1990 Cincinnati Reds season

The Cincinnati Reds' 1990 season was the Reds' 122nd season in American baseball. Starting with a club best nine straight wins to open the season, as well as holding the top spot in the National League West every game during the season, the Reds went 41–21 after 62 games, splitting the remaining 100 games 50–50 to end up with a 91–71 record. It consisted of the 91–71 Reds winning the National League West by five games over the second-place Dodgers, as well as the NLCS in six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the World Series in a four-game sweep over the overwhelming favorite Oakland Athletics, who had won the World Series the previous year. It was the fifth World Championship for the Reds, and their first since winning two consecutive titles in 1975 and '76.

1990 Cincinnati Reds

National League

West

Riverfront Stadium

Cincinnati, Ohio

91–71 (.562)

1st

Marge Schott

Bob Quinn

Lou Piniella

WLWT
(Johnny Bench, Tom Hume, Steve LaMar, Gordy Coleman)

WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

December 6, 1989: and Don Brown (minors) were traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Randy Myers and Kip Gross.^[1]

John Franco

December 12, 1989: and Van Snider were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Hal Morris and Rodney Imes (minors).^[2]

Tim Leary

Dan Wilson

June 9, 1990: Ron Robinson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with to the Milwaukee Brewers for Billy Bates and Glenn Braggs.^[13]

Bob Sebra

June 18, 1990: Rolando Roomes was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the Cincinnati Reds.

[14]

August 24, 1990: was released by the Reds.^[15]

Ken Griffey, Sr.

August 30, 1990: Bill Doran was traded by the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later.

[16]

September 7, 1990: Butch Henry was sent by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on August 30, 1990. Catcher Terry McGriff was also sent by the Cincinnati Reds to complete the deal.^[18]

[17]

Pitcher of the Month Award, May

Jack Armstrong

Relief Pitcher and Randy Myers, Relief Pitcher, NLCS MVP

Rob Dibble

Outfield, Babe Ruth Award

Billy Hatcher

Billy Hatcher, Highest Batting Average in a World Series

[3]

Shortstop, National League Silver Slugger Award

Barry Larkin

Pitcher, World Series MVP

José Rijo

All-Star Game

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