1990 Kansas City Royals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1990
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Royals Stadium
y4 = 1973
city = Kansas City, Missouri
y5 = 1969
owners = Ewing Kauffman
genmanagers = John Schuerholz
managers = John Wathan
television =WDAF-TV
(Paul Splittorff, Denny Trease)
radio =WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)|The by|1990 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason

* December 5, 1989: Richard Dotson was signed as a free agent by the Royals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dotsori01.shtml Richard Dotson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 7, 1989: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent by the Royals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsowi02.shtml Willie Wilson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 11, 1989: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent by the Royals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisma01.shtml Mark Davis page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 15, 1989: Charlie Liebrandt and Rick Luecken were traded by the Royals to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Gerald Perry and Jim LeMasters (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/liebrch01.shtml Charlie Liebrandt page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* George Brett became a three decade batting champ by winning the 1990 American League Batting Title.
* On July 11, 1990 against the Baltimore Orioles, Bo Jackson performed his famous "wall run", when he caught a ball approximately 2-3 strides away from the wall. As he caught the ball at full tilt, Jackson looked up and noticed the wall and began to run up the wall, one leg reaching higher as he ascended. He ran along the wall almost parallel to the ground, and came down with the catch, to avoid impact and the risk of injury from the fence.
* August 31, 1990: Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners made history by being the first father and son to play in a game together. This historic game was played against the Royals.

Opening Day Roster

* Bob Boone
* George Brett
* Jim Eisenreich
* Bo Jackson
* Gerald Perry
* Bret Saberhagen
* Kevin Seitzer
* Kurt Stillwell
* Danny Tartabull
* Frank White

eason standings

Notable transactions

* March 31, 1990: Jose DeJesus was traded by the Royals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Steve Jeltz. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeltzst01.shtml Steve Jeltz page at Baseball Reference] ]
* March 31, 1990: Mark Lee was released by the Royals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema03.shtml Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 21, 1990: Richard Dotson was released by the Royals.
* August 30, 1990: Pat Tabler was traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for Archie Corbin. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tablepa01.shtml Pat Tabler page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* George Brett – American League Batting Champ (.329)

All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1990.shtml 1990 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=KCA 1990 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]