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APRIL
1991

Monday, April 1st

IN THE NEWS: Expos trade OF Otis Nixon and minor league 3B Sol Rodriguez to the Braves in exchange for C Jimmy Kremers and a player to be named later.

IN THE NEWS: Nolan Ryan and his son, Reid, pitch against each other as the Rangers take on the University of Texas. Reid, a 19-year-old freshman, gives up four runs in two innings, and is down 4–1 to his father when he leaves the game. Dad gives up five hits, three runs, and strikes out seven in five innings, as the Rangers win 12–5.

The White Sox sign former Royal Bo Jackson to a contract which could earn him more than $8 million over three years if he is healthy.

Sunday, April 7th

IN THE NEWS: Phillies obtain P Mitch Williams from the Cubs in exchange for P Chuck McElroy and P Bob Scanlan.

Monday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: Major league umpires strike on Opening Day, as amateur umps are used as replacements. The arbiters, whose working agreement expired on December 31, will settle and return to work the next day. Among the benefits won by the union is an increase in starting salaries from $41,000 to $60,000.

Nolan Ryan starts and Goose Gossage pitches in relief for Texas in a 5-4 loss to Milwaukee. It marks the first time a 300-game winner hurls in the same contest as a teammate with 300 saves.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1991 » OPENING DAY
Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 55,205)
W: Tom Browning L: Mike Scott S: Rob Dibble
New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 49,276)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Terry Mulholland S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 54,274)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Doug Drabek
Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 50,213)
W: Jack McDowell L: Jeff Ballard
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 47,382)
W: Paul Gibson L: Greg Cadaret S: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 39,363)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Greg Swindell S: Jeff Montgomery
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 40,560)
W: Mark Knudson L: Nolan Ryan S: Edwin Nunez
Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 50,114)
W: Roger Clemens L: Dave Stieb
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: The average baseball salary on Opening Day reaches a record $891,188, with 223 players making at least $1 million.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1991
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,622)
W: Bryn Smith L: Danny Jackson S: Lee Smith
New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 16,013)
W: Doug Simons L: Joe Boever
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,624)
W: Bob Kipper L: Steve Frey S: Bill Landrum
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 48,089)
W: Mike Maddux L: Trevor Wilson S: Larry Andersen
Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,015)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Mike Boddicker S: Doug Jones
Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 44,373)
W: Dave Stewart L: Jack Morris
California Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 53,671)
W: Chuck Finley L: Erik Hanson S: Bryan Harvey
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Skydome (att. 42,211)
W: Jimmy Key L: Greg Harris S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: Scott Sanderson hurls eight no-hit innings against the Tigers in his first appearance as a Yankee. He surrenders a wind-blown double to Tony Phillips on his first pitch of the 9th, and is replaced by Greg Cadaret, who finishes the 1-hitter for a 4-0 NY victory.

Sixty-eight-year-old Minnie Minoso is denied a chance to appear in a professional game in his 6th consecutive decade by baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent. Minoso had been scheduled to suit up for the independent Miami Miracle of the Class A Florida State League in their April 13 game against the Ft. Lauderdale Yankees. Vincent refuses to allow Minoso to sign a contract, even for a single night.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1991
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 18,527)
W: Tim Belcher L: John Smoltz S: John Candelaria
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 11,204)
W: Greg Maddux L: Jose DeLeon S: Dave Smith
Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,785)
W: Ted Power L: Darryl Kile S: Randy Myers
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 7 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 22,841)
W: Roger McDowell L: Jeff Innis S: Mitch Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,656)
W: Zane Smith L: Oil Can Boyd S: Stan Belinda
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,590)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Bud Black S: Craig Lefferts
Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 24,973)
W: Greg Hibbard L: Jose Mesa S: Bobby Thigpen
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 7,842)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Walt Terrell
Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,428)
W: Kevin Appier L: Charles Nagy S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,958)
W: Allan Anderson L: Bob Welch S: Rick Aguilera
California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 16,977)
W: Kirk McCaskill L: Randy Johnson S: Bryan Harvey
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,293)
W: Chris Bosio L: Kevin Brown
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Skydome (att. 41,164)
W: Mike Timlin L: Jeff Gray S: Tom Henke
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: Oakland pitcher Eric Show goes on the disabled list with an infected thumb from repeatedly biting his nails.

