1991 Chicago Cubs season

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.

Offseason

• November 21, 1990: Danny Jackson was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
• December 6, 1990: George Bell was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
• December 7, 1990: Dave Smith 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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.

Roster

Opening Day lineup

• CF 20 Jerome Walton
• 2B 23 Ryne Sandberg
• 1B 17 Mark Grace
• LF 11 George Bell
• RF 8 Andre Dawson
• C 9 Damon Berryhill
• SS 12 Shawon Dunston
• 3B 25 Gary Scott
• P 32 Danny Jackson

Schedule

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

Farm system

Notes

External links

• 1991 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference