1991 AL Game: Cle. @ Det.

September 16, 1991

  Albert Belle smashed 3 homeruns and drove in 8 as the Cleveland Indians crushed the Detroit Tigers 17-3. Belle's total of 8 RBI is the most by any player this 1991 MLB season. The loss by Detroit allows the Toronto Blue Jays to pull within 1 game of the AL East leaders.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Detroit Tigers At 1991 Cleveland Indians             9/17/1991
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Cuyler CF         5  1  1  0 .256     A.Cole CF           4  3  2  1 .306  
  L.Whitaker 2B       4  1  2  2 .258     M.Lewis SS          6  1  2  1 .265  
  A.Trammell SS       4  0  2  1 .253     C.Baerga 2B         5  2  1  1 .308  
  C.Fielder 1B        4  0  1  0 .264     A.Belle LF          4  3  3  8 .309  
  M.Tettleton C       3  0  0  0 .229     M.Aldrete 1B        4  2  1  2 .280  
  T.Fryman 3B         4  0  1  0 .276     C.Martinez DH       5  1  2  1 .303  
  R.Deer RF           4  0  1  0 .223     J.Thome 3B          4  2  2  2 .205  
  P.Incaviglia DH     4  0  0  0 .217     J.Skinner C         5  2  3  0 .284  
  L.Moseby LF         4  1  2  0 .197     W.Kirby RF          5  1  1  1 .143  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3 10  3                 Totals      42 17 17 17
 
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 2  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  3
Indians......... 3 0 9  5 0 0  0 0    - 17 17  0
 
Tigers (85-59)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Terrell LOSS(9-8)       2       9   7   7   1   1   1  70   5.56
J.Kaiser                  0       3   3   3   0   0   0   9   9.00
D.Haas                    1       1   3   3   2   1   1  27  10.38
P.Gibson                  4       3   4   0   2   3   1  72   2.82
J.Cerutti                 0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  14   3.93
J.Gleaton                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.49
Totals                    8      17  17  13   6   5   3
 
Indians (65-78)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Jones WIN(1-7)          9      10   3   3   1   6   0 140   4.25
Totals                    9      10   3   3   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,140 DATE- Tuesday, September 17th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Vic Voltaggio, Jim Joyce, Jim McKean, Dale Ford
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Indians: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Indians: 1
ERRORS- A.Trammell, R.Deer, J.Cerutti
DOUBLES- L.Whitaker-2(26th), A.Trammell(26th), C.Fielder(25th), C.Baerga(36th),
         C.Martinez(13th), J.Thome(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Belle-3(29th)
RBIs- L.Whitaker-2(66th), A.Trammell(43rd), A.Cole(27th), M.Lewis(24th),
      C.Baerga(70th), A.Belle-8(83rd), M.Aldrete-2(15th), C.Martinez(15th),
      J.Thome-2(4th), W.Kirby(1st)
WALKS- M.Tettleton, A.Cole-2, C.Baerga, A.Belle, M.Aldrete, J.Thome
STRIKE OUTS- C.Fielder, M.Tettleton, T.Fryman, R.Deer, P.Incaviglia, L.Moseby,
             A.Belle, M.Aldrete-2, J.Thome, W.Kirby
GIDP- M.Cuyler, C.Baerga
2-out RBI- M.Aldrete-2, C.Martinez, A.Belle-3, A.Trammell
RLISP 2-out- J.Skinner, R.Deer, C.Fielder-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 10  Indians: 8 for 16
 
Albert Belle ripped 3 homeruns and had 8 RBI while Doug Jones went the distance 
as the Cleveland Indians destroyed the Detroit Tigers by a score of 17 to 3 at
Municipal Stadium.
 
Belle was really 'in the zone'.  He smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the
3rd inning, launched a Grand Slam homerun in the 3rd inning and lofted a
three-run bomb in the 4th inning.  Cleveland lit up the scoreboard in the 3rd
inning which saw them plate 9 runs on 7 hits and the 4th inning tallying 5
runs.  Cleveland totaled 17 hits on the night.  
 
Jones(1-7) lasted until the end allowing 3 runs for the win. Walt Terrell(9-8)
was the loser.  He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 7 runs in 2
innings.  
 
'I didn't feel that good when I came to the park tonight,' Belle said.  'I'm
glad I decided to play!'

1991 AL Game: Bsn. @ Det.

September 11,1991

  Cecil Fielder hit his 50th homerun of the season tonight but the Boston Red Sox won the ballgame 7-3. Fielder hit the homerun, a 2-run shot, in the 1st inning but that was about all the offense the Tigers could muster. The Red Sox's offense was led by Phil Plantier who hit 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI. Matt Young pitched well after the 1st inning and got the Win for Boston.  With the loss, the Toronto Blue Jays pulled within 4 games of 1st place Detroit.

