1991 New York Yankees season

The 1991 New York Yankees 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.

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 (minors) (June 22, 1991) 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

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

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

Farm system
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