The 1990 Cleveland Indians season was the 90th season for the franchise.
Offseason October 4, 1989: Luis Aguayo was released by the Cleveland Indians. November 21, 1989: Cecilio Guante was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Cecilio Guante at Baseball Reference December 6, 1989: Joe Carter was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Sandy Alomar Jr., Carlos Baerga and Chris James.Sandy Alomar, Jr. at Baseball Reference December 7, 1989: Keith Hernandez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Keith Hernandez at Baseball Reference December 8, 1989: Tom Brookens was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians.Tom Brookens at Baseball Reference January 9, 1990: Scott Bailes was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Colin Charland (minors) and Jeff Manto. January 10, 1990: Rafael Santana was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rafael Santana at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 25, 1990: Rafael Santana was released by the Indians. April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Atlanta Braves.Sergio Valdez at Baseball Reference May 7, 1990: Stan Jefferson was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Baltimore Orioles.Stan Jefferson at Baseball Reference June 17, 1990: Ken Phelps was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference July 11, 1990: Tom Lampkin was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Alex Cole.Alex Cole at Baseball Reference August 12, 1990: Cecilio Guante was released by the Indians. September 16, 1990: Bud Black was traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mauro Gozzo and players to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Steve Cummings to the Indians on September 21 and Alex Sanchez to the Indians on September 24.Bud Black at Baseball Reference
Draft picks June 4, 1990: David Bell was drafted by the Indians in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.David Bell at Baseball Reference
Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position23 Mitch Webster CF14 Jerry Browne 2B22 Candy Maldonado LF28 Cory Snyder RF17 Keith Hernandez 1B7 Chris James DH26 Brook Jacoby 3B15 Sandy Alomar Jr. C2 Rafael Santana SS40 Bud Black P 1990 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1990 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches (third base) (first base) (bullpen) (hitting) (pitching) (bench)
Statistics
Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 4 16 2 3 1 0 1 2 .188 0 132 445 60 129 26 2 9 66 .290 4 108 312 46 81 17 2 7 47 .260 0 9 23 1 4 0 0 1 3 .174 0 64 154 18 41 7 2 1 20 .266 0 140 513 92 137 26 5 6 50 .267 12 63 227 43 68 5 4 0 13 .300 40 148 414 47 106 13 2 1 40 .256 3 43 130 7 26 2 0 1 8 .200 0 155 553 77 162 24 4 14 75 .293 1 140 528 62 158 32 4 12 70 .299 4 87 248 28 68 15 2 1 22 .274 5 49 98 21 27 8 0 2 10 .276 8 155 590 76 161 32 2 22 95 .273 3 30 76 12 17 5 1 2 14 .224 0 8 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 .167 0 24 61 4 7 0 0 0 0 .115 1 7 13 3 3 0 0 1 3 .231 0 49 139 16 35 4 1 2 16 .252 0 123 438 46 102 27 3 14 55 .233 1 4 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 .167 0 14 46 10 16 2 1 1 10 .348 3 128 437 58 110 20 6 12 55 .252 22 Team totals 162 5485 732 1465 266 41 110 675 .267 107
Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 0 2 12.91 3 3 0 7.2 16 11 11 5 2 11 10 3.53 29 29 0 191.0 171 79 75 58 103 15 11 3.65 31 29 0 202.0 207 92 82 55 128 4 5 4.28 17 17 0 96.2 108 49 46 33 44 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 5.01 26 1 0 46.2 38 26 26 18 30 5 5 2.56 66 0 43 84.1 66 26 24 22 55 0 0 3.55 5 0 0 12.2 16 5 5 7 9 2 4 5.91 9 8 0 45.2 58 31 30 21 26 0 3 7.88 4 2 0 16.0 24 14 14 6 3 2 3 6.75 9 5 0 24.0 35 19 18 19 12 4 4 3.41 50 1 1 92.1 96 41 35 26 64 5 4 3.90 55 0 2 64.2 58 35 28 38 55 2 1 5.60 24 0 0 27.1 22 17 17 25 24 3 4 6.66 12 9 0 48.2 73 38 36 20 25 12 9 4.40 34 34 0 214.2 245 110 105 47 135 1 1 3.04 13 0 0 23.2 20 10 8 14 13 6 6 4.75 24 13 0 102.1 109 62 54 35 63 2 6 4.88 18 11 0 75.2 82 49 41 42 34 1 3 4.25 22 0 1 36.0 31 17 17 21 23 0 1 3.65 10 0 0 12.1 14 6 5 4 10 Team totals 77 85 4.26 162 162 47 1427.1 1491 737 676 518 860
Awards and honors Sandy Alomar, American League Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove All-Star Game Sandy Alomar, catcher, starter Brook Jacoby, third base, reserve Doug Jones, relief pitcher, reserve
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
1990 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1990 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac