1990 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1990
misc = 1990 AL West Champions
1990 AL Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Walter A. Haas, Jr.
genmanagers = Sandy Alderson
managers = Tony LaRussa
television = KPIX/KICU-TV
Sports Channel Bay Area
(Monte Moore, Ray Fosse)
radio = KSFO
(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ray Fosse)
KNTA
(Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, Erwin Higueros)|The Oakland Athletics' 1990 season saw the A's win their third consecutive American League West title, with a record of 103 wins and 59 losses, nine games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. It was the third consecutive year in which Oakland finished with the best record in all of MLB. During the season, Bob Welch would be the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in the 20th Century. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0] The Athletics swept the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS before being shockingly swept themselves by the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series.

Offseason

* November 28, 1989: Rickey Henderson signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
* December 13, 1989 – The Athletics sign Scott Sanderson as a free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 13, 1989: Jamie Quirk was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quirkja01.shtml Jamie Quirk Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

Batting

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

Other pitchers

Game 2

October 7, 1990 at Fenway Park

World Series

The four game sweep to the Reds in the 1990, was reminiscent of the A’s loss to the Boston Braves 76 years earlier.

Awards and Honors

* Rickey Henderson, American League Most Valuable Player
* Dave Stewart, ALCS MVP
* Dave Stewart, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente AwardAll-Star Game
* Jose Canseco, Outfield
* Rickey Henderson, Outfield
* Mark McGwire, First Base
* Tony LaRussa, Manager

Team Leaders

* Home Runs – Mark McGwire (39)
* RBI - Mark McGwire (108)
* Batting Average – Rickey Henderson (.325)
* Hits – Rickey Henderson (159)
* Stolen Bases - Rickey Henderson (65)
* Walks - Mark McGwire (110)
* Wins – Bob Welch (27)
* Earned Run Average – Dennis Eckersley (0.61)
* Strikeouts – Dave Stewart (166)

References

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

succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1990
before = Oakland Athletics
1989
after = Minnesota Twins
1991succession box
title = American League Championship
years = 1990
before = Oakland Athletics
1989
after = Minnesota Twins
1991