Astros SS Eric Yelding rushes the mound after Reds pitcher Rob Dibble throws a pitch behind Yelding in the Astros' 4-1 victory. Yelding will be fined $1,000 and suspended one day for his actions, while Dibble will receive a 3-game suspension.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1991
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 14,672)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Charlie Leibrandt
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,830)
W: Ken Hill L: Mike Harkey S: Lee Smith
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,012)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Norm Charlton S: Curt Schilling
New York Mets 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,271)
W: Wally Whitehurst L: Rick Mahler S: John Franco
San Francisco Giants 11, San Diego Padres 9 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,475)
W: Dave Righetti L: Craig Lefferts
Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 34,134)
W: Eric King L: Danny Darwin S: Doug Jones
Detroit Tigers 11, New York Yankees 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,392)
W: Paul Gibson L: John Habyan
Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,169)
W: Joe Slusarski L: Scott Erickson S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 11,373)
W: Mark Langston L: Brian Holman S: Jeff Robinson
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Skydome (att. 38,286)
W: David Wells L: Ron Robinson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 12th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1991
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 8,704)
W: John Smiley L: Shawn Boskie S: Vicente Palacios
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 25,632)
W: Mark Portugal L: Rick Reuschel S: Dwayne Henry
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,676)
W: Greg Harris L: Bob Ojeda S: Wes Gardner
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 22,163)
W: Tim Burke L: John Franco S: Steve Frey
Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 38,227)
W: Pat Combs L: Jamie Moyer
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,847)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Steve Searcy S: Bobby Thigpen
Kansas City Royals 9, New York Yankees 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,100)
W: Storm Davis L: Chuck Cary
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 45,866)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Jim Abbott
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,112)
W: Mike Moore L: Scott Bankhead
Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 15,932)
W: Dave Johnson L: Bobby Witt S: Gregg Olson
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (11 inn.) at Skydome (att. 43,150)
W: Mike Timlin L: Dan Plesac
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: California's Dave Winfield collects 15 total bases and six RBIs on three home runs, a double and single in the Haloes 15-9 win over the Twins.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1991
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,838)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Doug Drabek
Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,566)
W: Steve Avery L: Jack Armstrong S: Juan Berenguer
San Francisco Giants 16, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 22,411)
W: Scott Garrelts L: Mike Scott S: Eric Gunderson
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,793)
W: Eric Nolte L: Kevin Gross S: Mike Maddux
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 26,046)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Dennis Martinez
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,485)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Bob Tewksbury S: Mitch Williams
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,212)
W: Roger Clemens L: Greg Swindell
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,673)
W: Jack McDowell L: Frank Tanana
New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Royals 8 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,746)
W: Tim Leary L: Bret Saberhagen S: Steve Farr
California Angels 15, Minnesota Twins 9 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 33,782)
W: Scott Bailes L: Mark Guthrie
Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 38,126)
W: Kirk Dressendorfer L: Rich DeLucia S: Dennis Eckersley
Baltimore Orioles 11, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 23,632)
W: Jeff Ballard L: Kenny Rogers
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 49,872)
W: Kevin Brown L: Dave Stieb S: Chuck Crim
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: In the 3rd inning of the Rangers 15-3 win over the Orioles, Nolan Ryan becomes the 12th pitcher in history to reach 5,000 innings pitched. Ryan notches the victory for his 1st win of the year.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1991
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,994)
W: Heathcliff Slocumb L: Stan Belinda S: Dave Smith
Atlanta Braves 12, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,837)
W: Tom Glavine L: Tom Browning
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 12,834)
W: Jimmy Jones L: John Burkett
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,698)
W: Ed Whitson L: Mike Morgan S: Craig Lefferts
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 25,944)
W: Frank Viola L: Chris Nabholz
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,337)
W: Bryn Smith L: Dave LaPoint S: Lee Smith
Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,348)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Greg Harris
Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,005)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Andy Hawkins S: Jeff Montgomery
California Angels 9, Minnesota Twins 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 22,513)
W: Chuck Finley L: Jack Morris
Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 28,949)
W: Dana Allison L: Mike Jackson
Texas Rangers 15, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 24,084)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Jeff Robinson
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Skydome (att. 47,136)
W: Jimmy Key L: Don August
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 15th

IN THE NEWS: Phillies pitcher Jason Grimsley uncorks four wild pitches in a 5-4 loss to the Cubs.

