2   0   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,968 DATE- Monday, September 23rd 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Joe Brinkman, Derryl Cousins, Rocky Roe, Rick Reed
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 4  Tigers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- C.Baerga, J.Thome
DOUBLES- A.Trammell(27th), T.Fryman-2(31st)
HOME RUNS- A.Belle(32nd), M.Aldrete(1st), M.Tettleton(28th)
RBIs- A.Belle(88th), M.Aldrete(17th), A.Trammell(45th), M.Tettleton(80th),
      M.Cuyler-2(53rd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Thome(1st), M.Cuyler-2(36th)
WALKS- C.Fielder, M.Tettleton-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Martinez
STRIKE OUTS- F.Fermin, C.Baerga, A.Belle, L.Whitaker, S.Livingstone-2, L.Moseby,
             M.Cuyler
BALKS- E.King-2
2-out RBI- M.Cuyler-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Taubensee, T.Phillips, S.Livingstone, L.Whitaker, L.Moseby-2,
             C.Fielder, M.Cuyler
TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 1  Tigers: 3 for 17
 
Bill Gullickson pitched a complete game as the amazing Detroit Tigers beat the
Cleveland Indians by a score of 4 to 2.
 
Detroit came up with 2 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning when they had 3
base hits.  The highlight belonged to Milt Cuyler who thrilled the crowd when
he laced a one-base hit bringing in two baserunners.  Detroit finished with
10 hits in the victory.  
 
Gullickson(17-14) lasted until the end allowing 2 runs for the win. Eric
King(10-3) was the loser.  He gave up 10 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.
 
'Gullickson took our guys to school' Mike Hargrove said. 'Too bad he doesn't
pitch for us - it would make my job a whole lot easier!'

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 American League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Detroit DEA             88  61  .591 ----    12    76  73 .510   84  78 .519
1991 Toronto TOA             88  63  .583  1.0          83  68 .550   91  71 .562
1991 Boston BOA              71  79  .473 17.5          81  69 .540   84  78 .519
1991 Milwaukee MLA           69  79  .466 18.5          72  76 .486   83  79 .512
1991 Baltimore BAA           69  81  .460 19.5          63  87 .420   67  95 .414
1991 Cleveland CLA           68  80  .459 19.5          51  97 .345   57 105 .352
1991 New York NYA            61  88  .409 27.0          64  85 .430   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Chicago CHA             91  59  .607 ----    10    82  68 .547   87  75 .537
1991 Minnesota MNA           88  62  .587  3.0          90  60 .600   95  67 .586
1991 Seattle SEA             79  71  .527 12.0          76  74 .507   83  79 .512
1991 Kansas City KCA         72  78  .480 19.0          76  74 .507   82  80 .506
1991 California CAA          71  79  .473 20.0          76  74 .507   81  81 .500
1991 Texas TEA               69  80  .463 21.5          78  71 .523   85  77 .525
1991 Oakland OAA             63  87  .420 28.0          79  71 .527   84  78 .519
 
 
 
 

1991 AL Game and Standings

September 21, 1991

 Frank Tanana threw a 1-hit shutout tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers won a 1-0 nail-biter. Detroit has won 2 in a row while the 2nd place Toronto Blue Jays have lost their last 2. Detroit now has a 2 game lead in the AL East. The Chicago White Sox continue to hold a 3 game lead over Minnesota in the AL West. The Twins have gone a league best 13-5 so far in September but have been unable to gain any ground on the Sox.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Milwaukee Brewers At 1991 Detroit Tigers             9/21/1991
 
  Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Molitor 1B        4  0  1  0 .284     T.Phillips RF       4  1  1  0 .256  
  W.Randolph 2B       4  0  0  0 .359     L.Whitaker 2B       4  0  1  1 .256  
  R.Yount CF          2  0  0  0 .280     A.Trammell SS       4  0  0  0 .245  
  G.Vaughn LF         3  0  0  0 .230     C.Fielder 1B        4  0  1  0 .266  
  R.Dempsey C         3  0  0  0 .178     M.Tettleton C       2  0  1  0 .231  
  D.Bichette RF       3  0  0  0 .265     T.Fryman 3B         3  0  0  0 .279  
  J.Gantner 3B        3  0  0  0 .278     P.Incaviglia DH     3  0  1  0 .223  
  T.McIntosh DH       3  0  0  0 .000   A-S.Barnes PR,DH      0  0  0  0 .360  
  D.Sveum SS          2  0  0  0 .201     L.Moseby LF         3  0  1  0 .195  
B-F.Stubbs PH         1  0  0  0 .196     M.Cuyler CF         3  0  0  0 .251  
C-B.Spiers SS         0  0  0  0 .312                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      30  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Incaviglia In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sveum In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Stubbs In 8th Inning
 
