The 1991

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. It involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the

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East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses. Cal Ripken. Jr. would be the first shortstop in the history of the American League to win two MVP awards in a career. This was also the Orioles' last year at Memorial Stadium, as they would move into

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the following year.

Offseason

* October 10, 1990: Dorn Taylor was released by the Orioles. * December 12, 1990: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * December 14, 1990: Mickey Weston was traded by the Orioles to the

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for Paul Kilgus. * January 1, 1991: Roy Smith was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * January 10, 1991:

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and Pete Harnisch were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Glenn Davis. * January 11, 1991:

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was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Jeff Robinson. * March 31, 1991: Pete Rose Jr. was traded by the Orioles to the

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for Joe Borowski.

Regular season

* April 13, 1991:

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had 7 RBI in game versus the Texas Rangers. * May 15, 1991: President George H.W. Bush attended a baseball game in Baltimore with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The two saw the Oakland Athletics play the Baltimore Orioles for two innings. * July 13, 1991,

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, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson combined for a no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics. * Cal Ripken Jr. became the fourth shortstop in the history of Major League Baseball to have 30 home runs in one season and won the AL MVP award. * Cal Ripken Jr. won the Gold Glove in 1991 after missing out in 1990 even though he set the single season record for both the fewest errors by a shortstop (3) and also the record for most total chances in a single season.

Opening Day starters

* Jeff Ballard * Glenn Davis * Mike Devereaux * Dwight Evans *

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* Bob Melvin *

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* Billy Ripken *

* Craig Worthington

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 2, 1991: Mike Flanagan was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * April 7, 1991: Ernie Whitt was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * June 3, 1991:

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was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1991.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

, American League Most Valuable Player *

, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player *

, Winner, All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest *

, Rawlings Gold Glove Award * Joe Orsulak, Led American League, 22 Outfield Assists

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, shortstop

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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