  

BOXSCORE: 1991 Boston Red Sox At 1991 Detroit Tigers                9/11/1991
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Boggs 3B          4  2  2  0 .308     T.Phillips 3B       4  1  2  0 .259  
  J.Reed 2B           4  1  1  0 .306     S.Barnes DH         5  0  0  0 .369  
  P.Plantier RF       4  3  3  4 .341     A.Trammell SS       5  0  0  0 .249  
  J.Clark DH          4  0  0  0 .283     C.Fielder 1B        4  2  3  2 .262  
  M.Greenwell LF      4  1  1  0 .283     R.Deer RF           4  0  0  0 .224  
  M.Vaughn 1B         3  0  0  0 .211     P.Incaviglia LF     3  0  1  0 .221  
  E.Burks CF          3  0  0  1 .228     A.Allanson C        4  0  1  1 .264  
  T.Pena C            3  0  1  1 .258     J.Paredes 2B        3  0  2  0 .667  
  L.Rivera SS         4  0  0  0 .231   A-D.Bergman PH        1  0  0  0 .294  
                                        B-L.Whitaker 2B       0  0  0  0 .258  
                                          M.Cuyler CF         4  0  1  0 .259  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  7  8  6                 Totals      37  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Paredes In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Bergman In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 2 0  3 0 0  -  7  8  0
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  3 10  0
 
Red Sox (65-74)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Young WIN(7-3)          7 2/3   9   3   3   1  10   1 121   3.42
J.Dopson                  1 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  26   0.00
Totals                    9      10   3   3   2  10   1
 
Tigers (84-55)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Terrell LOSS(9-7)       6       7   6   6   4   5   1  98   5.28
J.Gleaton                 1       1   1   1   0   0   1  19   5.58
D.Haas                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.86
J.Kaiser                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  15   2.25
Totals                    9       8   7   7   4   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,457 DATE- Wednesday, September 11th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ted Hendry, John Hirschbeck, Dave Phillips, Terry Cooney
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- W.Boggs(39th)
HOME RUNS- P.Plantier-2(3rd), C.Fielder(50th)
RBIs- P.Plantier-4(14th), E.Burks(75th), T.Pena(47th), C.Fielder-2(126th),
      A.Allanson(19th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Reed
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Burks
WALKS- W.Boggs, P.Plantier, M.Vaughn, T.Pena, T.Phillips, P.Incaviglia
STRIKE OUTS- P.Plantier, J.Clark, M.Vaughn-2, E.Burks, L.Rivera, S.Barnes-2,
             A.Trammell-2, C.Fielder, R.Deer-2, P.Incaviglia-2, A.Allanson
BALKS- J.Gleaton
2-out RBI- C.Fielder-2, T.Pena, A.Allanson
RLISP 2-out- L.Rivera, J.Paredes, S.Barnes, D.Bergman
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 4 for 5  Tigers: 1 for 6
 
Phil Plantier blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Matt Young retired 10
batters on strikeouts as the Boston Red Sox bested the Detroit Tigers 7 to 3
at Tiger Stadium.
 
Plantier provided the offensive punch.  He laced a base-hit in the 1st inning,
cracked a two-run shot in the 5th inning and clubbed a two-run home run in
the 7th inning.  Boston managed 8 hits in their victory.  
 
The victory went to Young(7-3) who went 7 and 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs.
Walt Terrell(9-7) was the loser.  He gave up 7 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings.
 
Young didn't realize how many strikeouts he was racking up.  When told he had
10 he was obviously surprised, 'No kidding? Man, I knew that I had a decent
total, but I didn't think I had K'd that many.  Say, that's pretty good,
isn't it?'

1991 Game of Note: Det @ Sea.

September 3, 1991

In a great pitching duel Detroit Tiger rookie Scott Aldred threw a 2 hit shutout and the Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 1-0. Aldred struck out 11 batters and walked 5 while getting his 2nd Win of the season. The Tigers scored the games' only run in the 8th inning when Rob Deer tripled and later came home on a wild pitch.  *Note* In 'real life' Seattle defeated Detroit 1-0.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Detroit Tigers At 1991 Seattle Mariners               9/3/1991
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Phillips LF       3  0  1  0 .265     E.Martinez 3B       3  0  0  0 .275  
  S.Livingstone 3B    3  0  0  0 .323     H.Reynolds 2B       2  0  0  0 .282  
A-A.Trammell PH,SS    1  0  0  0 .246     K.Griffey Jr CF     3  0  0  0 .338  
  L.Whitaker 2B       4  0  0  0 .259     J.Buhner RF         3  0  0  0 .249  
  C.Fielder DH        2  0  0  0 .259     P.O'Brien 1B        3  0  1  0 .236  
  M.Tettleton C       3  0  0  0 .230     T.Jones LF          4  0  0  0 .228  
  D.Bergman 1B        2  0  0  0 .301     T.Martinez DH       3  0  0  0 .231  
  T.Fryman SS,3B      3  0  1  0 .280     J.Schaefer SS       3  0  1  0 .261  
  R.Deer RF           3  1  1  0 .221     D.Valle C           3  0  0  0 .208  
  M.Cuyler CF         3  0  1  0 .258                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  1  4  0                 Totals      27  0  2  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Livingstone In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  4  0
Mariners........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
 
Tigers (79-54)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Aldred WIN(2-2)         9       2   0   0   5  11   0 126   4.06
Totals                    9       2   0   0   5  11   0
 
