1990 Cleveland Indians season

Cleveland Indians
	1990 Cleveland Indians;
	Major league affiliations
	American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969); ;
	Location
	Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932); Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901);
	1990 information
Owner(s)	Richard Jacobs
General manager(s)	Hank Peters
Manager(s)	John McNamara
Local television	WUAB · SportsChannel
Local radio	WWWE
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[edit] Offseason

October 4, 1989: Luis Aguayo was released by the Cleveland Indians.^[1]
November 21, 1989: Cecilio Guante was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[2]
December 6, 1989: Joe Carter was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Sandy Alomar, Jr., Carlos Baerga and Chris James.^[3]
December 7, 1989: Keith Hernandez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[4]
December 8, 1989: Tom Brookens was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians.^[5]
January 9, 1990: Scott Bailes was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Colin Charland (minors) and Jeff Manto.^[6]
January 10, 1990: Rafael Santana was signed as a free agent by the Indians.^[7]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Boston Red Sox	88	74	.543	--
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	.531	2
Detroit Tigers	79	83	.488	9
Cleveland Indians	77	85	.475	11
Baltimore Orioles	76	85	.472	11½
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	.457	14
New York Yankees	67	95	.414	21

[edit] Notable transactions

April 25, 1990: Rafael Santana was released by the Indians.^[7]
April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Atlanta Braves.^[8]
May 7, 1990: Stan Jefferson was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Baltimore Orioles.^[9]
June 17, 1990: Ken Phelps was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.^[10]
July 11, 1990: Tom Lampkin was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Alex Cole.^[11]
August 12, 1990: Cecilio Guante was released by the Indians.^[2]
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.^[12]

[edit] 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.^[13]

[edit] Roster

1990 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
4 Joel Skinner

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

1 John McNamara

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

= Indicates team leader

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

Note: 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	Alomar, Jr., SandySandy Alomar, Jr.	132	445	129	.290	9	66
1B	Jacoby, BrookBrook Jacoby	155	553	162	.293	14	75
2B	Browne, JerryJerry Browne	140	513	137	.267	6	50
3B	Baerga, CarlosCarlos Baerga	108	312	81	.260	17	47
SS	Fermín, FélixFélix Fermín	148	414	106	.256	1	40
LF	Maldonado, CandyCandy Maldonado	155	590	161	.273	22	95
CF	Webster, MitchMitch Webster	128	437	110	.252	12	55
RF	Snyder, CoryCory Snyder	123	438	102	.253	14	55
DH	James, ChrisChris James	140	528	158	.299	12	70

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[edit] Other batters

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
James, DionDion James	87	248	68	.274	1	22
Cole, AlexAlex Cole	63	227	68	.300	0	13
Brookens, TomTom Brookens	64	154	41	.266	1	20
Skinner, JoelJoel Skinner	49	139	35	.252	2	16
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez	43	130	26	.200	1	8
Jefferson, StanStan Jefferson	49	98	27	.276	2	10
Phelps, KenKen Phelps	24	61	7	.115	0	0
Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle	9	23	4	.174	1	3
Santana, RafaelRafael Santana	7	13	3	.231	1	3
McLemore, MarkMark McLemore	8	12	2	.167	0	0

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Swindell, GregGreg Swindell	34	214.2	12	9	4.40	135
Black, BudBud Black	29	190	11	10	3.53	103
Candiotti, TomTom Candiotti	31	202	15	11	3.65	128
Farrell, JohnJohn Farrell	17	96.2	4	5	4.28	44
Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy	9	45.2	2	4	5.91	26
Bearse, KevinKevin Bearse	3	7.2	0	2	12.91	2

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[edit] Other pitchers

Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts;

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Valdez, SergioSergio Valdez	24	102.1	6	6	4.75	63
Walker, MikeMike Walker	18	75.2	2	6	4.88	34
Nichols, RodRod Nichols	4	16	0	3	7.88	3

[edit] Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games played; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SV = Saves ; K = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Jones, DougDoug Jones	66	5	5	43	2.56	55
Orosco, JesseJesse Orosco	55	5	4	2	3.90	55
Olin, SteveSteve Olin	50	4	4	1	3.41	64
Guante, CecilioCecilio Guante	26	2	3	0	5.01	30
Seánez, RudyRudy Seánez	24	2	1	0	5.60	24
Kaiser, JeffJeff Kaiser	5	0	0	0	3.55	9
Gozzo, MauroMauro Gozzo	2	0	0	0	0.00	0

[edit] 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

[edit] Farm system

[edit] References

^ "Luis Aguayo". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b Cecilio Guante page at Baseball Reference
^ Sandy Alomar, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
^ Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
^ Tom Brookens page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml
^ ^a ^b Rafael Santana page at Baseball Reference
^ Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference
^ Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
^ Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
^ Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
^ Bud Black page at Baseball Reference
^ David Bell page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1990.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

[1] "Luis Aguayo". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

[guante-2] Cecilio Guante page at Baseball Reference

[3] Sandy Alomar, Jr. page at Baseball Reference

[4] Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference

[5] Tom Brookens page at Baseball Reference

[6] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml

[santana-7] Rafael Santana page at Baseball Reference

[8] Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference

[9] Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference

[10] Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference

[11] Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference

[12] Bud Black page at Baseball Reference

[13] David Bell page at Baseball Reference

[baseball-reference.com-14] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1990.shtml

[15] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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1990 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
1990 information
Owner(s)	Richard Jacobs
General manager(s)	Hank Peters
Manager(s)	John McNamara
Local television	WUAB · SportsChannel
Local radio	WWWE
Previous season Next season

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	Bob Molinaro and Charlie Manuel
AA	Canton-Akron Indians	Eastern League	Ken Bolek
A	Kinston Indians	Carolina League	Brian Graham
Short-Season A	Watertown Indians	New York-Penn League	Jim Gabella
Rookie	Burlington Indians	Appalachian League	Dave Keller
Rookie	GCL Indians	Gulf Coast League	Dean Treanor

1990 Cleveland Indians season

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] Draft picks

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] Awards and honors

[edit] Farm system

[edit] References

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