1990 Baltimore Orioles season
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1990 Baltimore Orioles season
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| Owner(s) | Eli Jacobs | |
| Manager(s) | Frank Robinson | |
| Local television | WMAR-TV (Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson) Home Team Sports (Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein) |
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| Local radio | WBAL (AM) (Jon Miller, Joe Angel, Charlie Slowes) |
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The 1990 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.
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Offseason
- October 3, 1989: Mark Huismann was released by the Orioles.[1]
- November 2, 1989: Jamie Quirk was released by the Orioles.[2]
- December 5, 1989: Keith Hughes and Cesar Mejia (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the New York Mets for John Mitchell and Joaquin Contreras (minors).[3]
- February 20, 1990: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[4]
- February 22, 1990: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[5]
Regular season
On May 25, 1990, the Orioles announced that the team would move their spring training home games from Miami Stadium where they had played since 1959 to Bradenton and Sarasota in 1991.[6] When Cleveland announced that they would leave Hi Corbett Field for Florida, Tucson tried to attract the Orioles to move to Arizona.[7]
Ben McDonald became the first Oriole to win his first six major league decisions.[citation needed]
Season Stadings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11½ |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| New York Yankees | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 |
Opening Day starters
- Phil Bradley
- Steve Finley
- Sam Horn
- Dave Johnson
- Randy Milligan
- Joe Orsulak
- Billy Ripken
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Mickey Tettleton
- Craig Worthington
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
- Mike Mussina was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round.[9]
- Scott McClain was drafted by the Orioles in the 22nd round. Player signed June 7, 1990.[10]
- June 5, 1990: Jay Tibbs was traded by the Orioles to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Dorn Taylor to the Orioles on September 5.[11]
- July 30, 1990: Phil Bradley was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Kittle.[12]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Mickey Tettleton | 135 | 444 | 99 | .223 | 15 | 51 |
| 1B | Randy Milligan | 109 | 362 | 96 | .265 | 20 | 60 |
| 2B | Billy Ripken | 129 | 406 | 118 | .291 | 3 | 38 |
| 3B | Craig Worthington | 133 | 425 | 96 | .226 | 8 | 44 |
| SS | Cal Ripken, Jr. | 161 | 600 | 150 | .250 | 21 | 84 |
| LF | Phil Bradley | 72 | 289 | 78 | .270 | 4 | 26 |
| CF | Mike Devereaux | 108 | 367 | 88 | .240 | 12 | 49 |
| RF | Joe Orsulak | 124 | 413 | 111 | .269 | 11 | 57 |
| DH | Sam Horn | 79 | 246 | 61 | .248 | 14 | 45 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Steve Finley | 142 | 464 | 119 | .256 | 3 | 37 |
| Juan Bell | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dave Johnson | 30 | 180 | 13 | 9 | 4.10 | 68 |
| John Mitchell | 24 | 114.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.64 | 43 |
| Ben McDonald | 21 | 118.2 | 8 | 5 | 2.43 | 65 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Danny Boone | 4 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Dorn Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 4 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Greg Biagini |
| AA | Hagerstown Suns | Eastern League | Jerry Narron |
| A | Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Wally Moon |
| A | Wausau Timbers | Midwest League | Mike Young |
| Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Gus Gil |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Frederick[13]
References
- ^ Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sam Horn page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Boone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Associated Press (1990-05-27). "BASEBALL; Orioles to Switch Spring Training Sites". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/27/sports/baseball-orioles-to-switch-spring-training-sites.html. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Tucson Trying to Attract Orioles". Los Angeles Times. 1990-12-13. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-12-13/sports/sp-9066_1_baltimore-orioles. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ 1990 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Baseball Draft: 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Scott McClain page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dorn Taylor page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Bradley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1990 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1990 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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