Mariners (74-59)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Holman                  6       2   0   0   4   5   0  88   3.78
D.Fleming LOSS(1-2)       3       2   1   1   0   2   0  29   6.48
Totals                    9       4   1   1   4   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,287 DATE- Tuesday, September 3rd 1991 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Don Denkinger, Larry McCoy, Durwood Merrill, Tim McClelland
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  Mariners: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Mariners: 4
TRIPLES- R.Deer(4th)
WALKS- T.Phillips, C.Fielder, M.Tettleton, D.Bergman, E.Martinez, H.Reynolds,
       K.Griffey Jr, J.Buhner, P.O'Brien
HIT BY PITCH- C.Fielder, H.Reynolds
STRIKE OUTS- T.Phillips, S.Livingstone, L.Whitaker, M.Tettleton-2, T.Fryman,
             R.Deer, E.Martinez, J.Buhner-2, P.O'Brien-2, T.Jones-2,
             T.Martinez-2, J.Schaefer, D.Valle
GIDP- A.Trammell, M.Tettleton, D.Bergman, T.Jones
WILD PITCHES- B.Holman, D.Fleming
RLISP 2-out- C.Fielder, J.Buhner, M.Cuyler, T.Martinez, K.Griffey Jr, T.Fryman
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 0 for 5  Mariners: 0 for 4
 
Scott Aldred shut down the Seattle batters on just 2 hits as the Detroit
Tigers bested the Seattle Mariners 1 to 0 at The Kingdome.
 
Aldred(2-2) dominated Seattle hitters.  He gave up just 2 hits and 5 walks in
9 innings.  Aldred racked up 11 strikeouts lowering his ERA to 4.06.  Seattle
had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Dave Fleming(1-2) was charged with the loss in relief.  Aldred was pleased
with his performance.  He noted, 'I had good command of all my pitches.  Just
as important, my location was right on.'

1991 AL Game: Tor. @ Det.

August 18,1991

  The Toronto Blue Jays took the rubber match of the 3 game set against the Detroit Tigers winning a hard fought contest 4-3. Tom Candiotti was a little wild and lasted only 5 1/3 innings, but got his MLB leading 17th Win of the season. The two teams played against each other for the last time scheduled for this season and Detroit took the season series 7 games to 6. 2nd place Toronto leaves town trailing the AL East leading Tigers by 7 games.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Toronto Blue Jays At 1991 Detroit Tigers             8/18/1991
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.White CF          3  0  1  1 .267     T.Phillips 3B       4  0  1  0 .264  
  R.Alomar 2B         4  1  1  0 .269     L.Whitaker 2B       4  1  1  1 .255  
  J.Carter RF         4  0  1  1 .270     A.Trammell SS       4  1  1  1 .256  
  J.Olerud 1B         4  1  1  0 .236     C.Fielder DH        3  0  1  0 .262  
  C.Maldonado LF      4  1  1  2 .222     M.Tettleton C       4  0  1  1 .238  
  K.Gruber 3B         4  0  2  0 .244     D.Bergman 1B        3  0  1  0 .318  
  R.Mulliniks DH      4  1  1  0 .260     P.Incaviglia LF     4  0  0  0 .228  
  G.Myers C           4  0  1  0 .307     R.Deer RF           4  0  1  0 .221  
  M.Lee SS            3  0  0  0 .252     M.Cuyler CF         2  1  0  0 .258  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  9  4                 Totals      32  3  7  3
 
 
Blue Jays....... 1 0 0  2 0 0  1 0 0  -  4  9  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 0  -  3  7  0
 
Blue Jays (63-56)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Candiotti WIN(17-6)     5 1/3   2   2   2   6   5   0  91   2.51
D.Wells HOLD(1st)         1 1/3   3   1   1   0   1   0  22   3.81
M.Timlin                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.14
T.Henke SAVE(11th)        2 1/3   1   0   0   0   4   0  20   5.06
Totals                    9       7   3   3   6  10   0
 
Tigers (70-49)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Gullickson LOSS(12-12)  8       9   4   4   0   3   1 119   4.20
J.Gleaton                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0  15   5.67
Totals                    9       9   4   4   0   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,974 DATE- Sunday, August 18th 1991 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 5  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 1  Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- R.Deer(18th)
TRIPLES- J.Carter(3rd), L.Whitaker(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Maldonado(5th)
RBIs- D.White(52nd), J.Carter(71st), C.Maldonado-2(16th), L.Whitaker(51st),
      A.Trammell(37th), M.Tettleton(65th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Cuyler(24th)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Gruber
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lee
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.White, A.Trammell
WALKS- T.Phillips, L.Whitaker, C.Fielder, D.Bergman, M.Cuyler-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.White, C.Maldonado-2, G.Myers, L.Whitaker, A.Trammell, C.Fielder,
             M.Tettleton, D.Bergman, P.Incaviglia-2, R.Deer, M.Cuyler-2
GIDP- L.Whitaker
2-out RBI- M.Tettleton
RLISP 2-out- C.Maldonado, A.Trammell-2, M.Lee, R.Deer, M.Cuyler-2, J.Carter,
             D.Bergman
TEAM RISP- Blue Jays: 0 for 7  Tigers: 2 for 8
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Devon White robbed Alan Trammell of an extra base hit.
 
