1991 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1991
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Walter A. Haas, Jr.
genmanagers = Sandy Alderson
managers = Tony LaRussa
television = KPIX/KICU-TV
(Monte Moore, Ray Fosse)
Sports Channel Bay Area
(Bill Rigney, Greg Papa, Reggie Jackson)
radio = KSFO
(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ray Fosse, Sylvester Jackson) |The Oakland Athletics' 1991 season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses.

Offseason

* December 3, 1990: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsowi02.shtml Willie Wilson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 4, 1990: Darren Lewis and a player to be named later were traded by the Athletics to the San Francisco Giants for Ernest Riles. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Pedro Pena (minors) to the Giants on December 17. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lewisda01.shtml Darren Lewis page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 19, 1990: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 20, 1990: Ozzie Canseco was released by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/canseoz01.shtml Ozzie Canseco page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 31, 1990: Scott Sanderson was purchased from the Athletics by the New York Yankees.
* January 7, 1991: Vance Law was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawva01.shtml Vance Law page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 14, 1991: Webster Garrison was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/garriwe01.shtml Webster Garrison page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 15, 1991: Dave Veres was traded by the Athletics to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Kevin Campbell. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campbke01.shtml Kevin Campbell page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

On 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. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/prz_cgb.shtml]

Opening Day starters

* Harold Baines
* José Canseco
* Mike Gallego
* Dave Henderson
* Rickey Henderson
* Mark McGwire
* Ernest Riles
* Terry Steinbach
* Dave Stewart
* Walt Weiss

eason standings

Notable transactions

* May 18, 1991: Andy Hawkins was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hawkian01.shtml Andy Hawkins page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 26, 1991: Lee Tinsley and Apolinar Garcia (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Brook Jacoby. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacobbr01.shtml Brook Jacoby page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 31, 1991: Matt Grott and Russell Cormier (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the Montreal Expos for Ron Darling. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/darliro01.shtml Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 20, 1991: Andy Hawkins was released by the Athletics.

Roster

Other batters

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1991.shtml 1991 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=OAK 1991 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]