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0    -  1  6  0
 
Brewers (68-78)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Wegman LOSS(14-9)       7 2/3   6   1   1   1   6   0 105   2.84
M.Lee                     0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.65
Totals                    8       6   1   1   1   7   0
 
Tigers (87-60)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Tanana WIN(16-7)        9       1   0   0   1   3   0 110   3.36
Totals                    9       1   0   0   1   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,267 DATE- Saturday, September 21st 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Larry Young, Rich Garcia, Steve Palermo
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Brewers: 3  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brewers: 0  Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- P.Molitor(27th), T.Phillips(26th), L.Moseby(7th)
RBIs- L.Whitaker(67th)
WALKS- R.Yount, M.Tettleton
HIT BY PITCH- R.Yount, M.Tettleton
STRIKE OUTS- R.Yount, G.Vaughn, D.Bichette, T.Phillips, C.Fielder-2,
             M.Tettleton, T.Fryman, M.Cuyler-2
RLISP 2-out- W.Randolph, L.Whitaker, T.Fryman
TEAM RISP- Brewers: 0 for 1  Tigers: 2 for 7
 
Frank Tanana shut down the Milwaukee batters on just 1 hit as the Detroit
Tigers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 1 to 0 at Tiger
Stadium.
 
Tanana(16-7) was simply too much for the Milwaukee batters.  He didn't give up
much, just 1 hit and 1 walk in 9 innings.  The Milwaukee batters didn't put
up a fight in the 9th.  
 
Bill Wegman(14-9) was tagged with the loss.  'I thought it was my best
performance in a long time,' said Tanana. 'I had good command early in the
game. I had my control and composure and everything went well.'

