1991 – State Senators pass a bill to rename a part of State Highway 288 the “Nolan Ryan Expressway”. The highway passes near the Astrodome on its way through Ryan’s boyhood hometown of Alvin.
Major League Season Recap 1991 World Series – Minnesota Twins AL over Atlanta Braves NL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Jack Morris Babe Ruth Award – Jack Morris ALCS Minnesota Twins over Toronto Blue Jays 4 games to 1 ALCS MVP – Kirby Puckett NLCS Atlanta Braves over Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 3 NLCS MVP –…
Toronto Blue Jays sign free agent outfielder-designated hitter Dave Winfield
Yankees P Steve Howe is arrested in Montana on a charge of possession of cocaine. Howe has been suspended from baseball five times for drug and alcohol problems.
The Orioles sign P Rick Sutcliffe as a free agent. The former 1984 Cy Young Award winner was 6-5 with a 4.10 era with the Cubs last season.
Former minor league umpire Pam Postema files a sex discrimination suit against the National and American leagues, the Triple-A Alliance, and the Baseball Office for Umpire Development.
1991 – The Blue Jays sign free agent P Jack Morris to a two-year, $10.85 million contract.
Clemente Nunez, signed by Florida scout Edmundo Borrome, becomes the first player in Marlins history. The 16 year-old Dominican right-hander will compile a 29-26 record and an ERA of 3.51 during his five seasons in the team’s farm system, but will never appear in a major league game.
On December 12, 1991, former third baseman Ken Keltner, whose brilliant defensive plays stopped Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941, dies at the age of 75 in Wisconsin.
1991 – In a blockbuster trade, the Mets obtain two-time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen along with SS Bill Pecota from the Royals in exchange for Kevin McReynolds, Gregg Jefferies and Keith Miller.