1990 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1990
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Eli Jacobs
managers = Frank Robinson
television =WMAR-TV
(Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson)
Home Team Sports
(Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Jon Miller, Joe Angel)|The by|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.

Offseason

*October 3, 1989: Mark Huismann was released by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huismma01.shtml Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference] ]
*November 2, 1989: Jamie Quirk was released by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quirkja01.shtml Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference] ]
*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). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchjo02.shtml John Mitchell page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 20, 1990: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hornsa01.shtml Sam Horn page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 22, 1990: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/booneda02.shtml Danny Boone page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Ben McDonald was the first Oriole to win his first six Major League decisions.Fact|date=September 2008

eason Stadings

Opening Day Roster

* Phil Bradley
* Steve Finley
* Sam Horn
* Dave Johnson
* Randy Milligan
* Joe Orsulak
* Billy Ripken
* Cal Ripken, Jr.
* Mickey Tettleton
* Craig Worthington [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=BAL 1990 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

Notable transactions

*June 4, 1990: Mike Mussina was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round of the 1990 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1990&round=1&draft_type=junreg Baseball Draft: 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 4, 1990: Scott McClain was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 22nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml]
*July 30, 1990: Phil Bradley was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Kittle. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bradlph01.shtml Phil Bradley page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Greg Biagini, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: Hagerstown Suns (Eastern League; Jerry Narron, manager)
* Class A: Frederick Keys (Carolina League; Wally Moon, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A: Wausau Timbers (Midwest League; Mike Young, manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Gus Gil, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1990.shtml 1990 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=BAL 1990 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]