1991 Detroit Tigers

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1991 Detroit Tigers went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 817 runs, allowed 794, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Cecil Fielder (44 HR, 133 RBI) and Bill Gullickson (20-9, 3.90 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
2nd Rank
817 R 794 RA
Diff +23

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817 Runs Scored
794 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
1,659K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 5% below the 1991 league average (.260)
OBP .332 1% above the 1991 league average (.328)
SLG .416 5% above the 1991 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.51 10% worse than the 1991 league average (4.09)
Runs Scored 817 12% above the 1991 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,659,472
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Avg per Game 20,487

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Scott Livingstone 0.291 2 Skeeter Barnes 0.289 3 Tony Phillips 0.284 4 Lou Whitaker 0.279 5 Mickey Tettleton 0.263

Home Runs

1 Cecil Fielder 44 2 Mickey Tettleton 31 3 Rob Deer 25 4 Lou Whitaker 23 5 Travis Fryman 21

RBI

1 Cecil Fielder 133 2 Travis Fryman 91 3 Mickey Tettleton 89 4 Lou Whitaker 78 5 Tony Phillips 72
1991 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cecil Fielder 162 624 102 163 25 0 44 133 78 151 0 0.261
Tony Phillips 146 564 87 160 28 4 17 72 79 95 10 0.284
Travis Fryman 149 557 65 144 36 3 21 91 40 149 12 0.259
Mickey Tettleton 154 501 85 132 17 2 31 89 101 131 3 0.263
Milt Cuyler 154 475 77 122 15 7 3 33 52 92 41 0.257
Lou Whitaker 138 470 94 131 26 2 23 78 90 45 4 0.279
Rob Deer 134 448 64 80 14 2 25 64 89 175 1 0.179
Alan Trammell 101 375 57 93 20 0 9 55 37 39 11 0.248
Pete Incaviglia 97 337 38 72 12 1 11 38 36 92 1 0.214
Lloyd Moseby 74 260 37 68 15 1 6 35 21 43 8 0.262
Dave Bergman 86 194 23 46 10 1 7 29 35 40 1 0.237
Skeeter Barnes 75 159 28 46 13 2 5 17 9 24 10 0.289
Andy Allanson 60 151 10 35 10 0 1 16 7 31 0 0.232
John Shelby 53 143 19 22 8 1 3 8 8 23 0 0.154
Scott Livingstone 44 127 19 37 5 0 2 11 10 25 2 0.291
Mark Salas 33 57 2 5 1 0 1 7 0 10 0 0.088
Luis de los Santos 16 30 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.167
John Moses 13 21 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 7 4 0.048
Shawn Hare 9 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.053
Johnny Paredes 16 18 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.333
Tony Bernazard 6 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Rich Rowland 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Frank Tanana 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Aldred 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cerutti 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Dalton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Gakeler 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Gibson 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gullickson 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Haas 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Henneman 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Kaiser 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Kiely 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Leiter 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rusty Meacham 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Munoz 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Ritz 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Searcy 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Terrell 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Mike Henneman 2.88 2 Frank Tanana 3.77 3 Bill Gullickson 3.90 4 Jerry Don Gleaton 4.06 5 Mark Leiter 4.21

Wins

1 Bill Gullickson 20 2 Frank Tanana 13 3 Walt Terrell 12 4 Mike Henneman 10 5 Mark Leiter 9

Strikeouts

1 Frank Tanana 107 2 Mark Leiter 103 3 Bill Gullickson 91 4 Walt Terrell 80 5 Mike Henneman 61
1991 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Gullickson 20 9 3.90 35 35 0 226.1 256 98 44 91
Walt Terrell 12 14 4.24 35 33 0 218.2 257 103 79 80
Frank Tanana 13 12 3.77 33 33 0 217.1 217 91 78 107
Mark Leiter 9 7 4.21 38 15 1 134.2 125 63 50 103
Paul Gibson 5 7 4.59 68 0 8 96.0 112 49 48 52
John Cerutti 3 6 4.57 38 8 2 88.2 94 45 37 29
Mike Henneman 10 2 2.88 60 0 21 84.1 81 27 34 61
Jerry Don Gleaton 3 2 4.06 47 0 2 75.1 74 34 39 47
Dan Gakeler 1 4 5.74 31 7 2 73.2 73 47 39 43
Scott Aldred 2 4 5.18 11 11 0 57.1 58 33 30 35
Dan Petry 2 3 4.94 17 6 0 54.2 66 30 19 18
Steve Searcy 1 2 8.41 16 5 0 40.2 52 38 30 32
Rusty Meacham 2 1 5.20 10 4 0 27.2 35 16 11 14
Kevin Ritz 0 3 11.74 11 5 0 15.1 17 20 22 9
Dave Haas 1 0 6.75 11 0 0 10.2 8 8 12 6
Mike Munoz 0 0 9.64 6 0 0 9.1 14 10 5 3
Mike Dalton 0 0 3.38 4 0 0 8.0 12 3 2 4
John Kiely 0 1 14.85 7 0 0 6.2 13 11 9 1
Jeff Kaiser 0 1 9.00 10 0 2 5.0 6 5 5 4

👥 Roster (41)

Scott Aldred Andy Allanson Skeeter Barnes Dave Bergman Tony Bernazard John Cerutti Milt Cuyler Mike Dalton Rob Deer Cecil Fielder Travis Fryman Dan Gakeler +29 more

41 players

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The 1991 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1991 Detroit Tigers reads 84 wins and 78 losses, good for 2nd in the AL East. The run column shows 817 for and 794 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .247, 5% worse than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 4.51 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.09. Measured against the 727-run league average, the offense was 12% ahead.

Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 1,659,472 fans came through the gates. Cecil Fielder topped the Detroit Tigers with 44 home runs. On the mound, Bill Gullickson won 20 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Frank Tanana with 107. Mike Henneman closed out 21 saves. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1991 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1991 Detroit Tigers finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Cecil Fielder led the 1991 Detroit Tigers with 44 home runs.
What was the 1991 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1991 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.51.
Did the 1991 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1991 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1991 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cecil Fielder (44 HR, 133 RBI) and Bill Gullickson (20-9, 3.90 ERA).
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