51,974 fans watched an exciting game at Tiger Stadium.  The Toronto Blue Jays
topped the Detroit Tigers by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
 
Toronto jumped out to the early lead in the first inning plating one
baserunner on 2 base hits.  Toronto totaled 9 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Tom Candiotti(17-6) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 2 runs. Tom Henke recorded the save, his 11th.  Bill
Gullickson(12-12) was tagged with the loss.  
 
'I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but I thought it
was nothing.' Candiotti said.  'I was lucky I got a win because I couldn't
put the ball where I wanted it.'

1991 AL Game: Tor.@ Det.

August 17, 1991

  Juan Guzman and the Toronto Blue Jays whitewashed the Detroit Tigers tonight, winning 8-0 over the hometown team. The game was scoreless until the sixth inning when the Blue Jays put 3 runs on the board. The first run was a successful double steal  with Alomar stealing home. Toronto added 2 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to complete their scoring. Guzman went the distance, pitching a 3 hit shutout while striking out 12.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Toronto Blue Jays At 1991 Detroit Tigers             8/17/1991
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.White CF          4  1  1  1 .267     T.Phillips 3B       5  0  0  0 .264  
  R.Alomar 2B         5  1  1  0 .270     L.Whitaker 2B       2  0  0  0 .255  
  J.Carter RF         5  1  3  1 .270     A.Trammell SS       4  0  1  0 .256  
  C.Maldonado LF      5  1  1  0 .221     C.Fielder DH        4  0  1  0 .262  
  J.Olerud 1B         5  1  1  0 .236     M.Tettleton C       4  0  1  0 .238  
  K.Gruber 3B         4  1  1  2 .240     D.Bergman 1B        3  0  0  0 .318  
  E.Sprague DH        2  1  1  0 .267     P.Incaviglia LF     3  0  0  0 .232  
  P.Borders C         3  1  1  1 .234     R.Deer RF           3  0  0  0 .221  
  M.Lee SS            3  0  0  0 .254     M.Cuyler CF         3  0  0  0 .260  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8 10  5                 Totals      31  0  3  0
 
 
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  0 0 3  2 3 0  -  8 10  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  2
 
Blue Jays (62-56)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Guzman WIN(8-3)         9       3   0   0   6  12   0 130   2.31
Totals                    9       3   0   0   6  12   0
 
Tigers (70-48)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Aldred LOSS(1-2)        6 2/3   7   5   5   3   5   3 108   5.09
D.Gakeler                 0 2/3   2   3   2   1   0   0  27   5.56
P.Gibson                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  27   3.14
Totals                    9      10   8   7   4   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,183 DATE- Saturday, August 17th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Welke, Dale Scott, Jim Evans, Dan Morrison
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 6  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Guzman, T.Phillips, M.Cuyler
DOUBLES- J.Olerud(24th), P.Borders(14th)
HOME RUNS- D.White(11th), J.Carter(16th), K.Gruber(14th)
RBIs- D.White(51st), J.Carter(70th), K.Gruber-2(45th), P.Borders(14th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Alomar-2(37th), J.Carter(17th), C.Maldonado(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Gruber
WALKS- D.White, E.Sprague-2, M.Lee, L.Whitaker-2, D.Bergman, P.Incaviglia,
       R.Deer, M.Cuyler
HIT BY PITCH- P.Borders
STRIKE OUTS- D.White, R.Alomar-3, C.Maldonado-2, T.Phillips-2, L.Whitaker,
             A.Trammell, C.Fielder, M.Tettleton, P.Incaviglia-2, R.Deer-2,
             M.Cuyler-2
GIDP- D.White
WILD PITCHES- D.Gakeler-2, P.Gibson-2
2-out RBI- K.Gruber-2, J.Carter
RLISP 2-out- J.Olerud-3, M.Tettleton, D.White, T.Phillips-2, D.Bergman
TEAM RISP- Blue Jays: 2 for 11  Tigers: 1 for 7
 
Joe Carter lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and Juan Guzman shut down the
Detroit batters on just 3 hits at Tiger Stadium where the Toronto Blue Jays
beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 8 to 0.
 
Guzman(8-3) came through with a virtuoso performance against the Detroit
hitters.  He allowed just 3 hits and 6 walks in 9 innings.  Guzman struckout
12 Detroit batters improving his ERA from 2.55 to 2.31.  Toronto finished
with 10 hits in the victory.  
 
Scott Aldred(1-2) suffered the loss.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 6 and 2/3
innings.  'Everything felt great' Guzman said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt
I could throw it by everybody tonight.'

