1991 New York Yankees season
The New York Yankees' 1991 season was the 89th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 71-91 finishing 20 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Stump Merrill. 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 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.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | ||
| April | 17 | 6 | 11 | 79 | 93 | |
| May | 27 | 14 | 13 | 111 | 107 | |
| June | 27 | 13 | 14 | 123 | 122 | |
| July | 26 | 13 | 13 | 109 | 121 | |
| August | 31 | 12 | 19 | 137 | 183 | |
| September | 28 | 9 | 19 | 85 | 126 | |
| October | 6 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 25 | |
| Total | 162 | 71 | 91 | 674 | 777 |
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1991: Steve Balboni 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 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. 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 | OF | Louisiana State University |
| 9 | 230 | Keith Garagozzo | LHP | University of Delaware |
Roster
Player stats
Batting
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 | 135 | 456 | 122 | .268 | 24 | 77 |
| 1B | Don Mattingly | 152 | 587 | 169 | .288 | 9 | 68 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 158 | 652 | 198 | .304 | 10 | 56 |
| 3B | Pat Kelly | 96 | 298 | 72 | .242 | 3 | 23 |
| SS | Álvaro Espinoza | 148 | 480 | 123 | .256 | 5 | 33 |
| LF | Mel Hall | 141 | 492 | 140 | .285 | 19 | 80 |
| CF | Bernie Williams | 85 | 320 | 76 | .238 | 3 | 34 |
| RF | Jesse Barfield | 84 | 284 | 64 | .225 | 17 | 48 |
| DH | Kevin Maas | 148 | 500 | 110 | .220 | 23 | 63 |