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1991 Chicago Cubs season

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Owner(s)
  
Tribune Company

Stats
  
ESPN.com BB-reference

General manager(s)
  
Jim Frey

Manager(s)
  
Don Zimmer, Joe Altobelli, Jim Essian

Local television
  
WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)

Local radio
  
WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Bob Brenly, Harry Caray)

The 1991 Chicago Cubs season was the 120th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 116th in the National League and the 76th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–83.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 6, 1990: George Bell was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
  • December 17, 1990: Randy Kramer was released by the Cubs.
  • March 29, 1991: Gary Varsho was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 7, 1991: Mitch Williams was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan.
  • September 29, 1991: Damon Berryhill and Mike Bielecki were traded by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Turk Wendell and Yorkis Pérez.

    • Notable games

  • July 23: In a 6–4 victory over the Reds, Andre Dawson was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning for arguing a called third strike by umpire Joe West. After Jim Essian was also ejected for arguing, Dawson proceeded to throw seventeen bats from the bat racks onto the field from the dugout. Dawson was fined $1,000 and suspended for one game.

    • Opening Day Lineup

  • CF Jerome Walton
  • 2B Ryne Sandberg
  • 1B Mark Grace
  • LF George Bell
  • RF Andre Dawson
  • C Damon Berryhill
  • SS Shawon Dunston
  • 3B Gary Scott
  • P Danny Jackson

    • 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

    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

    References

    1991 Chicago Cubs season Wikipedia
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