 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 American League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Detroit DEA             87  60  .592 ----    13    75  72 .510   84  78 .519
1991 Toronto TOA             86  63  .577  2.0          82  67 .550   91  71 .562
1991 Boston BOA              71  77  .480 16.5          81  67 .547   84  78 .519
1991 Milwaukee MLA           68  78  .466 18.5          71  75 .486   83  79 .512
1991 Baltimore BAA           68  80  .459 19.5          62  86 .419   67  95 .414
1991 Cleveland CLA           67  79  .459 19.5          50  96 .342   57 105 .352
1991 New York NYA            59  88  .401 28.0          62  85 .422   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Chicago CHA             90  59  .604 ----    11    82  67 .550   87  75 .537
1991 Minnesota MNA           87  62  .584  3.0          89  60 .597   95  67 .586
1991 Seattle SEA             78  70  .527 11.5          76  72 .514   83  79 .512
1991 California CAA          71  77  .480 18.5          74  74 .500   81  81 .500
1991 Kansas City KCA         70  78  .473 19.5          75  73 .507   82  80 .506
1991 Texas TEA               69  78  .469 20.0          77  70 .524   85  77 .525
1991 Oakland OAA             63  85  .426 26.5          78  70 .527   84  78 .519
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     68   80  .459 37-38 31-42 16-21 52-59 10-10 23-31     4-6     Won 1
BOA     71   77  .480 40-34 31-43 19-22 52-55 12-11 25-23     7-3     Won 1
CAA     71   77  .480 42-33 29-44 23-16 48-61  7- 6 19-20     4-6     Lost 2
CHA     90   59  .604 45-28 45-31 22-20 68-39 15-11 31-23     8-2     Won 5
CLA     67   79  .459 37-36 30-43 21-20 46-59  8- 9 22-29     6-4     Lost 1
DEA     87   60  .592 46-26 41-34 25-15 62-45  8- 4 31-21     4-6     Won 2
KCA     70   78  .473 44-30 26-48 21-23 49-55  6- 9 16-27     4-6     Lost 2
MLA     68   78  .466 39-33 29-45 21-19 47-59  3- 5 17-18     6-4     Lost 2
MNA     87   62  .584 45-30 42-32 23-17 64-45  5- 8 20-19     8-2     Won 5
NYA     59   88  .401 30-45 29-43 21-29 38-59 11-11 27-30     3-7     Lost 1
OAA     63   85  .426 31-42 32-43 19-22 44-63  9- 8 29-21     4-6     Won 2
SEA     78   70  .527 45-29 33-41 20-18 58-52  6- 8 28-27     3-7     Won 2
TEA     69   78  .469 40-34 29-44 23-16 46-62  6- 9 20-28     3-7     Lost 3
TOA     86   63  .577 47-28 39-35 21-21 65-42  9- 6 32-23     7-3     Lost 2
TOTAL 1034 1034  .500
HOME   568  466  .549
ROAD   466  568  .451
LEFT   295  279  .514
RIGHT  739  755  .495
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      9- 9 11-16 13-15 13-14 13-16  9-10   27-37  41-43   676   706  -30
BOA      6-12 10-18 14-13 13-14 16-13 12- 7   37-27  34-50   674   667   +7
CAA     12- 8 12-15 12-15 13-13 13-16  9-10   33-37  38-40   616   650  -34
CHA     10- 7 17-10 18-11 14-13 19-11 12- 7   43-22  47-37   751   607 +144
CLA      6-11 14-13 10-18 11-16 17-13  9- 8   28-34  39-45   602   626  -24
DEA      9-10 18- 9 18-10 15-11 17-13 10- 7   33-30  54-30   767   696  +71
KCA     15- 4 14-13 13-14 12-14  9-20  7-13   25-39  45-39   641   652  -11
MLA      7-12 11-16 12-15 10-17 18-11 10- 7   34-28  34-50   648   708  -60
MNA     11- 9 15-13 19- 9 14-12 15-14 13- 5   41-30  46-32   761   657 +104
NYA      5-12 10-17  8-19 17- 9 14-17  5-14   25-38  34-50   630   776 -146
OAA      7-13 15-12 12-16 12-15 11-18  6-11   25-40  38-45   644   787 -143
SEA     12- 9 18- 9 11-16 16-11 17-11  4-14   33-31  45-39   689   658  +31
TEA     11- 5 13-14 15-12  9-18 12-19  9-10   31-32  38-46   775   761  +14
TOA     11-10 12-15 18-10 17- 9 15-14 13- 5   44-34  42-29   640   563  +77
 
 

1991 NL Game: Atlanta Clinches the Pennant!

September 20, 1991

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in 13 innings tonight, a victory that clinch's the NL West Pennant for Atlanta. A well pitched game for both clubs, Francisco Cabrera decided the game with a 1 out pinch-hit homerun in the top of the 13th inning for the Braves. The Dodgers didn't threaten in the bottom of the 13th as Alejandro Pena shut them down for his 5th Save of the season. Juan Berenguer, in relief, got the Win.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Atlanta Braves At 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers           9/20/1991
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Smith LF          4  0  0  0 .283     B.Butler CF         5  0  1  0 .277  
  M.Lemke 2B          5  0  0  0 .227     M.Sharperson 3B     5  1  1  1 .312  
  T.Pendleton 3B      4  0  0  0 .338     D.Strawberry RF     5  0  0  0 .250  
  D.Justice RF        4  0  0  0 .298     E.Murray 1B         5  0  0  0 .234  
  R.Gant CF           5  1  1  1 .255     K.Daniels LF        3  0  0  0 .237  
  S.Bream 1B          4  0  1  0 .252   E-C.Hernandez PH      1  0  1  0 .625  
C-B.Hunter PR,1B      0  0  0  0 .248   F-T.Goodwin PR,LF     1  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Olson C           2  0  0  0 .235     J.Samuel 2B         4  0  1  0 .264  
A-K.Mitchell PR       0  0  0  0 .350     M.Scioscia C        5  0  0  0 .277  
B-J.Willard C         2  0  0  0 .143     A.Griffin SS        4  0  0  0 .246  
  R.Belliard SS       5  0  0  0 .261   I-C.Gwynn PH          1  0  0  0 .189  
  S.Avery P           2  0  0  0 .233     T.Belcher P         3  0  0  0 .117  
D-T.Gregg PH          1  0  0  0 .198   G-S.Javier PH         1  0  0  0 .170  
  M.Stanton P         0  0  0  0 .000     M.Christopher P     0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Berenguer P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
H-F.Cabrera PH        1  1  1  1 .269                                          
  A.Pena P            0  0  0  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  2  3  2                 Totals      43  1  4  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Olson In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mitchell In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Bream In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Avery In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Daniels In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Hernandez In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Belcher In 11th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Berenguer In 13th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Griffin In 13th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  2  3  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  1  4  0
 
