1991 Oakland Athletics

84-78 • .519 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1991 Oakland Athletics went 84-78 (.519) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 760 runs, allowed 776, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Jose Canseco (44 HR, 122 RBI) and Mike Moore (17-8, 2.96 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 %
4th Rank
760 R 776 RA
Diff -16

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⚡ Quick Stats

760 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
-16 Run Diff
2,713K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 5% below the 1991 league average (.260)
OBP .330 1% above the 1991 league average (.328)
SLG .388 2% below the 1991 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.57 12% worse than the 1991 league average (4.09)
Runs Scored 760 5% above the 1991 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,713,193
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Avg per Game 33,496

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Harold Baines 0.295 2 Dave Henderson 0.276 3 Terry Steinbach 0.274 4 Rickey Henderson 0.268 5 Jose Canseco 0.266

Home Runs

1 Jose Canseco 44 2 Dave Henderson 25 3 Mark McGwire 22 4 Harold Baines 20 5 Rickey Henderson 18

RBI

1 Jose Canseco 122 2 Harold Baines 90 3 Dave Henderson 85 4 Mark McGwire 75 5 Terry Steinbach 67
1991 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Canseco 154 572 115 152 32 1 44 122 78 152 26 0.266
Dave Henderson 150 572 86 158 33 0 25 85 58 113 6 0.276
Harold Baines 141 488 76 144 25 1 20 90 72 67 0 0.295
Mark McGwire 154 483 62 97 22 0 22 75 93 116 2 0.201
Mike Gallego 159 482 67 119 15 4 12 49 67 84 6 0.247
Rickey Henderson 134 470 105 126 17 1 18 57 98 73 58 0.268
Terry Steinbach 129 456 50 125 31 1 6 67 22 70 2 0.274
Willie Wilson 113 294 38 70 14 4 0 28 18 43 20 0.238
Ernie Riles 108 281 30 60 8 4 5 32 31 42 3 0.214
Mike Bordick 90 235 21 56 5 1 0 21 14 37 3 0.238
Jamie Quirk 76 203 16 53 4 0 1 17 16 28 0 0.261
Brook Jacoby 56 188 14 40 12 0 0 20 11 22 2 0.213
Lance Blankenship 90 185 33 46 8 0 3 21 23 42 12 0.249
Vance Law 74 134 11 28 7 1 0 9 18 27 0 0.209
Walt Weiss 40 133 15 30 6 1 0 13 12 14 6 0.226
Scott Brosius 36 68 9 16 5 0 2 4 3 11 3 0.235
Dann Howitt 21 42 5 7 1 0 1 3 1 12 0 0.167
Brad Komminsk 24 25 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 9 1 0.120
Scott Hemond 23 23 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0.217
Fred Manrique 9 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.143
Ron Witmeyer 11 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.053
Carney Lansford 5 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.062
Troy Afenir 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Doug Jennings 8 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.111
Dana Allison 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Briscoe 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Burns 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Campbell 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Chitren 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Darling 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk Dressendorfer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Guzman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Harris 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hawkins 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Klink 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Moore 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Nelson 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Show 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Slusarski 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Van Poppel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Walton 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Welch 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Young 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Dennis Eckersley 2.96 2 Mike Moore 2.96 3 Rick Honeycutt 3.58 4 Ron Darling 4.08 5 Steve Chitren 4.33

Wins

1 Mike Moore 17 2 Bob Welch 12 3 Dave Stewart 11 4 Joe Klink 10 5 Dennis Eckersley 5

Strikeouts

1 Mike Moore 153 2 Dave Stewart 144 3 Bob Welch 101 4 Dennis Eckersley 87 5 Ron Darling 60
1991 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stewart 11 11 5.18 35 35 0 226.0 245 130 105 144
Bob Welch 12 13 4.58 35 35 0 220.0 220 112 91 101
Mike Moore 17 8 2.96 33 33 0 210.0 176 69 105 153
Joe Slusarski 5 7 5.27 20 19 0 109.1 121 64 52 60
Andy Hawkins 4 4 4.79 15 14 0 77.0 68 41 36 40
Dennis Eckersley 5 4 2.96 67 0 43 76.0 60 25 9 87
Ron Darling 3 7 4.08 12 12 0 75.0 64 34 38 60
Curt Young 4 2 5.00 41 1 0 68.1 74 38 34 27
Joe Klink 10 3 4.35 62 0 2 62.0 60 30 21 34
Steve Chitren 1 4 4.33 56 0 4 60.1 59 29 32 47
Eric Show 1 2 5.92 23 5 0 51.2 62 34 17 20
Gene Nelson 1 5 6.84 44 0 0 48.2 60 37 23 23
Rick Honeycutt 2 4 3.58 43 0 0 37.2 37 15 20 26
Kirk Dressendorfer 3 3 5.45 7 7 0 34.2 33 21 21 17
Kevin Campbell 1 0 2.74 14 0 0 23.0 13 7 14 16
John Briscoe 0 0 7.07 11 0 0 14.0 12 11 10 9
Todd Burns 1 0 3.38 9 0 0 13.1 10 5 8 3
Bruce Walton 1 0 6.23 12 0 0 13.0 11 9 6 10
Dana Allison 1 1 7.36 11 0 0 11.0 16 9 5 4
Johnny Guzman 1 0 9.00 5 0 0 5.0 11 5 2 3
Todd Van Poppel 0 0 9.64 1 1 0 4.2 7 5 2 6
Reggie Harris 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 5 4 3 2
Vance Law 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (46)

Troy Afenir Dana Allison Harold Baines Lance Blankenship Mike Bordick John Briscoe Scott Brosius Todd Burns Kevin Campbell Jose Canseco Steve Chitren Ron Darling +34 more

46 players

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The 1991 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 1991 Oakland Athletics reads 84 wins and 78 losses, good for 4th in the AL West. Runs came in at 760 scored against 776 allowed (-16). Against a league average of .260, the 1991 Oakland Athletics batted .248. Pitchers allowed 4.57 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.09. League clubs averaged 727 runs that year, so the Oakland Athletics scored 5% more.

Attendance at Oakland Coliseum totaled 2,713,193 for the year. For power, Jose Canseco led the way with 44 homers. Dave Henderson collected the most hits, 158. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Moore (17). Dennis Eckersley saved 43 games. The roster section lists 46 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1991 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1991 Oakland Athletics finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Jose Canseco led the 1991 Oakland Athletics with 44 home runs.
What was the 1991 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1991 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.57.
Did the 1991 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1991 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1991 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jose Canseco (44 HR, 122 RBI) and Mike Moore (17-8, 2.96 ERA).
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