1991 New York Yankees

71-91 • .438 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1991 New York Yankees went 71-91 (.438) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 674 runs, allowed 777, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Matt Nokes (24 HR, 77 RBI) and Scott Sanderson (16-10, 3.81 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
5th Rank
674 R 777 RA
Diff -103

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674 Runs Scored
777 Runs Allowed
-103 Run Diff
1,863K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 2% below the 1991 league average (.260)
OBP .316 4% below the 1991 league average (.328)
SLG .387 2% below the 1991 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.42 8% worse than the 1991 league average (4.09)
Runs Scored 674 7% below the 1991 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,863,729
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Avg per Game 23,009

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Steve Sax 0.304 2 Don Mattingly 0.288 3 Mel Hall 0.285 4 Matt Nokes 0.268 5 Roberto Kelly 0.267

Home Runs

1 Matt Nokes 24 2 Kevin Maas 23 3 Roberto Kelly 20 4 Mel Hall 19 5 Jesse Barfield 17

RBI

1 Mel Hall 80 2 Matt Nokes 77 3 Roberto Kelly 69 4 Don Mattingly 68 5 Kevin Maas 63
1991 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Sax 158 652 85 198 38 2 10 56 41 38 31 0.304
Don Mattingly 152 587 64 169 35 0 9 68 46 42 2 0.288
Kevin Maas 148 500 69 110 14 1 23 63 83 128 5 0.220
Mel Hall 141 492 67 140 23 2 19 80 26 40 0 0.285
Roberto Kelly 126 486 68 130 22 2 20 69 45 77 32 0.267
Alvaro Espinoza 148 480 51 123 23 2 5 33 16 57 4 0.256
Matt Nokes 135 456 52 122 20 0 24 77 25 49 3 0.268
Bernie Williams 85 320 43 76 19 4 3 34 48 57 10 0.237
Pat Kelly 96 298 35 72 12 4 3 23 15 52 12 0.242
Hensley Meulens 96 288 37 64 8 1 6 29 18 97 3 0.222
Jesse Barfield 84 284 37 64 12 0 17 48 36 80 1 0.225
Randy Velarde 80 184 19 45 11 1 1 15 18 43 3 0.245
Bob Geren 64 128 7 28 3 0 2 12 9 31 0 0.219
Pat Sheridan 62 113 13 23 3 0 4 7 13 30 1 0.204
Jim Leyritz 32 77 8 14 3 0 0 4 13 15 0 0.182
Torey Lovullo 22 51 0 9 2 0 0 2 5 7 0 0.176
Mike Humphreys 25 40 9 8 0 0 0 3 9 7 2 0.200
Carlos Rodriguez 15 37 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.189
Mike Blowers 15 35 3 7 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0.200
John Ramos 10 26 4 8 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.308
Scott Lusader 11 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.143
Greg Cadaret 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Cary 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darrin Chapin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Eiland 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Farr 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Guetterman 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Habyan 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hawkins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Howe 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Johnson 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Kamieniecki 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Leary 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Mills 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Monteleone 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pascual Perez 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sanderson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wade Taylor 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Witt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Steve Howe 1.68 2 Steve Farr 2.19 3 John Habyan 2.30 4 Pascual Perez 3.18 5 Greg Cadaret 3.62

Wins

1 Scott Sanderson 16 2 Greg Cadaret 8 3 Wade Taylor 7 4 Jeff Johnson 6 5 Steve Farr 5

Strikeouts

1 Scott Sanderson 130 2 Greg Cadaret 105 3 Eric Plunk 103 4 Tim Leary 83 5 Wade Taylor 72
1991 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Scott Sanderson 16 10 3.81 34 34 0 208.0 200 88 29 130
Jeff Johnson 6 11 5.95 23 23 0 127.0 156 84 33 62
Greg Cadaret 8 6 3.62 68 5 3 121.2 110 49 59 105
Tim Leary 4 10 6.49 28 18 0 120.2 150 87 57 83
Wade Taylor 7 12 6.27 23 22 0 116.1 144 81 53 72
Eric Plunk 2 5 4.76 43 8 0 111.2 128 59 62 103
John Habyan 4 2 2.30 66 0 2 90.0 73 23 20 70
Lee Guetterman 3 4 3.68 64 0 6 88.0 91 36 25 35
Pascual Perez 2 4 3.18 14 14 0 73.2 68 26 24 41
Dave Eiland 2 5 5.33 18 13 0 72.2 87 43 23 18
Steve Farr 5 5 2.19 60 0 23 70.0 57 17 20 60
Scott Kamieniecki 4 4 3.90 9 9 0 55.1 54 24 22 34
Chuck Cary 1 6 5.91 10 9 0 53.1 61 35 32 34
Steve Howe 3 1 1.68 37 0 3 48.1 39 9 7 34
Rich Monteleone 3 1 3.64 26 0 0 47.0 42 19 19 34
Alan Mills 1 1 4.41 6 2 0 16.1 16 8 8 11
Andy Hawkins 0 2 9.95 4 3 0 12.2 23 14 6 5
Darrin Chapin 0 1 5.06 3 0 0 5.1 3 3 6 5
Mike Witt 0 1 10.13 2 2 0 5.1 8 6 1 0
Alvaro Espinoza 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jesse Barfield Mike Blowers Greg Cadaret Chuck Cary Darrin Chapin Dave Eiland Alvaro Espinoza Steve Farr Bob Geren Lee Guetterman John Habyan Mel Hall +28 more

40 players

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The 1991 New York Yankees in brief

A 71-91 record (.438) put the 1991 New York Yankees 5th in the AL East. With 674 runs scored and 777 given up, the 1991 differential was -103. The team batting average of .255 was 2% below the 1991 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 4.42 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.09. Measured against the 727-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Yankee Stadium II was home in 1991, drawing a total attendance of 1,863,729. Matt Nokes led the club in home runs with 24. Mel Hall drove in a team-high 80 runs. The hits leader was Steve Sax with 198. Scott Sanderson led the pitchers with 16 wins. Steve Farr closed out 23 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 New York Yankees

What was the 1991 New York Yankees record?
The 1991 New York Yankees finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1991 New York Yankees in home runs?
Matt Nokes led the 1991 New York Yankees with 24 home runs.
What was the 1991 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1991 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.42.
Did the 1991 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1991 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 New York Yankees play?
The 1991 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1991 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Matt Nokes (24 HR, 77 RBI) and Scott Sanderson (16-10, 3.81 ERA).
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