| 1990 Atlanta Braves | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | |||
| City | Atlanta | |||
| Record | 65–97 (.401) | |||
| Divisional place | 6th | |||
| Owners | Ted Turner | |||
| General managers | Bobby Cox,John Schuerholz | |||
| Managers | Russ Nixon,Bobby Cox | |||
| Television | WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren,Skip Caray,Don Sutton) SportSouth (Ernie Johnson) | |||
| Radio | WSB (Pete Van Wieren,Skip Caray,Don Sutton,Dave O'Brien) | |||
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The1990 Atlanta Braves season was the team's 25th season inAtlanta, the 115th in franchise history as a member of theNational League and the 120th season overall. The Braves went 65–97, en route to their sixth-place finish in theNational League West, 26 games behind theWorld Champion Cincinnati Reds, and ending up with the worst record that year. On June 22,Bobby Cox replacedRuss Nixon as the team's manager, a job Cox would hold for the next two decades.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | 47–34 | 39–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6 | 49–32 | 36–45 |
| Houston Astros | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 49–32 | 26–55 |
| San Diego Padres | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 37–44 | 38–43 |
| Atlanta Braves | 65 | 97 | .401 | 26 | 37–44 | 28–53 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 7–5 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 8–4 | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 9–3 | |||||
| Houston | 13–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 6–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | — | 7–11 | 3–9 | |||||
| San Francisco | 13–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 3–9 | — | |||||
| 1990 Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
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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 |
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| C | Greg Olson | 100 | 298 | 78 | .262 | 7 | 36 |
| 1B | David Justice | 127 | 439 | 124 | .282 | 28 | 78 |
| 2B | Jeff Treadway | 128 | 474 | 134 | .283 | 11 | 59 |
| SS | Jeff Blauser | 115 | 386 | 104 | .269 | 8 | 39 |
| 3B | Jim Presley | 140 | 541 | 131 | .242 | 19 | 72 |
| LF | Lonnie Smith | 135 | 466 | 142 | .305 | 9 | 42 |
| CF | Ron Gant | 152 | 575 | 174 | .303 | 32 | 84 |
| RF | Dale Murphy | 97 | 349 | 81 | .232 | 17 | 55 |
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 |
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| Oddibe McDowell | 113 | 305 | 74 | .243 | 7 | 25 |
| Andres Thomas | 84 | 278 | 61 | .219 | 5 | 30 |
| Mark Lemke | 102 | 239 | 54 | .226 | 0 | 21 |
| Tommy Gregg | 124 | 239 | 63 | .264 | 5 | 32 |
| Ernie Whitt | 67 | 180 | 31 | .172 | 2 | 10 |
| Francisco Cabrera | 63 | 137 | 38 | .277 | 7 | 25 |
| Jimmy Kremers | 29 | 73 | 8 | .110 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bell | 36 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Esasky | 9 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexis Infante | 20 | 28 | 1 | .036 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Davis | 12 | 28 | 2 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Mann | 11 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Vatcher | 21 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
| Víctor Rosario | 9 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 7 | 4 | 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 |
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| John Smoltz | 34 | 231.1 | 14 | 11 | 3.85 | 170 |
| Tom Glavine | 33 | 214.1 | 10 | 12 | 4.28 | 129 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 24 | 162.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.16 | 76 |
| Pete Smith | 13 | 77.0 | 5 | 6 | 4.79 | 56 |
| Derek Lilliquist | 12 | 61.2 | 2 | 8 | 6.28 | 34 |
| Paul Marak | 7 | 39.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.69 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Marty Clary | 33 | 101.2 | 1 | 10 | 5.67 | 44 |
| Steve Avery | 21 | 99.0 | 3 | 11 | 5.64 | 75 |
| Tommy Greene | 5 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 8.03 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Joe Boever | 33 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4.68 | 35 |
| Tony Castillo | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4.23 | 64 |
| Rick Luecken | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.77 | 35 |
| Kent Mercker | 36 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3.17 | 39 |
| Dwayne Henry | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.63 | 34 |
| Mark Grant | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.64 | 40 |
| Joe Hesketh | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.81 | 21 |
| Charlie Kerfeld | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.58 | 27 |
| Jeff Parrett | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 17 |
| Marvin Freeman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 | 12 |
| Mike Stanton | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18.00 | 7 |
| Sergio Valdez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Doug Sisk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
| Rusty Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
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