1991 AL Player of Note

June 18, 1991

  Minnesota's Scott Erickson became MLB's first pitcher to win 10 games in this 1991 season.  Erickson went the distance in the Twins 7-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. He allowed 9 hits while walking 1 and striking out 8.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Minnesota Twins At 1991 Baltimore Orioles            6/18/1991
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Gladden LF        5  1  2  0 .280     M.Devereaux CF      5  0  0  0 .247  
  C.Knoblauch 2B      3  2  2  0 .229     B.Anderson LF       4  0  2  0 .269  
  K.Puckett CF        3  0  0  1 .341     C.Ripken SS         4  0  3  0 .364  
  K.Hrbek 1B          4  2  3  2 .288     S.Horn DH           4  0  1  0 .156  
  C.Davis DH          4  1  2  1 .308     R.Milligan 1B       3  1  0  0 .238  
  S.Mack RF           4  1  1  3 .333     L.Gomez 3B          4  0  0  0 .230  
  M.Pagliarulo 3B     4  0  0  0 .244     J.Orsulak RF        4  1  2  2 .301  
  J.Ortiz C           3  0  0  0 .196     B.Melvin C          3  0  0  0 .265  
  G.Gagne SS          4  0  0  0 .260   C-D.Segui PH          1  0  0  0 .362  
                                          B.Ripken 2B         2  0  0  0 .161  
                                        A-E.Whitt PH          1  0  0  0 .163  
                                        B-J.Bell 2B           1  0  1  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  7 10  7                 Totals      36  2  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ripken In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Whitt In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Melvin In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 2 0 2  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  7 10  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  0
 
Twins (39-26)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Erickson WIN(10-3)      9       9   2   2   1   8   1 152   2.85
Totals                    9       9   2   2   1   8   1
 
Orioles (28-34)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Smith LOSS(1-3)         2 2/3   4   4   4   2   1   1  54   5.81
T.Frohwirth               2 1/3   3   3   3   1   1   1  47   2.91
K.Hickey                  1 1/3   2   0   0   1   0   0  21   5.40
P.Kilgus                  2 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  34   5.03
Totals                    9      10   7   7   5   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,730 DATE- Tuesday, June 18th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 6  Orioles: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0  Orioles: 1
DOUBLES- C.Davis(24th), S.Horn(5th), J.Orsulak(6th)
TRIPLES- J.Bell(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Hrbek(7th), S.Mack(8th), J.Orsulak(1st)
RBIs- K.Puckett(47th), K.Hrbek-2(34th), C.Davis(47th), S.Mack-3(31st),
      J.Orsulak-2(22nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Puckett
WALKS- C.Knoblauch-2, K.Puckett, K.Hrbek, J.Ortiz, R.Milligan
STRIKE OUTS- D.Gladden, S.Mack, M.Devereaux-2, S.Horn-3, R.Milligan, L.Gomez,
             B.Melvin
GIDP- K.Puckett
2-out RBI- K.Hrbek-2, C.Davis
RLISP 2-out- R.Milligan, B.Ripken, S.Mack-3, L.Gomez-2, K.Hrbek, M.Devereaux
TEAM RISP- Twins: 3 for 7  Orioles: 0 for 7
 
Scott Erickson completed the game without help from the bullpen and Kent Hrbek
jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI as the Minnesota Twins beat the
Baltimore Orioles by a score of 7 to 2.
 
Erickson(10-3) delivered a fine performance for Minnesota.  He surrendered 9
hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Minnesota banged out 10 hits on the night.
 
Roy Smith(1-3) was charged with the loss.  He gave up 4 runs in 2 and 2/3
innings of work.

1991 AL Player of Note: Chuck Finley

May 7, 1991

California pitcher Chuck Finley struck out a league high 15 batters in the Angels 13-3 victory over the New York Yankee tonight. Finley went the distance while getting his 2nd win of the season. The 15 K's matched Nolan Ryan's performance earlier last month and is a MLB high for the season.

BOXSCORE: 1991 New York Yankees At 1991 California Angels            5/7/1991
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Kelly CF          4  0  0  0 .242     L.Polonia LF        3  3  1  1 .324  
  S.Sax 2B            4  0  1  0 .289     W.Joyner 1B         4  2  2  1 .219  
  D.Mattingly 1B      3  0  1  0 .242     D.Winfield RF       5  1  3  4 .325  
  K.Maas DH           4  0  0  0 .219     D.Parker DH         5  1  1  0 .151  
  J.Barfield RF       4  2  3  2 .250     G.Gaetti 3B         5  1  1  0 .247  
  H.Meulens LF        4  0  0  0 .161     L.Parrish C         4  0  1  0 .200  
  J.Leyritz 3B        4  1  1  0 .103     J.Felix CF          4  2  1  1 .299  
  B.Geren C           2  0  1  1 .294     L.Sojo 2B           4  1  2  2 .338  
A-M.Blowers PH        1  0  0  0 .242     D.Schofield SS      4  2  1  0 .154  
  R.Velarde SS        4  0  0  0 .172                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  7  3                 Totals      38 13 13  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Geren In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  3
Angels.......... 0 010  0 1 0  2 0    - 13 13  1
 
Yankees (5-18)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Hawkins LOSS(1-2)       2 2/3   5   7   7   3   0   1  55   8.82
G.Cadaret                 0       3   3   0   0   0   0  18   2.33
E.Plunk                   4       4   3   1   1   2   0  68   4.76
J.Habyan                  1 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  19   3.38
Totals                    8      13  13   8   4   4   1
 
