1990 in baseball

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The following are the events of the year 1990 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.

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See also

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Sources

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Contents 1 Major League Baseball Final Standings 1.1 American League Final Standings 1.2 National League Final Standings 2 Postseason 3 Events 4 Awards 5 Deaths

Major League Baseball Final Standings

American League Final Standings

American League Rank Club Wins Losses Win % GB EAST 1st Boston Red Sox   88 74 .543    -- 2nd Toronto Blue Jays   86 76 .531   2.0 3rd Detroit Tigers   79 83 .488   9.0 4th Cleveland Indians   77 85 .475 11.0 5th Baltimore Orioles   76 85 .472 11.5 6th Milwaukee Brewers   74 88 .457 14.0 7th New York Yankees   67 95 .414 21.0 WEST 1st Oakland Athletics 103 59 .636    -- 2nd Chicago White Sox   94 68 .580   9.0 3rd Texas Rangers   83 79 .512 20.0 4th California Angels   80 82 .494 23.0 5th Seattle Mariners   77 85 .475 26.0 6th Kansas City Royals   75 86 .466 27.5 7th Minnesota Twins   74 88 .457 29.0

National League Final Standings

National League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
EAST
1st	Pittsburgh Pirates	95	67	.586	--
2nd	New York Mets	91	71	.562	4.0
3rd	Montréal Expos	85	77	.525	10.0
4th	Chicago Cubs	77	85	.475	18.0
4th	Philadelphia Phillies	77	85	.475	18.0
6th	St. Louis Cardinals	70	92	.432	25.0
WEST
1st	Cincinnati Reds	91	71	.562	--
2nd	Los Angeles Dodgers	86	76	.531	5.0
3rd	San Francisco Giants	85	77	.525	6.0
4th	Houston Astros	75	87	.463	16.0
4th	San Diego Padres	75	87	.463	16.0
6th	Atlanta Braves	65	97	.401	26.0

Postseason

• American League Championship Series
  • Oakland Athletics over Boston Red Sox (4-0)
• National League Championship Series
  • Cincinnati Reds over Pittsburgh Pirates (4-2)
• World Series
  • Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0)

Events

• January 9 - Jim Palmer, a three-time American League Cy Young Award winner, and Joe Morgan, a two-time National League MVP, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first years of eligibility.

• July 10 - Six American League pitchers combine for a two-hitter and a 2–0 victory over the National League in a rain-delayed All Star game at Wrigley Field. Texas Rangers second baseman Julio Franco drives in both runs in the 7th inning and is named MVP.

• September 3 - Reliever Bobby Thigpen set a major league record with his 47th save in a 4-2 Chicago White Sox victory over Kansas City. Thigpen broke the record set by Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees in 1986.

• September 22 - Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs stole his 300th base in an 11-5 loss to the New York Mets, becoming only the second player in major league history with 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits. Willie Mays was the other.

• October 20 - The talk of an Oakland Athletics dynasty is proven premature, as the Cincinnati Reds beats Oakland 2–1 to complete one of the most stunning sweeps in World Series history. Series MVP José Rijo (2-0, 0.59 ERA) retires the last 20 batters he faces to give the Reds their first World Championship since 1976. Not joining the celebration at the end is Eric Davis, who ruptures his kidney diving for a ball during the game and is taken to the hospital. It will take Davis several years to fully recover.

• December 6 - At Leland's auction house in New York City, Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100, the most money ever paid for a 19th or 20th century signature. Jackson, who could not read or write, copied the signature from one written out by his wife. The signature, which was resold within hours, was cut from an unknown document.

• December 18 - The National League announces the six finalist cities for the two expansion clubs that will join the league in 1993: Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg and Washington, DC.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Rickey Henderson (AL)
  • Barry Bonds (NL)

• Cy Young
  • Bob Welch (AL)
  • Doug Drabek (NL)

• Rookie of the Year
  • Sandy Alomar, Jr. (AL)
  • David Justice (NL)

• Manager of the Year
  • Jeff Torborg (AL)
  • Jim Leyland (NL)

Deaths

• January 9 - Spud Chandler, 82, an American League MVP and twice a 20-game winner, who in 11-season career with the New York Yankees, pitched for seven pennant winners and six World Series champions.

• February 24 - Tony Conigliaro, 45, a former Boston Red Sox outfielder, who in 1965 at age 20, became the younger major league player ever to win a home run title, and two years later became the youngest major leaguer to reach the 100 home run mark.

• March 6 - Joe Sewell, 91, a Hall of Fame member, who struck out only 114 times in a 14-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.

• May 23 - Charlie Keller, 73, an outfielder and slugger for the New York Yankees during the 1940s.

• July 28 - Red Barrett, 75, an All-Star pitcher and a member of the Boston Braves, who holds the major league record for the fewest pitches in a nine-inning game, in 1944, when he faced 27 batters and threw only 58 pitches.

• August 10 - Cookie Lavagetto, 77, one of the most popular players in Brooklyn Dodgers history, who later managed the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins.

• August 28 - Larry Jackson, 59, a four-time All-Star pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies from 1955-68, winning at least 13 games in a span of 13 seasons with a career-high 24 in 1964.

• September 9 - Doc Cramer, 85,a five-time All-Star, who collected 2,705 hits over a 20-year majors career, was a standout defensive outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers, and is the only AL player by going twice 6-for-6 during a nine-inning game.

• October 10 - Wally Moses, 80, a twice All-Star outfielder who played with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox in a 17-season major league career.

• November 8 - Earl Torgeson, 66, a first baseman, who in a 15-year major-league career played for the World Series teams Boston Braves (1948), Chicago White Sox (1959) and New York Yankees (1961).

• November 10 - Aurelio Monteagudo, 46, who pitched with the Kansas City Athletics, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and California Angels, and also gained notoriety while pitching in the Venezuelan and Mexican leagues.

• November 23 - Baudilio "Bo" Díaz, 37, a twice All-Star catcher, who in a 13-season career played for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds, and was a member of the 1983 Phillies World Series team.