1990 Atlanta Braves season

1990 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Fulton County Stadium (Since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
1990 Information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS
Local radio

The season was defined by David Justice and his National League Rookie of the Year Award. Steve Avery would make his major league debut with the club while Dale Murphy would be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

December 15, 1989 – The Braves sent Gerald Perry and Jim LeMasters to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Charlie Liebrandt and Rick Luecken.

December 17, 1989 - The Atlanta Braves sent Ricky Trlicek to the Toronto Blue Jays for Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste.

Regular season

July 5, 1990 - Ron Gant had 6 RBI's in one game versus the New York Mets.

Opening Day Starters

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	91	71	--	.562
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	76	5.0	.531
San Francisco Giants	85	77	6.0	.525
Houston Astros	75	87	16.0	.463
San Diego Padres	75	87	16.0	.463
Atlanta Braves	65	97	26.0	.401

Player Stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ron Gant	152	575	174	.303	32	84
David Justice	127	439	124	.282	28	78

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ernie Whitt	67	180	31	.172	2	10

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Charlie Liebrandt	24	162	9	11	3.16	76

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Award Winners

David Justice, Player of the Month, August
David Justice, National League Rookie of the Year Award

1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Greg Olson, Catcher

References

1990 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference

1990 MLB season by team

AL East: Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto
AL West: California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East: Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West: Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1990 All-Star Game • 1990 World Series

Atlanta Braves franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Richmond Braves	Mississippi Braves	Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves	Gulf Coast Braves Danville Braves

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta, Georgia

(Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves)

The Franchise – Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks – South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture – Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop

Rivalries – Braves-Mets rivalry

Important Figures – Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Ted Turner

Retired Numbers – 3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel – Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)

1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)

1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)

1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

Seasons

1871 • 1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007

Minor League Affiliates

Richmond Braves(AAA) • Mississippi Braves(AA) • Myrtle Beach Pelicans(A) • Rome Braves(A) • Gulf Coast Braves(Rookies) • Danville Braves(Rookie)

Other Assets

SportSouth • TBS

Sports teams based in Georgia
Baseball	MLB: Atlanta Braves, SAL: Augusta GreenJackets • Columbus Catfish • Rome Braves • Savannah Sand Gnats, SCL: South Georgia Peanuts • Macon Music
Basketball	NBA: Atlanta Hawks, CBA: Atlanta Krunk, ABA: Atlanta Vision • Georgia Gwizzlies, WBA: Atlanta Hardhats • Marietta Storm • Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels • Rome Gladiators
Football	NFL: Atlanta Falcons, AFL: Georgia Force, af2: South Georgia Wildcats, AIFA: Augusta Spartans • Columbus Lions, IWFL: Atlanta Xplosion
Hockey	NHL: Atlanta Thrashers, ECHL: Augusta Lynx • Gwinnett Gladiators, SPHL: Columbus Cottonmouths
Soccer	USL-1: Atlanta Silverbacks, PDL: Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
Roller Derby	WFTDA: Denim Demons, Sake Tuyas, Toxic Shocks, Apocalypstix
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	University of Georgia • Georgia Southern University • Mercer University • Georgia State University • Kennesaw State University • Savannah State University • Georgia Institute of Technology

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