Angels (13-13)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Finley WIN(2-2)         9       7   3   2   2  15   2 137   5.40
Totals                    9       7   3   2   2  15   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,927 DATE- Tuesday, May 7th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  Angels: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Angels: 0
ERRORS- S.Sax, D.Mattingly, R.Velarde, D.Schofield
DOUBLES- D.Parker(3rd)
TRIPLES- L.Sojo(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Barfield-2(7th), D.Winfield(3rd)
WALKS- D.Mattingly, B.Geren, L.Polonia-2, W.Joyner, L.Parrish
HIT BY PITCH- J.Felix
STRIKE OUTS- R.Kelly, S.Sax-3, K.Maas-3, J.Barfield, H.Meulens, J.Leyritz-3,
             M.Blowers, R.Velarde-2, G.Gaetti, L.Parrish, J.Felix, D.Schofield
WILD PITCHES- E.Plunk
2-out RBI- J.Felix, L.Sojo-2, W.Joyner
RLISP 2-out- D.Schofield, W.Joyner, J.Felix, D.Winfield, D.Parker
 
Chuck Finley racked up an impressive total of 15 strikeouts and right fielder
Dave Winfield collected 4 RBI with one swing of the bat at Anaheim Stadium as
the California Angels, running on all cylinders, ripped the slumping New York
Yankees by a large 13 to 3 margin.
 
Winfield enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He electrified the crowd with a
Grand Slam home run in the 3rd inning, hit a single in the 6th inning and
banged out a one-base hit in the 7th inning.  California banged out 13 hits
on the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Finley(2-2) who went the distance, allowing 3
runs. Andy Hawkins(1-2) was hit with the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 5
hits and 3 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.  
 
Everyone seemed to enjoy the performance of Finley - except New York.  Stump
Merrill lamented, 'He just was 'on' tonight.  He was keeping our guys off
balance all game.  A fine game by a good strikeout pitcher - makes it a fun
game for the hometown fans - unfortunately we were the visitors!'

1991 AL Game of Note: NY @ Sea.

May 5, 1991

A baseball rarity occurred in today's game in Seattle where the Mariners defeated the New York Yankees 6-5. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. hit back to back homeruns for Seattle off  Yankee's starter Tim Leary. It is baseball's first father/son duo to hit back to back HR in the same game. For Jr., it was his 4th HR of the year. For Sr., it was his 1st.

BOXSCORE: 1991 New York Yankees At 1991 Seattle Mariners             5/5/1991
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mariners           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Kelly CF          4  0  0  0 .253     G.Briley RF         5  1  1  0 .286  
  S.Sax 2B            5  0  1  1 .290     H.Reynolds 2B       5  1  1  0 .368  
  D.Mattingly 1B      5  0  2  0 .240     K.Griffey Jr CF     4  1  3  2 .312  
  K.Maas DH           5  1  2  0 .228     K.Griffey  LF       3  2  1  1 .319  
  M.Hall LF           5  2  3  2 .408   A-H.Cotto LF          0  0  0  0 .525  
  M.Nokes C           5  2  2  0 .294     P.O'Brien DH        3  1  1  0 .235  
  J.Barfield RF       3  0  0  0 .219     A.Davis 1B          4  0  1  0 .222  
  J.Leyritz 3B        3  0  0  0 .080     S.Bradley 3B        2  0  0  0 .143  
  R.Velarde SS        4  0  2  2 .200     O.Vizquel SS        3  0  0  1 .229  
                                          M.Sinatro C         3  0  1  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  5 12  5                 Totals      32  6  9  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Griffey  In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 2 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  5 12  2
Mariners........ 0 1 3  0 1 1  0 0    -  6  9  1
 
Yankees (5-17)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Leary LOSS(0-4)         5 2/3   8   6   4   4   5   2 123   6.60
S.Howe                    2 1/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  43   1.86
Totals                    8       9   6   4   5   7   2
 
Mariners (16-10)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Hanson                  5       7   4   4   1   4   1  92   5.84
R.Swan HOLD(1st)          0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  17   2.30
B.Krueger W(2-0) BS(2nd)  2 1/3   2   0   0   2   0   0  55   4.60
B.Swift SAVE(2nd)         1       1   0   0   0   0   0  23   1.80
Totals                    9      12   5   5   3   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,708 DATE- Monday, May 6th 1991 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Dale Ford, Vic Voltaggio, Jim Joyce, Jim McKean
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10  Mariners: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Mariners: 0
ERRORS- J.Leyritz, R.Velarde, S.Bradley
DOUBLES- M.Nokes(4th), H.Reynolds(3rd), P.O'Brien(5th), A.Davis(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Hall(4th), K.Griffey Jr(4th), K.Griffey (1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- O.Vizquel
WALKS- R.Kelly, J.Barfield, J.Leyritz, K.Griffey , P.O'Brien, S.Bradley-2,
       M.Sinatro
STRIKE OUTS- R.Kelly, S.Sax, K.Maas, J.Leyritz, G.Briley-2, H.Reynolds, A.Davis,
             O.Vizquel-2, M.Sinatro
GIDP- A.Davis
WILD PITCHES- T.Leary-3
2-out RBI- R.Velarde-2, S.Sax
RLISP 2-out- M.Sinatro-2, S.Bradley-2, K.Griffey Jr-3, R.Kelly, D.Mattingly-2,
             K.Griffey , J.Barfield, J.Leyritz
 
One run was the difference at The Kingdome as the Seattle Mariners defeated
the New York Yankees 6 to 5.
 