Giants P Bud Black and C Steve Decker work together in a game against the Dodgers, marking the first Black & Decker battery in major league history. Black loses the contest while Decker gets one hit in four at bats.

Mariners hurler Randy Johnson commits a balk in the 4th inning of a game against Minnesota when the Seattle mascot, Mariner Moose, throws a bag of peanuts onto the Kingdome turf. Johnson will go the distance in the 8-4 victory for his 1st win of the season.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1991
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,729)
W: Al Osuna L: Kent Mercker S: Curt Schilling
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,794)
W: Greg Maddux L: Jason Grimsley S: Dave Smith
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 35,238)
W: Cris Carpenter L: Tim Burke S: Lee Smith
New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,785)
W: David Cone L: Bob Kipper
San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (11 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,815)
W: Mike Maddux L: Ted Power
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 55,883)
W: Tim Belcher L: Bud Black S: Jay Howell
Cleveland Indians 1, Boston Red Sox 0 (13 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 33,205)
W: Steve Olin L: Dennis Lamp S: Doug Jones
Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 44,339)
W: Bob Welch L: Kirk McCaskill S: Dennis Eckersley
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,632)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Walt Terrell S: Duane Ward
Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 50,058)
W: Jose Mesa L: Chris Bosio S: Mark Williamson
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,891)
W: Greg Hibbard L: Greg Cadaret S: Bobby Thigpen
Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 4 at Kingdome (att. 15,120)
W: Randy Johnson L: Allan Anderson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 16th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1991
Atlanta Braves 10, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,759)
W: Doug Sisk L: Xavier Hernandez
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (13 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 11,571)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Mitch Williams
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 9,159)
W: Rick Mahler L: Ken Hill S: Tim Burke
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,963)
W: Randy Tomlin L: Wally Whitehurst S: Stan Belinda
Cincinnati Reds 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,752)
W: Norm Charlton L: Andy Benes S: Randy Myers
San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 24,035)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Ramon Martinez S: Dave Righetti
Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,815)
W: Danny Darwin L: Kevin Appier S: Jeff Reardon
Oakland Athletics 8, California Angels 5 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,813)
W: Steve Chitren L: Scott Bailes S: Dennis Eckersley
Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 46,606)
W: Kevin Brown L: Eric King S: Jeff Russell
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,791)
W: Bill Gullickson L: David Wells S: Mike Henneman
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 3 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,541)
W: Scott Radinsky L: Steve Farr S: Bobby Thigpen
Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Kingdome (att. 8,837)
W: Brian Holman L: Scott Erickson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1991
Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,342)
W: Mark Portugal L: Steve Avery S: Curt Schilling
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 13,680)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Pat Combs S: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 7,870)
W: Bill Sampen L: Jamie Moyer S: Barry Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,792)
W: John Smiley L: Ron Darling
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,014)
W: Chris Hammond L: Greg Harris S: Scott Scudder
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 29,011)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Rick Reuschel
Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Fenway Park (att. 24,651)
W: Tom Bolton L: Storm Davis S: Jeff Gray
Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,685)
W: Mike Moore L: Jim Abbott S: Joe Klink
Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,355)
W: Mike Henneman L: Duane Ward
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 8,053)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Dave Johnson S: Mark Lee
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 14,209)
W: Chuck Cary L: Alex Fernandez
Seattle Mariners 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (11 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 9,628)
W: Mike Jackson L: Rick Aguilera
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 18th

IN THE NEWS: Orioles 1B Glenn Davis commits four errors in an 11-inning 4-3 loss to the Brewers to tie the American League single game mark originally set in 1939 by Jim Wasdell of the Senators.

