1990 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1990 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1990 in baseball.
1990 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 9, 1990 – October 20, 1990
Regular Season
Season MVP AL: Rickey Henderson (OAK)
NL: Barry Bonds (PIT)
AL champions Oakland Athletics
  AL runners-up Boston Red Sox
NL champions Cincinnati Reds
  NL runners-up Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series
Champions Cincinnati Reds
  Runners-up Oakland Athletics
World Series MVP José Rijo (CIN)
The Padres playing host to the New York Mets at Jack Murphy Stadium during a 1990 home game.

The 1990 Major League Baseball season.

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG George Brett KCR .329 Willie McGee STL .335
HR Cecil Fielder DET 51 Ryne Sandberg CHC 40
RBI Cecil Fielder DET 132 Matt Williams SFG 122
Wins Bob Welch OAK 27 Doug Drabek PIT 22
ERA Roger Clemens BOS 1.93 Danny Darwin HOU 2.21
SO Nolan Ryan TEX 232 David Cone NYM 233
SV Bobby Thigpen CHW 57 John Franco NYM 33
SB Rickey Henderson OAK 65 Vince Coleman STL 77

Major league baseball final standings

American League

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 88 74 0.543 51–30 37–44
Toronto Blue Jays 86 76 0.531 2 44–37 42–39
Detroit Tigers 79 83 0.488 9 39–42 40–41
Cleveland Indians 77 85 0.475 11 41–40 36–45
Baltimore Orioles 76 85 0.472 11½ 40–40 36–45
Milwaukee Brewers 74 88 0.457 14 39–42 35–46
New York Yankees 67 95 0.414 21 37–44 30–51
AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 103 59 0.636 51–30 52–29
Chicago White Sox 94 68 0.580 9 49–31 45–37
Texas Rangers 83 79 0.512 20 47–35 36–44
California Angels 80 82 0.494 23 42–39 38–43
Seattle Mariners 77 85 0.475 26 38–43 39–42
Kansas City Royals 75 86 0.466 27½ 45–36 30–50
Minnesota Twins 74 88 0.457 29 41–40 33–48

National League

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 95 67 0.586 49–32 46–35
New York Mets 91 71 0.562 4 52–29 39–42
Montreal Expos 85 77 0.525 10 47–34 38–43
Chicago Cubs 77 85 0.475 18 39–42 38–43
Philadelphia Phillies 77 85 0.475 18 41–40 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 70 92 0.432 25 34–47 36–45
NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 91 71 0.562 46–35 45–36
Los Angeles Dodgers 86 76 0.531 5 47–34 39–42
San Francisco Giants 85 77 0.525 6 49–32 36–45
Houston Astros 75 87 0.463 16 49–32 26–55
San Diego Padres 75 87 0.463 16 37–44 38–43
Atlanta Braves 65 97 0.401 26 37–44 28–53

Postseason

  League Championship Series
CBS
World Series
CBS
                 
East  Boston 0  
West  Oakland 4  
    AL  Oakland 0
  NL  Cincinnati 4
East  Pittsburgh 2
West  Cincinnati 4  

List of Managers

American League

Team Manager Notes
Baltimore Orioles Frank Robinson
Boston Red Sox Joe Morgan
California Angels Doug Rader
Chicago White Sox Jeff Torborg
Cleveland Indians John McNamara
Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals John Wathan
Milwaukee Brewers Tom Trebelhorn
Minnesota Twins Tom Kelly
New York Yankees Bucky Dent, Stump Merrill
Oakland Athletics Tony La Russa Won American League Pennant
Seattle Mariners Jim Lefebvre
Texas Rangers Bobby Valentine
Toronto Blue Jays Cito Gaston

National League

Team Manager Notes
Atlanta Braves Russ Nixon, Bobby Cox
Chicago Cubs Don Zimmer
Cincinnati Reds Lou Piniella Won World Series
Houston Astros Art Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos Buck Rodgers
New York Mets Davey Johnson, Bud Harrelson
Philadelphia Phillies Nick Leyva
Pittsburgh Pirates Jim Leyland
St. Louis Cardinals Whitey Herzog, Red Schoendienst, Joe Torre
San Diego Padres Jack McKeon, Greg Riddoch
San Francisco Giants Roger Craig

Events

Deaths

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