Braves (96-52)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Avery                   9       3   1   1   1   5   1 124   3.95
M.Stanton                 1       1   0   0   0   2   0  15   2.95
J.Berenguer WIN(7-3)      2       0   0   0   0   3   0  12   0.83
A.Pena SAVE(5th)          1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.75
Totals                   13       4   1   1   1  10   1
 
Dodgers (81-68)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Belcher                11       2   1   1   5   5   1 149   2.92
M.Christophe LOSS(1-1)    2       1   1   1   1   1   1  20   1.93
Totals                   13       3   2   2   6   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,578 DATE- Friday, September 20th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bruce Froemming, Ed Montague, Dana Demuth, Greg Bonin
T- 4:06
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6  Dodgers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Dodgers: 1
DOUBLES- C.Hernandez(1st), J.Samuel(27th)
HOME RUNS- R.Gant(37th), F.Cabrera(5th), M.Sharperson(1st)
RBIs- R.Gant(112st), F.Cabrera(17th), M.Sharperson(13th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Butler(40th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Avery
WALKS- L.Smith-2, M.Lemke, T.Pendleton, B.Hunter, G.Olson, J.Samuel
HIT BY PITCH- D.Justice
STRIKE OUTS- L.Smith, T.Pendleton, D.Justice, G.Olson-2, S.Avery, B.Butler-2,
             M.Sharperson, D.Strawberry, K.Daniels-2, J.Samuel, M.Scioscia,
             T.Belcher, S.Javier
GIDP- S.Bream
RLISP 2-out- M.Scioscia, T.Pendleton, M.Lemke, E.Murray, A.Griffin
TEAM RISP- Braves: 0 for 2  Dodgers: 0 for 7
 
Steve Avery delivered 9 solid innings at Dodger Stadium as the strong Atlanta
Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in 13 innings 2 to 1.
 
Both teams were tied at 1 runs apiece after nine innings.  Finally, Atlanta
prevailed in the 13th inning.  After an out was recorded, Francisco Cabrera
smashed a solo-shot out of the park.  Atlanta had only 3 hits for the night.
 
Juan Berenguer(7-3) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Alejandro Pena
recorded the save, his 5th.  The losing pitcher was Mike Christopher(1-1) in
relief.  He gave up 1 hit and 1 walk in 2 innings.  

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 National League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Pittsburgh PIN          97  51  .655 ----  *WON*   89  59 .601   98  64 .605
1991 St. Louis SLN           78  69  .531 18.5          76  71 .517   84  78 .519
1991 Philadelphia PHN        74  74  .500 23.0          71  77 .480   78  84 .481
1991 Montreal MON            67  79  .459 29.0          64  82 .438   71  90 .441
1991 Chicago CHN             63  83  .432 33.0          71  75 .486   77  83 .481
1991 New York NYN            57  90  .388 39.5          71  76 .483   77  84 .478
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Atlanta ATN             96  52  .649 ----  *WON*   85  63 .574   94  68 .580
1991 Los Angeles LAN         81  68  .544 15.5          85  64 .570   93  69 .574
1991 San Diego SDN           75  74  .503 21.5          75  74 .503   84  78 .519
1991 San Francisco SFN       73  75  .493 23.0          69  79 .466   75  87 .463
1991 Cincinnati CIN          69  79  .466 27.0          70  78 .473   74  88 .457
1991 Houston HON             56  92  .378 40.0          60  88 .405   65  97 .401
 
 
 