The White Sox play the first game ever in the new Comiskey Park, losing 16-0 to the Tigers. Frank Tanana hurls the 7-hit shutout for Detroit.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1991
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,148)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Doug Drabek S: Paul Assenmacher
San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 26,331)
W: Eric Nolte L: Kevin Gross
Boston Red Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Fenway Park (att. 29,658)
W: Roger Clemens L: Bret Saberhagen S: Jeff Reardon
California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,939)
W: Scott Lewis L: Kirk Dressendorfer
Detroit Tigers 16, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 42,191)
W: Frank Tanana L: Jack McDowell
Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,023)
W: Bobby Witt L: Greg Swindell
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (11 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 7,693)
W: Edwin Nunez L: Jose Bautista
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 13,498)
W: Jack Armstrong L: Tom Glavine
Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,986)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Dwight Gooden S: Tim Burke
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,157)
W: Stan Belinda L: Dave Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 30,795)
W: Mike Morgan L: Ed Whitson
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,392)
W: John Burkett L: Jimmy Jones S: Jeff Brantley
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 21,468)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Terry Mulholland S: Lee Smith
Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,834)
W: Jeff Robinson L: Kenny Rogers
California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,583)
W: Chuck Finley L: Jack Morris
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 9,604)
W: Dave Stieb L: Don August
New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,773)
W: Tim Leary L: Mike Boddicker
Seattle Mariners 11, Oakland Athletics 7 at Kingdome (att. 24,009)
W: Rich DeLucia L: Dave Stewart S: Rob Murphy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 27,464)
W: Tom Browning L: John Smoltz
New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,444)
W: Frank Viola L: Chris Nabholz S: John Franco
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,179)
W: Zane Smith L: Greg Maddux
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 39,335)
W: Larry Andersen L: Tim Belcher S: Craig Lefferts
San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 18,856)
W: Bud Black L: Jim Deshaies
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II
W: Roger McDowell L: Cris Carpenter S: Mitch Williams
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,482)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Jason Grimsley S: Omar Olivares
Texas Rangers 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,448)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Jose Mesa S: Jeff Russell
California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,767)
W: Kirk McCaskill L: Allan Anderson S: Bryan Harvey
Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 36,420)
W: Mike Henneman L: Scott Radinsky S: Jerry Don Gleaton
Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,153)
W: Greg Harris L: Tom Candiotti S: Jeff Reardon
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 13,545)
W: Jimmy Key L: Chris Bosio S: Duane Ward
Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,969)
W: Tom Gordon L: Scott Sanderson S: Jeff Montgomery
Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Kingdome (att. 51,412)
W: Erik Hanson L: Dennis Eckersley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh becomes the first team in history to come back from a 5-run deficit in the bottom half of an extra inning to win a game. The Pirates score six times in the 11th inning of a game against the Cubs to eke out a 13-12 victory.

After losing his 1st two starts when the Twins were shut out, Scott Erickson is victorious, 4–3, at California. He allows five hits and benefits from an tie-breaking unearned run off reliever Mark Eichhorn. It is the start of a 12-game win streak for Erickson, who will go 20–8 on the year.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1991
Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 23,473)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Jose Rijo S: Kent Mercker
New York Mets 9, Montreal Expos 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,409)
W: David Cone L: Oil Can Boyd S: Pete Schourek
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Chicago Cubs 12 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,860)
W: Bob Patterson L: Mike Bielecki
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 36,269)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Andy Benes
San Francisco Giants 1, Houston Astros 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 27,405)
W: Dave Righetti L: Curt Schilling
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,701)
W: Lee Smith L: Mitch Williams
Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 41,337)
W: Scott Erickson L: Mark Eichhorn S: Rick Aguilera
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 29,776)
W: Brian Drahman L: Paul Gibson
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Toronto Blue Jays 8 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 14,920)
W: Chuck Crim L: Frank Wills
Seattle Mariners 7, Oakland Athletics 2 at Kingdome (att. 30,191)
W: Randy Johnson L: Dana Allison
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Giants 2B Robby Thompson hits for the cycle in a 7-5 loss to the Padres. Thompson triples in the 1st, homers in the 3rd, singles in the 6th, and doubles in the 9th.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1991
Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome (att. 8,692)
W: Dwayne Henry L: Randy Myers
Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,723)
W: Steve Avery L: Bob Ojeda
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,385)
W: Pat Clements L: Trevor Wilson S: Craig Lefferts
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,943)
W: Juan Agosto L: Dave Smith
Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Fenway Park (att. 25,841)
W: Dennis Lamp L: David Wells S: Jeff Reardon
Seattle Mariners 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,857)
W: Brian Holman L: Jim Abbott S: Mike Jackson
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Comiskey Park II (att. 30,480)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Ben McDonald S: Bobby Thigpen
Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,407)
W: Charles Nagy L: Kevin Appier
Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 12,998)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Joe Klink S: Rick Aguilera
Detroit Tigers 10, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 12,938)
W: Jerry Don Gleaton L: Greg Cadaret
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Tuesday, April 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Rob Dibble of the Reds fans six consecutive Astros to tie the National League record for most Ks in a row by a relief pitcher. Dibble records his 2nd save of the year as the Reds defeat the Astros, 3-1.