Bill Krueger(2-0) did the job in relief, and he got credit for the win.  He
went 2 and 1/3 innings allowing 2 hits and 2 walks seeing his ERA drop from
4.97 to 4.60.  New York threatened in the 9th but Seattle was able to put
down the rally.  
 
Krueger got help from Bill Swift who earned his 2nd save. The losing pitcher
was Tim Leary(0-4).  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 8 hits and 4 walks in 5
and 2/3 innings.  
 
Stump Merrill was subdued after the ballgame, 'That one really hurts.  If our
guys had simply played more fundamentally sound, we could have won that one.
That is what really ticks me off!'

1991 AL Player of Note: Mil. Dante Bichette

April 21, 1991

Milwaukee outfielder Dante Bichette had 7 RBI with 2 homeruns as the Brewers hammered the Toronto Blue Jays 15-7. Bichette went 3 for 5 in the game, adding a 2-run double in the 6th to his 2 homers. The 7 RBI are the most in MLB so far early in the 1991 season.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Toronto Blue Jays At 1991 Milwaukee Brewers          4/21/1991
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.White CF          3  2  2  0 .400     D.Hamilton LF       6  1  3  0 .458  
  R.Alomar 2B         4  1  2  1 .288     R.Yount CF          5  2  2  2 .292  
  J.Carter LF         4  1  3  2 .288     G.Sheffield 3B      4  2  1  0 .318  
  J.Olerud 1B         5  0  0  0 .159     F.Stubbs 1B         4  3  2  1 .200  
  P.Tabler DH         5  1  0  0 .118     D.Bichette RF       5  3  3  7 .306  
  G.Hill RF           4  1  2  3 .400     J.Gantner 2B        5  2  3  1 .333  
  P.Borders C         4  0  1  1 .286     G.Vaughn DH         5  1  3  1 .250  
  M.Lee SS            4  0  0  0 .205     B.Surhoff C         5  1  1  0 .158  
  R.Gonzales 3B       3  1  2  0 .429     B.Spiers SS         4  0  2  1 .325  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  7 12  7                 Totals      43 15 20 13
 
 
Blue Jays....... 0 0 6  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  7 12  1
Brewers......... 0 3 3  0 0 4  0 5    - 15 20  1
 
Blue Jays (7-6)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Stottlemyr              3       6   6   4   1   1   1  74   5.94
J.Acker LOSS(0-2)         2 2/3   6   3   3   1   1   0  47   5.63
F.Wills                   1 1/3   4   2   2   0   0   2  18  33.75
A.Leiter                  0       2   3   3   1   0   0  11  40.50
M.Timlin                  1       2   1   1   1   1   0  26   2.61
Totals                    8      20  15  13   4   3   3
 
Brewers (4-8)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Brown                   2 2/3   6   6   2   1   3   0  59   5.06
D.Holmes WIN(1-0)         5       5   0   0   1   4   0  81   6.39
D.Plesac                  1 1/3   1   1   1   2   0   0  29   2.35
Totals                    9      12   7   3   4   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,444 DATE- Sunday, April 21st 1991 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- John Hirschbeck, Dave Phillips, Terry Cooney, Ted Hendry
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 7  Brewers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 1  Brewers: 1
ERRORS- G.Hill, J.Gantner
DOUBLES- R.Alomar(5th), G.Hill(2nd), R.Yount(5th), G.Sheffield(2nd),
         F.Stubbs(2nd), D.Bichette(2nd), J.Gantner-2(4th)
TRIPLES- G.Hill(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Yount(1st), D.Bichette-2(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.White, J.Carter, D.Hamilton
SACRIFICE HITS- D.White
WALKS- D.White, R.Alomar, J.Carter, R.Gonzales, R.Yount, G.Sheffield, F.Stubbs,
       B.Spiers
STRIKE OUTS- D.White, R.Alomar, J.Carter, J.Olerud-3, G.Hill, D.Hamilton-2,
             G.Sheffield
GIDP- P.Tabler, B.Surhoff
PASSED BALLS- P.Borders
2-out RBI- G.Vaughn, B.Spiers, G.Hill-3, P.Borders, F.Stubbs, D.Bichette-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Olerud-2, R.Yount-2, P.Tabler, J.Carter, G.Sheffield, P.Borders,
             B.Surhoff
 
Right fielder Dante Bichette rocketed 2 homeruns and had 7 RBI as the
Milwaukee Brewers outscored the Toronto Blue Jays 15 to 7.
 
Bichette enjoyed a great day at the plate.  He lost the ball over the fence
for three runs in the 3rd inning, popped a two-run clout over the fence in
the 6th inning and doubled bringing home two baserunners in the 8th inning.
Milwaukee bats were hot in the 6th inning with 4 runs on 4 hits and the 8th
inning which saw them score 5 runs on 5 hits.  Milwaukee ended up with 20
hits for the game while Toronto had 12.  
 
Darren Holmes(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 innings and allowing
no runs. Jim Acker(0-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He gave up 3 runs
in 2 and 2/3 innings of work.  
 

