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In 1991, the Atlanta Braves became the first team in the National League to go from last place one year to first place the next. This feat was also accomplished by the 1991 Minnesota Twins. The last Major League Baseball team to accomplish this was the 1890 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.
Contents
- Offseason
- Opening Day starters
- Notable transactions
- Draft picks
- Starters by position
- Other batters
- Starting pitchers
- Other pitchers
- Relief pitchers
- National League Championship Series
- Game 1
- Game 2
- Game 3
- Game 4
- Game 5
- Game 6
- Game 7
- Award winners
- Team leaders
- Farm system
- References
The Braves had a last place finish in 1990 but managed to overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West clinching the division on the next to the last day of the regular season.
Offseason
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
Draft picks
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on Balls
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on Balls
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on Balls
National League Championship Series
Avery's amazing season continued with one of the greatest postseason performances of all-time. He shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates for 16.2 innings over two games and accumulated two 1-0 wins. His performance earned him MVP honors for the 1991 NLCS.
Game 1
October 9: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game 2
October 10: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game 3
October 12: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Game 4
October 13: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Game 5
October 14: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Game 6
October 16: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game 7
October 17: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game 1
October 19, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 2
October 20, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 3
October 22, 1991, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Game 4
October 23, 1991, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Game 5
October 24, 1991, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Game 6
October 26, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game 7
October 27, 1991, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
For the first time since 1962, a seventh game of the World Series ended with a 1-0 verdict. It was also the second time in five that the home team won all seven games of a World Series.
Award winners
1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Team leaders
Farm system
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