1990 Cleveland Indians season

Offseason

• October 4, 1989: Luis Aguayo was released by the Cleveland Indians. ^[1]
• November 21, 1989: Cecilio Guante was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[2]
• December 6, 1989: Joe Carter was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Sandy Alomar, Jr., Carlos Baerga and Chris James.^[3]
• December 7, 1989: Keith Hernandez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[4]
• December 8, 1989: Tom Brookens was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians.^[5]
• January 10, 1990: Rafael Santana was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

• April 25, 1990: Rafael Santana was released by the Indians.^[6]
• April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Atlanta Braves.^[7]
• May 7, 1990: Stan Jefferson was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Baltimore Orioles.^[8]
• June 17, 1990: Ken Phelps was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.^[9]
• July 11, 1990: Tom Lampkin was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Alex Cole.^[10]
• August 12, 1990: Cecilio Guante was released by the Indians.^[2]
• September 16, 1990: Bud Black was traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mauro Gozzo and players to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Steve Cummings to the Indians on September 21 and Alex Sanchez to the Indians on September 24.^[11]

Draft picks

• June 4, 1990: David Bell was drafted by the Indians in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.^[12]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;

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Other pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games played; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SV = Saves ; K = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

• Sandy Alomar, American League Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove

All-Star Game

• Sandy Alomar, Catcher, Starter
• Brook Jacoby, Third Base, Reserve
• Doug Jones, Relief Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

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References

1. ^ "Luis Aguayo". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aguaylu01.shtml. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Cecilio Guante page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Sandy Alomar, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Tom Brookens page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ ^{a b} Rafael Santana page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Bud Black page at Baseball Reference
12. ^ David Bell page at Baseball Reference
13. ^ ^{a b} http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1990.shtml
14. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

• 1990 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1990 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com