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The New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

' 1991 season
1991 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves ; Jack Morris, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: Kirby Puckett*National League Championship Series MVP: Steve Avery...

was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71-91 finishing 20 games behind of the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....

. New York was managed by Stump Merrill

Stump Merrill

Carl "Stump" Merrill is a former manager in Major League Baseball who served as manager of the New York Yankees in and...

. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

October 5, 1990: Wayne Tolleson was released by the New York Yankees.
November 19, 1990: Tim Leary was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
December 3, 1990: Frank Seminara was drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 1990 rule 5 draft.
December 31, 1990: Scott Sanderson was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics.
January 13, 1991: Rick Cerone was released by the New York Yankees.
March 19, 1991: Torey Lovullo was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Mark Leiter.

Regular season

Steve Sax
Steve Sax
Stephen Louis Sax is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. He was a right-handed batter for the Los Angeles Dodgers , New York Yankees , Chicago White Sox , and the Oakland Athletics ....

led the Yankees with a .304 batting average, 198 hits, 85 runs, and 38 doubles.
April 11, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 RBI in a game versus the Detroit Tigers.
June 23, 1991 – Roberto Kelly had 5 hits in a game versus the eventual World Champion Minnesota Twins.

Notable transactions

April 1, 1991: Steve Balboni
Steve Balboni
Stephen Charles Balboni is a retired Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and Texas Rangers. He was a player with home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run hitting prowess...

was released by the New York Yankees.
April 5, 1991: Scott Lusader was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers.
May 9, 1991: Andy Hawkins was released by the New York Yankees.
May 17, 1991: Mike Blowers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and cash. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Blueberg (minors) (June 22, 1991) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
May 25, 1991: Andy Pettite was Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

Draft Picks

With the first overall pick in the MLB draft, the New York Yankees selected Brien Taylor
Brien Taylor
Brien M. Taylor is a former pitcher in minor league baseball best known for being just the second amateur player to be picked first overall in the Major League Baseball Draft and never reach the major leagues...

. He was a Left Handed Pitcher from Beaufort, North Carolina who competed at East Carteret High School.

Notable Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Amateur Club
5	126	Lyle Mouton Lyle Mouton Lyle Joseph Mouton , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1995-2001. He also played part of 1998 in Japan for the Yakult Swallows....	OF	Louisiana State University
9	230	Keith Garagozzo Keith Garagozzo Keith John Garagozzo is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher, who appeared in 7 games for the Minnesota Twins in 1994....	LHP	University of Delaware

Roster

1991 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other Positions		Manager Coaches (third base)

Starters by position

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos.	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Matt Nokes Matt Nokes Matthew Dodge Nokes is a retired American professional baseball catcher and designated hitter. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants , the Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , the Baltimore Orioles, and the Colorado Rockies...	135	456	122	.268	24	77
1B	Don Mattingly Don Mattingly Donald Arthur "Don" Mattingly is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...	152	587	169	.288	9	68
2B	Steve Sax Steve Sax Stephen Louis Sax is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. He was a right-handed batter for the Los Angeles Dodgers , New York Yankees , Chicago White Sox , and the Oakland Athletics ....	158	652	198	.304	10	56
3B	Pat Kelly	96	298	72	.242	3	23
SS	Álvaro Espinoza Alvaro Espinoza Álvaro Alberto Espinoza [es-pe-NO-zah] is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and current infield coach for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.-Early life:...	148	480	123	.256	5	33
LF	Mel Hall Mel Hall Melvin Hall Jr. is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1996 with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and San Francisco Giants. He also played in Japan from 1993-1995...	141	492	140	.285	19	80
CF	Bernie Williams Bernie Williams Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Puerto Rican musician.-Early life:...	85	320	76	.238	3	34
RF	Jesse Barfield Jesse Barfield Jesse Lee Barfield is a former Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees . He batted and threw right-handed. He lived in Tenafly, a suburb of New York City.Barfield was well known for his powerful, accurate throwing arm...	84	284	64	.225	17	48
DH	Kevin Maas Kevin Maas Kevin Christian Maas is a former Major League Baseball player. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 22nd round of the 1986 draft after attending the University Of California. He made his major league debut for Yankees on June 29, 1990 when they called him up from the Columbus Clippers...	148	500	110	.220	23	63

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Albany-Colonie

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