1991 AL Player of Note: Det. Tony Phillips

April 21, 1991

Versatile utility man Tony Phillips of the Detroit Tigers has homered in each of the team's last 3 games. What makes it unusual is the fact that all 3 homeruns were lead off homers. Phillips was the DH against the Chicago White Sox on 4/18 when he hit his 1st HR of the year leading off the game. He played 2nd base the next day and led off with a HR in that game. The next day, Phillips was playing ss, giving Allen Trammell a rest, and hit his 3rd straight leadoff HR. After a bit of a slow start, Tony has started making good contact with the ball and is being rewarded with hits.

 DATE Opp AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB   Avg HR's RBI's
 4/ 8 NYA  5  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  .200  0     0
 4/10 NYA  5  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  .200  0     0
 4/11 NYA  4  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  .214  0     1
 4/12 CHA  5  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  .211  0     1
 4/13 CHA  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  .182  0     1
 4/15 TOA  6  1  1  0  0  2  0  0  .179  0     1
 4/16 TOA  1  1  0  0  2  1  0  1  .172  0     1
 4/17 TOA  3  1  1  0  1  1  0  0  .188  0     1
 4/18 CHA  4  1  3  1  0  0  1  0  .250  1     2
 4/20 CHA  3  1  1  1  1  0  1  0  .256  2     3
 4/21 CHA  5  1  2  1  0  1  1  0  .273  3     4

1991 Game of Note: Bal.@ Tex.

April 14, 1991

The ageless wonder, 44 year old Nolan Ryan, struck out 15 batters today in a 9-3 Texas victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Ryan allowed 5 hits and walked 1 while getting his 1st win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Baltimore Orioles At 1991 Texas Rangers              4/14/1991
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Anderson CF       4  1  2  2 .556     B.Downing DH        4  1  1  0 .286  
  R.Milligan LF       4  0  1  0 .176     J.Huson SS          5  1  2  2 .308  
  C.Ripken SS         4  0  0  0 .381     R.Palmeiro 1B       3  2  1  1 .286  
  G.Davis 1B          4  0  0  0 .273     R.Sierra RF         4  1  2  4 .368  
  S.Horn DH           4  1  1  1 .167     J.Franco 2B         5  0  1  1 .409  
  C.Worthington 3B    3  0  0  0 .111     K.Reimer LF         3  0  1  0 .357  
  J.Orsulak RF        3  0  0  0 .167     G.Petralli C        4  0  0  0 .214  
  E.Whitt C           3  0  1  0 .333     S.Buechele 3B       3  1  1  0 .313  
  J.Bell 2B           2  1  0  0 .000     G.Pettis CF         2  3  1  0 .273  
A-D.Evans PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-B.Ripken 2B         0  0  0  0 .133                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  5  3                 Totals      33  9 10  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bell In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Evans In 8th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  3  5  0
Rangers......... 2 4 0  1 0 0  0 2    -  9 10  1
 
Orioles (2-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Robinson LOSS(0-1)      1 2/3   3   6   6   5   0   1  61  32.40
P.Kilgus                  3       5   1   1   0   5   0  47   7.36
M.Williamson              2 2/3   2   2   1   2   4   0  41   6.35
J.Bautista                0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  15   0.00
Totals                    8      10   9   8   8   9   1
 
Rangers (5-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Ryan WIN(1-0)           9       5   3   2   1  15   2 116   3.07
Totals                    9       5   3   2   1  15   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,352 DATE- Sunday, April 14th 1991 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jim McKean, Dale Ford, Vic Voltaggio, Jim Joyce
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 3  Rangers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Rangers: 1
ERRORS- J.Huson
TRIPLES- B.Anderson(2nd), G.Pettis(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Anderson(1st), S.Horn(2nd), R.Sierra(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Downing(1st), G.Pettis(2nd)
WALKS- C.Worthington, B.Downing, R.Palmeiro-2, R.Sierra, K.Reimer, S.Buechele,
       G.Pettis-2
STRIKE OUTS- R.Milligan, C.Ripken, G.Davis-4, S.Horn-3, C.Worthington-3,
             J.Orsulak, J.Bell, D.Evans, B.Downing, J.Huson, R.Sierra, J.Franco,
             K.Reimer-2, G.Petralli-2, G.Pettis
GIDP- C.Ripken, S.Buechele
WILD PITCHES- N.Ryan
PASSED BALLS- E.Whitt
2-out RBI- R.Sierra-3, B.Anderson, R.Palmeiro, S.Horn
RLISP 2-out- K.Reimer, G.Petralli, R.Palmeiro, R.Milligan, G.Pettis, R.Sierra,
             J.Franco
 
Nolan Ryan reeled off a total of 15 strikeouts as the Texas Rangers defeated
the Baltimore Orioles 9 to 3 at Arlington Stadium.
 
Ryan(1-0) was in control of the game from the outset.  He allowed only 5 hits
and 1 walk in 9 innings and surrendered 2 homeruns improving his ERA from
4.76 to 3.07.  Texas totaled 10 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Jeff Robinson(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  'Everything felt great' Ryan said.
'I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody today.'