1991 AL Game: Det. @ Cle.

September 18, 1991

  The Detroit Tigers lost a tough one tonight to the Cleveland Indians 1-0. Detroit just couldn't get anything going against Charles Nagy and have now dropped 4 games in a row. Coupled with Toronto's win tonight, the Tigers find themselves tied with the Blue Jays for 1st place in the AL East.  In the AL West, Chicago holds a 3 game lead over the Minnesota Twins.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Detroit Tigers At 1991 Cleveland Indians             9/18/1991
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Cuyler CF         3  0  0  0 .254     A.Cole CF           3  0  0  0 .303  
  S.Livingstone 3B    4  0  2  0 .314     F.Fermin SS         3  0  0  0 .275  
  L.Whitaker 2B       3  0  0  0 .256     C.Baerga 2B         3  0  0  0 .307  
  C.Fielder 1B        3  0  0  0 .263     A.Belle LF          3  1  1  0 .310  
  A.Trammell DH       4  0  0  0 .250     M.Aldrete 1B        3  0  2  1 .287  
  M.Tettleton C       3  0  1  0 .230     C.Martinez DH       3  0  1  0 .304  
  T.Fryman SS         4  0  1  0 .276     J.Thome 3B          3  0  1  0 .213  
  P.Incaviglia RF     3  0  1  0 .218     J.Skinner C         3  0  1  0 .285  
A-S.Barnes PR,RF      0  0  0  0 .358     W.Kirby RF          3  0  0  0 .100  
B-T.Phillips PH       1  0  0  0 .256                                          
  L.Moseby LF         3  0  0  0 .194                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      27  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Incaviglia In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Barnes In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
Indians......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  1  6  0
 
Tigers (85-60)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Gullickson LOSS(16-14)  8       6   1   0   1   2   0 102   3.86
Totals                    8       6   1   0   1   2   0
 
Indians (66-78)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Nagy WIN(6-15)          8 2/3   5   0   0   4   5   0 123   3.46
S.Olin SAVE(14th)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.44
Totals                    9       5   0   0   4   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 4,006 DATE- Wednesday, September 18th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jim Evans, Dan Morrison, Tim Welke, Dale Scott
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Indians: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Indians: 0
ERRORS- M.Tettleton
DOUBLES- P.Incaviglia(17th), C.Martinez(14th)
RBIs- M.Aldrete(16th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Cuyler(34th), A.Belle(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Whitaker, M.Aldrete, J.Thome
WALKS- M.Cuyler, L.Whitaker, C.Fielder, M.Tettleton, A.Cole
STRIKE OUTS- A.Trammell-2, M.Tettleton-2, L.Moseby, A.Belle, J.Thome
GIDP- F.Fermin
2-out RBI- M.Aldrete
RLISP 2-out- P.Incaviglia, S.Livingstone, A.Cole, L.Moseby
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 0 for 4  Indians: 2 for 5
 
Charles Nagy(6-15) and Bill Gullickson(16-14) locked horns in a pitcher's duel
with Nagy and the Cleveland Indians coming out on top of the Detroit Tigers 1
to 0.
 
Nagy was solid in the win.  He gave up just 5 hits and 4 walks in 8 and 2/3
innings.  Detroit had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up
short.  
 
Nagy was helped out by Steve Olin who recorded his 14th save.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 American League     
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
East                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Detroit DEA             85  60  .586 ----    17    75  70 .517   84  78 .519
1991 Toronto TOA             86  61  .585 ----          82  65 .558   91  71 .562
1991 Boston BOA              70  76  .479 15.5          79  67 .541   84  78 .519
1991 Milwaukee MLA           68  76  .472 16.5          69  75 .479   83  79 .512
1991 Baltimore BAA           67  79  .459 18.5          61  85 .418   67  95 .414
1991 Cleveland CLA           66  78  .458 18.5          49  95 .340   57 105 .352
1991 New York NYA            58  87  .400 27.0          62  83 .428   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
West                        WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1991 Chicago CHA             88  59  .599 ----    13    81  66 .551   87  75 .537
1991 Minnesota MNA           85  62  .578  3.0          87  60 .592   95  67 .586
1991 Seattle SEA             76  69  .524 11.0          74  71 .510   83  79 .512
1991 California CAA          70  74  .486 16.5          72  72 .500   81  81 .500
1991 Kansas City KCA         69  76  .476 18.0          74  71 .510   82  80 .506
1991 Texas TEA               68  75  .476 18.0          76  67 .531   85  77 .525
1991 Oakland OAA             61  85  .418 26.5          76  70 .521   84  78 .519