| 1990 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Record | 76–85 (.472) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Eli Jacobs | |||
| General managers | Roland Hemond | |||
| 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,Charlie Slowes) | |||
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The1990 Baltimore Orioles season was the 90th season inBaltimore Orioles franchise history, the 37th inBaltimore, and the 37th atMemorial Stadium. The Orioles finished fifth in theAmerican League East with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.
On May 25, 1990, the Orioles announced that the team would move their spring training home games fromMiami Stadium where they had played since1959 toBradenton andSarasota in 1991.[6] WhenCleveland announced that they would leaveHi 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.[8]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 51–30 | 37–44 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 | 41–40 | 36–45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
| New York Yankees | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 | 37–44 | 30–51 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–3 |
| California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–9 | 10–3 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
| New York | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 0–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 12–0 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 9–3 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
| 1990 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Finley | 142 | 464 | 119 | .256 | 3 | 37 |
| Bob Melvin | 93 | 301 | 73 | .231 | 5 | 37 |
| Brady Anderson | 89 | 234 | 54 | .231 | 3 | 24 |
| Tim Hulett | 53 | 153 | 39 | .255 | 3 | 16 |
| David Segui | 40 | 123 | 30 | .244 | 2 | 15 |
| Rene Gonzales | 67 | 103 | 22 | .214 | 1 | 12 |
| Brad Komminsk | 46 | 101 | 24 | .238 | 3 | 8 |
| Jeff McKnight | 29 | 75 | 15 | .200 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Hoiles | 23 | 63 | 12 | .190 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Kittle | 22 | 61 | 10 | .164 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Gallagher | 23 | 51 | 11 | .216 | 0 | 2 |
| Leo Gómez | 12 | 39 | 9 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Walker | 14 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 2 |
| Donell Nixon | 8 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Jefferson | 10 | 19 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Brown | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Bell | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Harnisch | 31 | 188.2 | 11 | 11 | 4.34 | 122 |
| Dave Johnson | 30 | 180.0 | 13 | 9 | 4.10 | 68 |
| Bob Milacki | 27 | 135.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.46 | 60 |
| Ben McDonald | 21 | 118.2 | 8 | 5 | 2.43 | 65 |
| Jay Tibbs | 10 | 50.2 | 2 | 7 | 5.68 | 23 |
| José Mesa | 7 | 46.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.86 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ballard | 44 | 133.1 | 2 | 11 | 4.93 | 50 |
| John Mitchell | 24 | 114.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.64 | 43 |
| Anthony Telford | 8 | 36.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.95 | 20 |
| Mickey Weston | 9 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 9 |
| Danny Boone | 4 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Olson | 64 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 2.42 | 74 |
| Joe Price | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.58 | 54 |
| Mark Williamson | 49 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2.21 | 60 |
| Kevin Hickey | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.13 | 17 |
| Curt Schilling | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.54 | 32 |
| Brian Holton | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 27 |
| José Bautista | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 15 |
| Jay Aldrich | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.25 | 5 |
| Dorn Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 4 |
| Mike Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Frederick[14]