The 1991 San Francisco Giants season was the

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' 109th season in

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, their 34th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 32nd at

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. The team finished in fourth place in the

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with a 75–87 record, 19 games behind the

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Offseason

* November 9, 1990: Bud Black signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. * December 4, 1990: Dave Righetti signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. *December 4, 1990: Darren Lewis was traded by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Ernest Riles. The Oakland Athletics sent Pedro Pena (minors) (December 17, 1990) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade. *March 30, 1991: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

*Kevin Bass *Mike Benjamin *John Burkett *Will Clark *Steve Decker *Willie McGee *Kevin Mitchell *Robby Thompson *Matt Williams

Notable transactions

*June 3, 1991: William Van Landingham was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1991. *June 19, 1991: Rick Reuschel was released by the San Francisco Giants.

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''

Award winners

*Will Clark, National League Leader, Slugging (.536) *

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2B, Willie Mac Award

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Farm system

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References

External links

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