1991 Chicago Cubs

77-83 • .481 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1991 Chicago Cubs went 77-83 (.481) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 695 runs, allowed 734, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Andre Dawson (31 HR, 104 RBI) and Greg Maddux (15-11, 3.35 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
83 Losses
.481 Win %
4th Rank
695 R 734 RA
Diff -39

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695 Runs Scored
734 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
2,311K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 1% above the 1991 league average (.250)
OBP .309 2% below the 1991 league average (.316)
SLG .390 5% above the 1991 league average (.372)
Team ERA 4.03 9% worse than the 1991 league average (3.68)
Runs Scored 695 5% above the 1991 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 2,311,520
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Avg per Game 27,849

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Ryne Sandberg 0.291 2 George Bell 0.285 3 Hector Villanueva 0.276 4 Mark Grace 0.273 5 Andre Dawson 0.272

Home Runs

1 Andre Dawson 31 2 Ryne Sandberg 26 3 George Bell 25 4 Luis Salazar 14 5 Hector Villanueva 13

RBI

1 Andre Dawson 104 2 Ryne Sandberg 100 3 George Bell 86 4 Mark Grace 58 5 Shawon Dunston 50
1991 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mark Grace 160 619 87 169 28 5 8 58 70 53 3 0.273
Ryne Sandberg 158 585 104 170 32 2 26 100 87 89 22 0.291
Andre Dawson 149 563 69 153 21 4 31 104 22 80 4 0.272
George Bell 149 558 63 159 27 0 25 86 32 62 2 0.285
Shawon Dunston 142 492 59 128 22 7 12 50 23 64 21 0.260
Chico Walker 124 374 51 96 10 1 6 34 33 57 13 0.257
Luis Salazar 103 333 34 86 14 1 14 38 15 45 0 0.258
Jerome Walton 123 270 42 59 13 1 5 17 19 55 7 0.219
Doug Dascenzo 118 239 40 61 11 0 1 18 24 26 14 0.255
Rick Wilkins 86 203 21 45 9 0 6 22 19 56 3 0.222
Hector Villanueva 71 192 23 53 10 1 13 32 21 30 0 0.276
Dwight Smith 90 167 16 38 7 2 3 21 11 32 2 0.228
Damon Berryhill 62 159 13 30 7 0 5 14 11 41 1 0.189
Jose Vizcaino 93 145 7 38 5 0 0 10 5 18 2 0.262
Greg Maddux 39 88 8 18 2 0 1 7 2 24 1 0.205
Ced Landrum 56 86 28 20 2 1 0 6 10 18 27 0.233
Gary Scott 31 79 8 13 3 0 1 5 13 14 0 0.165
Joe Girardi 21 47 3 9 2 0 0 6 6 6 0 0.191
Mike Bielecki 39 46 1 3 0 0 0 7 3 21 0 0.065
Shawn Boskie 30 41 3 7 0 1 1 2 3 15 0 0.171
Frank Castillo 18 35 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 0.143
Rick Sutcliffe 20 32 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.094
Les Lancaster 64 28 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 13 0 0.179
Bob Scanlan 40 24 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.042
Danny Jackson 17 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.087
Rey Sanchez 13 23 1 6 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.261
Derrick May 15 22 4 5 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0.227
Erik Pappas 7 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.176
Chuck McElroy 71 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.300
Doug Strange 3 9 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.444
Mike Harkey 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.400
Paul Assenmacher 75 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Laddie Renfroe 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Heathcliff Slocumb 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Smith 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Wilson 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott May 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pavlas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Yorkis Perez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Chuck McElroy 1.95 2 Paul Assenmacher 3.24 3 Greg Maddux 3.35 4 Heathcliff Slocumb 3.45 5 Les Lancaster 3.52

Wins

1 Greg Maddux 15 2 Mike Bielecki 13 3 Les Lancaster 9 4 Paul Assenmacher 7 5 Bob Scanlan 7

Strikeouts

1 Greg Maddux 198 2 Paul Assenmacher 117 3 Les Lancaster 102 4 Chuck McElroy 92 5 Frank Castillo 73
1991 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Maddux 15 11 3.35 37 37 0 263.0 232 98 66 198
Mike Bielecki 13 11 4.50 39 25 0 172.0 169 86 54 72
Les Lancaster 9 7 3.52 64 11 3 156.0 150 61 49 102
Shawn Boskie 4 9 5.23 28 20 0 129.0 150 75 52 62
Frank Castillo 6 7 4.35 18 18 0 111.2 107 54 33 73
Bob Scanlan 7 8 3.89 40 13 1 111.0 114 48 40 44
Paul Assenmacher 7 8 3.24 75 0 15 102.2 85 37 31 117
Chuck McElroy 6 2 1.95 71 0 3 101.1 73 22 57 92
Rick Sutcliffe 6 5 4.10 19 18 0 96.2 96 44 45 52
Danny Jackson 1 5 6.75 17 14 0 70.2 89 53 48 31
Heathcliff Slocumb 2 1 3.45 52 0 1 62.2 53 24 30 34
Dave Smith 0 6 6.00 35 0 17 33.0 39 22 19 16
Mike Harkey 0 2 5.30 4 4 0 18.2 21 11 6 15
Steve Wilson 0 0 4.38 8 0 0 12.1 13 6 5 9
Laddie Renfroe 0 1 13.50 4 0 0 4.2 11 7 2 4
Yorkis Perez 1 0 2.08 3 0 0 4.1 2 1 2 3
Doug Dascenzo 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.0 2 0 2 2
Scott May 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 6 4 1 1
Dave Pavlas 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Paul Assenmacher George Bell Damon Berryhill Mike Bielecki Shawn Boskie Frank Castillo Doug Dascenzo Andre Dawson Shawon Dunston Joe Girardi Mark Grace Mike Harkey +27 more

39 players

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The 1991 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 77-83 record (.481) put the 1991 Chicago Cubs 4th in the NL East. The Chicago Cubs scored 695 runs and allowed 734, a run differential of -39. The team batting average of .252 was 1% above the 1991 league mark of .250. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 4.03 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.68. The 1991 Chicago Cubs outscored the average club by 5% (695 against 663).

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 2,311,520 for the year. For power, Andre Dawson led the way with 31 homers. Ryne Sandberg collected the most hits, 170. Greg Maddux was the top winner, with 15 victories. Dave Smith closed out 17 saves. In all, the roster shows 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1991 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1991 Chicago Cubs finished 77-83 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Andre Dawson led the 1991 Chicago Cubs with 31 home runs.
What was the 1991 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1991 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.03.
Did the 1991 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1991 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1991 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Dawson (31 HR, 104 RBI) and Greg Maddux (15-11, 3.35 ERA).
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