1991 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1991 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
Offseason
Regular season
September 30, 1991: Nolan Ryan struck out Tino Martinez for the 5500th strikeout in his career.[ 4]
Juan González became the 18th player in Major League history to have a 100 RBI season before his 22nd birthday.
Nolan Ryan's 7th No-Hitter
May 1, 1991 – Nolan Ryan threw the seventh no-hitter of his career against the Toronto Blue Jays . Of the 122 pitches that Ryan threw, 83 were strikes.[ 5]
Scorecard
May 1, Arlington Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Toronto
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Texas
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
1
W : Nolan Ryan L : Jimmy Key
HRs : Rubén Sierra, Attendance: 33,439.
Length of game: 2:25. Umpires: HP: Tschida, 1B: Coble, 2B: Shulock, 3B: Johnson
Batting
Toronto Blue Jays
AB
R
H
RBI
Texas Rangers
AB
R
H
RBI
Devon White, cf
4
0
0
0
Gary Pettis, cf
4
1
1
0
Roberto Alomar, 2b
4
0
0
0
Jack Daugherty, lf
4
0
1
0
Kelly Gruber, 3b
2
0
0
0
Rafael Palmeiro, 1b
4
1
2
0
Joe Carter, lf
2
0
0
0
Rubén Sierra, rf
4
1
1
2
John Olerud, 1b
3
0
0
0
Julio Franco, 2b
4
0
0
0
Mark Whiten, rf
3
0
0
0
Juan Gonzalez, dh
3
0
1
0
Glenallen Hill, dh
3
0
0
0
Mike Stanley, c
3
0
1
0
Greg Myers, c
3
0
0
0
Steve Buechele, 3b
4
0
1
0
Manuel Lee, ss
3
0
0
0
Jeff Huson, ss
2
0
0
0
Totals
27
0
0
0
Totals
32
3
8
2
Pitching
Texas Rangers
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
Nolan Ryan, W
9.0
0
0
0
2
16
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
2
16
Toronto Blue Jays
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
Jimmy Key, L
6.0
5
3
3
1
5
Bob MacDonald
1
2
0
0
0
2
Willie Fraser
1
1
0
0
0
0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
7
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
8–5
6–6
4–8
7–6
5–8
4–8
3–10
4–8
5–8
3–9
4–8
9–3
5–8
Boston
5–8
—
4–8
7–5
9–4
5–8
7–5
7–6
3–9
6–7
8–4
9–3
5–7
9–4
California
6–6
8–4
—
8–5
7–5
5–7
9–4
6–6
8–5
6–6
1–12
6–7
5–8
6–6
Chicago
8–4
5–7
5–8
—
6–6
4–8
7–6
7–5
8–5
8–4
7–6
7–6
8–5
7–5
Cleveland
6–7
4–9
5–7
6–6
—
7–6
4–8
5–8
2–10
6–7
5–7
2–10
4–8
1–12
Detroit
8–5
8–5
7–5
8–4
6–7
—
8–4
4–9
4–8
8–5
4–8
8–4
6–6
5–8
Kansas City
8–4
5–7
4–9
6–7
8–4
4–8
—
9–3
6–7
7–5
6–7
7–6
7–6
5–7
Milwaukee
10–3
6–7
6–6
5–7
8–5
9–4
3–9
—
6–6
6–7
8–4
3–9
7–5
6–7
Minnesota
8–4
9–3
5–8
5–8
10–2
8–4
7–6
6–6
—
10–2
8–5
9–4
6–7
4–8
New York
8–5
7–6
6–6
4–8
7–6
5–8
5–7
7–6
2–10
—
6–6
3–9
5–7
6–7
Oakland
9–3
4–8
12–1
6–7
7–5
8–4
7–6
4–8
5–8
6–6
—
6–7
4–9
6–6
Seattle
8–4
3–9
7–6
6–7
10–2
4–8
6–7
9–3
4–9
9–3
7–6
—
5–8
5–7
Texas
3–9
7–5
8–5
5–8
8–4
6–6
6–7
5–7
7–6
7–5
9–4
8–5
—
6–6
Toronto
8–5
4–9
6–6
5–7
12–1
8–5
7–5
7–6
8–4
7–6
6–6
7–5
6–6
—
Notable transactions
April 7, 1991: Denny Walling was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[ 6]
June 2, 1991: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[ 7]
June 22, 1991: Denny Walling was released by the Rangers.[ 6]
July 21, 1991: Jonathan Hurst , Joey Eischen and a player to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Oil Can Boyd . The Texas Rangers completed their trade by sending Travis Buckley (minors) to the Expos on September 1.[ 8]
Roster
1991 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
References
External links
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