1990 Texas Rangers season

1990 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
Arlington Stadium (since 1972)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	George W. Bush
General manager(s)	Tom Grieve
Manager(s)	Bobby Valentine
Local television	KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Brad Sham, Dave Barnett, Jim Sundberg)
Local radio	WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz)
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The Texas Rangers 1990 season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd in the American League west with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.

Offseason

• October 2, 1989: Cecilio Guante was released by the Rangers.^[1]

Regular season

• June 11, 1990: Nolan Ryan threw his sixth no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics.^[2]
• July 30, 1990: Nolan Ryan earned his 300th win against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1990 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	7–5	6–6	6–7	6–7	8–3	7–6	6–6	6–7	4–8	3–9	8–4	5–8
Boston	9–4	—	7–5	6–6	9–4	8–5	4–8	5–8	4–8	9–4	4–8	8–4	5–7	10–3
California	5–7	5–7	—	5–8	7–5	5–7	7–6	7–5	9–4	6–6	4–9	5–8	8–5	7–5
Chicago	6–6	6–6	8–5	—	5–7	5–7	9–4	10–2	7–6	10–2	8–5	8–5	7–6	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	4–9	5–7	7–5	—	5–8	6–6	9–4	7–5	5–8	4–8	7–5	7–5	4–9
Detroit	7–6	5–8	7–5	7–5	8–5	—	5–7	3–10	6–6	7–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	5–8
Kansas City	3–8	8–4	6–7	4–9	6–6	7–5	—	4–8	8–5	8–4	4–9	7–6	5–8	5–7
Milwaukee	6–7	8–5	5–7	2–10	4–9	10–3	8–4	—	4–8	6–7	5–7	4–8	5–7	7–6
Minnesota	6–6	8–4	4–9	6–7	5–7	6–6	5–8	8–4	—	6–6	6–7	6–7	5–8	3–9
New York	7–6	4–9	6–6	2–10	8–5	6–7	4–8	7–6	6–6	—	0–12	9–3	3–9	5–8
Oakland	8–4	8–4	9–4	5–8	8–4	6–6	9–4	7–5	7–6	12–0	—	9–4	8–5	7–5
Seattle	9–3	4–8	8–5	5–8	5–7	5–7	6–7	8–4	7–6	3–9	4–9	—	7–6	6–6
Texas	4–8	7–5	5–8	6–7	5–7	6–6	8–5	7–5	8–5	9–3	5–8	6–7	—	7–5
Toronto	8–5	3–10	5–7	7–5	9–4	8–5	7–5	6–7	9–3	8–5	5–7	6–6	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball draft
  • Dan Smith was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (16th pick).^[3]
  • Rusty Greer was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round. Player signed June 5, 1990.^[4]
• June 14, 1990: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[5]
• September 4, 1990: Randy St. Claire was released by the Rangers.^[5]

Nolan Ryan's 6th No-Hitter

• June 11, 1990: At Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Nolan Ryan, at forty-three years, four months, and twelve days, became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter. He would become the only pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to throw a no-hitter for three different teams (the Angels, the Astros, the Rangers).^[2] Ryan would also hold the distinction of holding the record for longest time between two no-hitters. Ryan who tossed his fifth no-hitter on September 26, 1981 and this one on June 11.^[2]

Roster

1990 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 48 Gerald Alexander 28 Brad Arnsberg 27 John Barfield 44 Joe Bitker 45 Brian Bohanon 41 Kevin Brown 43 Scott Chiamparino 44 John Hoover 49 Charlie Hough 30 Mike Jeffcoat 51 Ramón Mañón 38 Craig McMurtry 50 Gary Mielke 39 Jamie Moyer 37 Kenny Rogers 40 Jeff Russell 34 Nolan Ryan 36 Bobby Witt		Catchers 33 Bill Haselman  7 Chad Kreuter 12 Geno Petralli 17 John Russell  5 Mike Stanley Infielders 22 Steve Buechele 42 Scott Coolbaugh 14 Julio Franco 57 Gary Green  9 Jeff Huson 20 Jeff Kunkel 25 Rafael Palmeiro		Outfielders  3 Harold Baines 18 Kevin Belcher 32 Thad Bosley  8 Jack Daugherty  6 Cecil Espy 19 Juan González 29 Pete Incaviglia 24 Gary Pettis 47 Kevin Reimer 21 Rubén Sierra		Manager  2 Bobby Valentine Coaches 11 Toby Harrah (First Base) 35 Tom House (Pitching) 15 Davey Lopes (Bench) 26 Dave Oliver (Third Base) 31 Tom Robson (Hitting)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; 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	Geno Petralli	133	325	83	.255	0	21
1B	Rafael Palmeiro	154	598	191	.319	14	89
2B	Julio Franco	157	582	172	.296	11	69
3B	Steve Buechele	91	251	54	.215	7	30
SS	Jeff Huson	145	396	95	.240	0	28
LF	Pete Incaviglia	153	529	123	.233	24	85
CF	Gary Pettis	136	423	101	.239	3	31
RF	Rubén Sierra	159	608	170	.280	16	96
DH	Harold Baines	103	321	93	.290	13	44

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jack Daugherty	125	310	93	.300	6	47
Juan González	25	90	26	.289	4	12
Kevin Belcher	16	15	2	.133	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Nolan Ryan	30	204	13	9	3.44	232

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Julio Franco, Silver Slugger Award
• Julio Franco – All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
• Rafael Palmeiro, American League Leader in Hits (191)
• Gary Pettis, OF, AL Gold Glove
• Nolan Ryan – American League Leader Strikeouts (232)

All-Star Game

• Julio Franco, Second Base, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	Steve Smith
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Tommy Thompson
A	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	Bobby Jones
A	Gastonia Rangers	South Atlantic League	Orlando Gómez
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Chino Cadahia
Rookie	Butte Copper Kings	Pioneer League	Bump Wills

References

1. Cecilio Guante at Baseball Reference
2. Baseball Almanac – Box Score of Nolan Ryan No-Hitter (Sixth)
3. Dan Smith at Baseball Reference
4. Rusty Greer at Baseball Reference
5. Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference

• 1990 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
• 1990 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.