Manager Nick Leyva is fired by the Phillies after just 13 games, and replaced by Jim Fregosi. It is the second-fastest firing in major league history. Cal Ripken Sr. was fired by Baltimore after six games in 1988. Under Fregosi, the Phils lose their 10th in 14 games, dropping a 2–1 decision to the Mets. Jason Grimsley is the loser as both Mets score on walks.

In the top of the 6th at Fenway, the Jays John Olerud is at bat when Sox pitcher Roger Clemens catches Joe Carter napping and picks off the baserunner unassisted at 1B. Carter was caught by pitcher John Cerutti the same way in 1986.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 9,232)
W: Chris Hammond L: Jim Corsi S: Rob Dibble
Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,737)
W: Tom Glavine L: Kevin Gross
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 7,770)
W: John Smiley L: Bill Sampen
New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,181)
W: Ron Darling L: Jason Grimsley S: John Franco
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,436)
W: Eric Nolte L: Scott Garrelts S: Craig Lefferts
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,384)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Lee Smith
Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Fenway Park (att. 29,904)
W: Roger Clemens L: Denis Boucher S: Jeff Reardon
Seattle Mariners 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,446)
W: Scott Bankhead L: Scott Lewis S: Russ Swan
Chicago White Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,215)
W: Jack McDowell L: Dave Johnson
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,805)
W: Storm Davis L: Eric King
Texas Rangers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (11 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 6,896)
W: Rich Gossage L: Chuck Crim S: Jeff Russell
Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 12,574)
W: Kirk Dressendorfer L: Mark Guthrie S: Dennis Eckersley
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,789)
W: Dave Eiland L: Frank Tanana
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Wednesday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: Houston rookie P Darryl Kile hurls six hitless innings against Cincinnati in his 1st big league start. Manager Art Howe removes him with the no-hitter intact rather than risk an injury to his arm. The Reds finally manage a single off Curt Schilling in the 9th as Houston wins, 1-0.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1991
Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 10,869)
W: Dwayne Henry L: Scott Scudder
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,023)
W: Mike Morgan L: John Smoltz
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,592)
W: Doug Drabek L: Dennis Martinez S: Bill Landrum
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,214)
W: Pete Schourek L: Darrel Akerfelds
San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,491)
W: John Burkett L: Ed Whitson
Chicago Cubs 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,339)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Jose DeLeon S: Paul Assenmacher
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 28,841)
W: Dave Stieb L: Matt Young
California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,638)
W: Chuck Finley L: Rich DeLucia S: Bryan Harvey
Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,121)
W: Jeff Ballard L: Charlie Hough
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,157)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Doug Jones
Texas Rangers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 9,822)
W: Kevin Brown L: Mark Knudson
Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,950)
W: Jack Morris L: Dave Stewart S: Rick Aguilera
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Thursday, April 25th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,914)
W: Ted Power L: Heathcliff Slocumb S: Randy Myers
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,501)
W: Tim Belcher L: Bud Black
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 7,868)
W: Vicente Palacios L: Chris Nabholz
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,099)
W: Roger McDowell L: Doug Simons S: Mitch Williams
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Texas Rangers 1 at County Stadium (att. 10,034)
W: Chris Bosio L: Kenny Rogers
Minnesota Twins 4, Seattle Mariners 3 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,230)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Mike Jackson
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Skydome (att. 49,688)
W: Jimmy Key L: Dan Petry S: Duane Ward
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Friday, April 26th

