1991 Houston Astros season

1991 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkThe Astrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record65–97 (.401)
Divisional place6th
OwnersJohn McMullen
General managersBill Wood
ManagersArt Howe
TelevisionKTXH
HSE
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell)
KXYZ
(Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)
Seasons

The 1991 Houston Astros season was the 30th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 27th as the Astros, 30th in the National League (NL), 23rd in the NL West division, and 27th at the Astrodome. The Astros entered the season with a 75–87 record, in fourth place in the NL West and 16 games behind the division- and World Series-champion Cincinnati Reds.

The season began for Houston on April 8 against Cincinnati at Riverfront Stadium, where they were defeated, 6–2. Pitcher Mike Scott made the fifth of five consecutive Opening Day starts for the Astros.

In the amateur draft, the Astros received four first round picks—including pitcher John Burke at sixth overall—and three supplemental picks.

Catcher Craig Biggio and pitcher Pete Harnisch represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game. It was the second career selection for Biggio, and the only career selection for Harnisch.

The Astros concluded the regular season with a 65–97 record, in last place and 29 games behind the NL West division-champion and NL pennant-winning Atlanta Braves, and worst record in the National League. At the time, the 97 losses tied the 1965 and 1975 clubs for the most in franchise history, and was surpassed by the 2011 club.

First baseman Jeff Bagwell won the NL Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first Astro to win this award. Bagwell and Al Osuna (pitcher) were also recognized as the The Sporting News NL Rookies of the Year.[a] Additionally, four Astros were selected for the 1991 Topps All-Star Rookie Team, including Bagwell, Osuna (left-handed pitcher), Andújar Cedeño (shortstop), and Luis Gonzalez (outfielder).

Offseason

Regular season

Summary

After surrendering three runs and the lead in the top-half of the ninth inning on June 6, the Astros rallied against the Montreal Expos to win, 9–8. Luis Gonzalez and Ken Caminiti each hit run batted in (RBI)-doubles to spark the walk-off comeback.[3]

Standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 94 68 .580 — 48‍–‍33 46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers 93 69 .574 1 54‍–‍27 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres 84 78 .519 10 42‍–‍39 42‍–‍39
San Francisco Giants 75 87 .463 19 43‍–‍38 32‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds 74 88 .457 20 39‍–‍42 35‍–‍46
65 97 .401 29 37‍–‍44 28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 6–6 11–7 13–5 7–11 5–7 9–3 5–7 9–3 11–7 9–9 9–3
Chicago 6–6 — 4–8 9–3 2–10 10–7 11–6 8–10 7–11 4–8 6–6 10–8
Cincinnati 7–11 8–4 — 9–9 6–12 6–6 5–7 9–3 2–10 8–10 10–8 4–8
5–13 3–9 9–9 — 8–10 2–10 7–5 7–5 4–8 6–12 9–9 5–7
Los Angeles 11–7 10–2 12–6 10–8 — 5–7 7–5 7–5 7–5 10–8 8–10 6–6
Montreal 7–5 7–10 6–6 10–2 7–5 — 4–14 4–14 6–12 6–6 7–5 7–11
New York 3–9 6–11 7–5 5–7 5–7 14–4 — 11–7 6–12 7–5 6–6 7–11
Philadelphia 7-5 10–8 3–9 5–7 5–7 14–4 7–11 — 6–12 9–3 6–6 6–12
Pittsburgh 3–9 11–7 10–2 8–4 5–7 12–6 12–6 12–6 — 7–5 7–5 11–7
San Diego 7–11 8–4 10–8 12–6 8–10 6–6 5–7 3–9 5–7 — 11–7 9–3
San Francisco 9–9 6–6 8–10 9–9 10–8 5–7 6–6 6–6 5–7 7–11 — 4–8
St. Louis 3–9 8–10 8–4 7–5 6–6 11–7 11–7 12–6 7–11 3–9 8–4 —


Roster

1991 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Craig Biggio 149 546 161 .295 4 46
1B Jeff Bagwell 156 554 163 .294 15 82
2B Casey Candaele 151 461 121 .262 4 50
3B Ken Caminiti 152 574 145 .253 13 80
SS Eric Yelding 78 276 67 .243 1 20
LF Luis Gonzalez 137 473 120 .254 13 69
CF Steve Finley 159 596 170 .285 8 54
RF Tuffy Rhodes 44 136 29 .213 1 12

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Andújar Cedeño 67 251 61 .243 9 36
Rafael Ramírez 101 233 55 .236 1 20
Gerald Young 108 142 31 .218 1 11
Mark Davidson 85 142 27 .190 2 15
Mike Simms 49 123 25 .203 3 16
Eric Anthony 39 118 18 .153 1 7
Andy Mota 27 90 17 .189 1 6
Javier Ortiz 47 83 23 .277 1 5
Kenny Lofton 20 74 15 .203 0 0
Ken Oberkfell 53 70 16 .229 0 14
Mark McLemore 21 61 9 .148 0 2
José Tolentino 44 54 14 .259 1 6
Carl Nichols 20 51 10 .196 0 1
Dave Rohde 29 41 5 .122 0 0
Scott Servais 16 37 6 .162 0 6
Tony Eusebio 10 19 2 .105 0 0
Gary Cooper 9 16 4 .250 0 2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Pete Harnisch 33 216.2 12 9 2.70 172
Mark Portugal 32 168.1 10 12 4.49 120
Jim Deshaies 28 161.0 5 12 4.98 98
Jimmy Jones 26 135.1 6 8 4.39 88
Ryan Bowen 14 71.2 6 4 5.15 49
Chris Gardner 5 24.2 1 2 4.01 12
Jeff Juden 4 18.0 0 2 6.00 11
Brian Williams 2 12.0 0 1 3.75 4
Mike Scott 2 7.0 0 2 12.86 3

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Darryl Kile 37 153.2 7 11 3.69 100
Xavier Hernandez 32 63.0 2 7 4.71 55

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Al Osuna 71 7 6 12 3.42 68
Curt Schilling 56 3 5 8 3.81 71
Dwayne Henry 52 3 2 2 3.19 51
Jim Corsi 47 0 5 0 3.71 53
Jim Clancy 30 0 3 5 2.78 33
Mike Capel 25 1 3 3 3.03 23
Rob Mallicoat 24 0 2 1 3.86 18
Dean Wilkins 7 2 1 1 11.25 4

Awards and honors

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Bob Skinner
AA Jackson Generals Texas League Rick Sweet
A Osceola Astros Florida State League Sal Butera
A Burlington Astros Midwest League Tim Tolman
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Frank Cacciatore
A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Steve Dillard
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tucson

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ a b From 1961–2003, The Sporting News declared one rookie position player and one rookie pitcher from each league, the NL and the American League (AL), for this award.
Sources
  1. ^ Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Curt Schilling at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Schwartzberg, Seth (June 6, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 6". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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