IN THE NEWS: Roger Clemens' appeal of the 5-game suspension and $10,000 fine levied against him for his confrontation with umpire Jim Evans and threat to "get" umpire Terry Cooney during the 1990 American League playoffs is denied by commissioner Fay Vincent.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 37,681)
W: Jose Rijo L: Mike Harkey S: Rob Dibble
Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 16,391)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Jim Deshaies
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,675)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Mike LaCoss
New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 30,702)
W: Frank Viola L: Zane Smith S: John Franco
San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 19,363)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Jose DeJesus
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 24,023)
W: Bryn Smith L: Oil Can Boyd S: Juan Agosto
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 28,657)
W: Darren Holmes L: Jose Mesa S: Edwin Nunez
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 (11 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 30,350)
W: Greg Cadaret L: Brian Drahman
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,559)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Tony Fossas S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 15,965)
W: Scott Erickson L: Randy Johnson
Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 40,262)
W: Bob Welch L: Kirk McCaskill S: Dennis Eckersley
Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 29,510)
W: Steve Olin L: Nolan Ryan S: Doug Jones
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Skydome (att. 50,170)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Walt Terrell S: Duane Ward
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Saturday, April 27th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1991
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 35,265)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Norm Charlton S: Paul Assenmacher
Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 17,527)
W: Doug Sisk L: Jim Corsi S: Jeff Parrett
San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,846)
W: Kelly Downs L: Bob Ojeda S: Jeff Brantley
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 32,062)
W: Randy Tomlin L: David Cone
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3 (12 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,504)
W: Darrel Akerfelds L: Mike Maddux
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,000)
W: Ken Hill L: Rick Mahler S: Lee Smith
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 31,488)
W: Don August L: Jeff Robinson
Chicago White Sox 14, New York Yankees 9 at Comiskey Park II (att. 34,493)
W: Melido Perez L: Eric Plunk
Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,858)
W: Tom Bolton L: Kevin Appier S: Jeff Reardon
Minnesota Twins 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,247)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Brian Holman
Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,947)
W: Mike Moore L: Mark Langston S: Dennis Eckersley
Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 27,428)
W: Mike Jeffcoat L: Steve Olin S: Jeff Russell
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 50,211)
W: Bill Gullickson L: David Wells S: Mike Henneman
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Sunday, April 28th

IN THE NEWS: Jack Morris of the Twins wins the 200th game of his career, defeating the Mariners, 8-2. He is the 89th hurler to reach the mark.

Philadelphia hurler Jason Grimsley sets a major league mark by tossing a wild pitch in his 9th consecutive game (dating back to 1990). The old record of eight was set in 1986 by Jaime Cocanower of the Brewers. In the same contest, the Phillies turn the 1st triple play in the 20-year history of Veterans Stadium as they defeat the Padres, 9-2, with Grimsley notching the win.

After recording the final out in his save of the Reds 4-3 win over the Cubs, Cincinnati pitcher Rob Dibble takes the ball from catcher Joe Oliver and hurls it into the center field bleachers, where it strikes Meg Porter, a 27-year-old first-grade teacher. Dibble later apologizes for his tantrum, saying, "I have to mature. I have to come to grips with it." The righthander will receive a 4-game suspension for his actions.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1991
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,518)
W: Chris Hammond L: Rick Sutcliffe S: Rob Dibble
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 11,817)
W: Jimmy Jones L: Tom Glavine S: Dwayne Henry
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,089)
W: Kevin Gross L: John Burkett
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 34,141)
W: John Smiley L: Ron Darling
Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 39,332)
W: Jason Grimsley L: Eric Nolte
Montreal Expos 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,778)
W: Tim Burke L: Mike Perez
Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 32,989)
W: Bob Milacki L: Darren Holmes S: Gregg Olson
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 36,242)
W: Jack McDowell L: Chuck Cary S: Bobby Thigpen
Boston Red Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,426)
W: Dana Kiecker L: Tom Gordon S: Jeff Reardon
Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,039)
W: Jack Morris L: Scott Bankhead
Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 40,174)
W: Dave Stewart L: Jim Abbott
Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 21,264)
W: Eric King L: Bobby Witt S: Doug Jones
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Detroit Tigers 6 at Skydome (att. 50,134)
W: Mike Timlin L: Mark Leiter S: Duane Ward
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Monday, April 29th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1991
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Diego Padres 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 12,359)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Ed Whitson
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 3 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,010)
W: Lee Smith L: Doug Sisk
Seattle Mariners 10, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 18,892)
W: Rich DeLucia L: Dave Johnson
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,477)
W: Steve Searcy L: Bret Saberhagen S: Paul Gibson
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Tuesday, April 30th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1991
Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,523)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Mark Portugal
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,627)
W: Tom Browning L: Doug Drabek S: Rob Dibble
Montreal Expos 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,333)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Mike Morgan
New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,059)