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It was also the 90th season in franchise history. The team finished first in the American League West with a record of 103 wins 59 losses.The Athletics’ 1990 campaign ranks among the organization’s finest. Oakland, in winning 103 games, led the league outright in wins for a third consecutive season; they remained the last major North American team to accomplish this until 2017, when the feat was matched by the nearby Golden State Warriors of the NBA. The Athletics benefited from stellar performances in all areas of the game. The team’s offense was led by eventual Hall-of-Famer Rickey Henderson, who finished the season with 65 stolen bases, 28 home runs, a .325 batting average, and took home the 1990 American League MVP Award. The Athletics also benefited from strong performances by superstars Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. The pair clubbed 39 and 37 home runs, respectively; in doing so, they drove in a combined total of 209 runs. Over the course of the season, the team added to an already strong offense; the additions of recent All-Stars Willie Randolph, Willie McGee, and Harold Baines further widened the gap between the Athletics and the rest of the league. Established veterans (such as Carney Lansford, Terry Steinbach, Dave Henderson, and Mike Gallego) and promising young players (mainly Walt Weiss and Mike Bordick) rounded out arguably the deepest roster in all of Major League Baseball. Eight of the Athletics’ nine main postseason starters (R. Henderson, McGwire, Canseco, McGee, Steinbach, Randolph, Baines, and Lansford) played in at least one All-Star Game between 1988 and 1990.The Athletics pitching staff, in many regards, had an even stronger campaign. The starting rotation was led by veteran Bob Welch. Welch would finish the season with both an MLB-leading 27 wins and a 2.95 ERA; this performance was strong enough to net the 1990 Cy Young Award. Welch, as of 2021, remains the last MLB pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season.[1] Fellow starter Dave Stewart, winner of 22 games, finished in a tie (with Pittsburgh starter Doug Drabek) for the second-most wins in MLB. 1989 All-Star Mike Moore, 1991 All-Star Scott Sanderson, and longtime Athletic Curt Young rounded out the American League’s top rotation. The Athletics’ bullpen was led by superstar closer Dennis Eckersley, who posted a microscopic 0.61 ERA while recording 48 saves. As a team, the Athletics allowed only 570 runs (the fewest in the American League by a wide margin).The Athletics easily won the American League West for a third consecutive season, en route to a third consecutive AL Pennant with a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox.  The Athletics entered the 1990 World Series as heavy favorites, but were swept by the Cincinnati Reds. Neither team has reached the World Series since.Table of ContentsOffseason[edit]Regular season[edit]Season standings[edit]Record vs. opponents[edit]Notable transactions[edit]Draft picks[edit]Roster[edit]Dave Stewart’s No-Hitter[edit]Player stats[edit]Batting[edit]Starters by position[edit]Other batters[edit]Pitching[edit]Starting pitchers[edit]Other pitchers[edit]Relief pitchers[edit]Game 1[edit]Game 2[edit]Game 3[edit]Game 4[edit]The 1990 World Series[edit]Awards and honors[edit]Team leaders[edit]Farm system[edit]References[edit]Offseason[edit]November 28, 1989: Rickey Henderson signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.December 13, 1989: The Athletics sign Scott Sanderson as a free agent.[2]December 13, 1989: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[3]Regular season[edit]June 4, 1990: Todd Van Poppel was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990.June 20, 1990 \u2013 Terry Steinbach has 6 RBIs in one game versus the Detroit Tigers.July 25, 1990 \u2013 Jose Canseco had 6 RBIs in a game against the California Angels.Season standings[edit]Record vs. opponents[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTORBaltimore\u20144\u201397\u201356\u201366\u201376\u201378\u201337\u201366\u201366\u201374\u201383\u201398\u201345\u20138Boston9\u20134\u20147\u201356\u201369\u201348\u201354\u201385\u201384\u201389\u201344\u201388\u201345\u2013710\u20133California5\u201375\u20137\u20145\u201387\u201355\u201377\u201367\u201359\u201346\u201364\u201395\u201388\u201357\u20135Chicago6\u201366\u201368\u20135\u20145\u201375\u201379\u2013410\u201327\u2013610\u201328\u201358\u201357\u201365\u20137Cleveland7\u201364\u201395\u201377\u20135\u20145\u201386\u201369\u201347\u201355\u201384\u201387\u201357\u201354\u20139Detroit7\u201365\u201387\u201357\u201358\u20135\u20145\u201373\u2013106\u201367\u201366\u201367\u201356\u201365\u20138Kansas City3\u201388\u201346\u201374\u201396\u201367\u20135\u20144\u201388\u201358\u201344\u201397\u201365\u201385\u20137Milwaukee6\u201378\u201355\u201372\u2013104\u2013910\u201338\u20134\u20144\u201386\u201375\u201374\u201385\u201377\u20136Minnesota6\u201368\u201344\u201396\u201375\u201376\u201365\u201388\u20134\u20146\u201366\u201376\u201375\u201383\u20139New York7\u201364\u201396\u201362\u2013108\u201356\u201374\u201387\u201366\u20136\u20140\u2013129\u201333\u201395\u20138Oakland8\u201348\u201349\u201345\u201388\u201346\u201369\u201347\u201357\u2013612\u20130\u20149\u201348\u201357\u20135Seattle9\u201334\u201388\u201355\u201385\u201375\u201376\u201378\u201347\u201363\u201394\u20139\u20147\u201366\u20136Texas4\u201387\u201355\u201386\u201375\u201376\u201368\u201357\u201358\u201359\u201335\u201386\u20137\u20147\u20135Toronto8\u201353\u2013105\u201377\u201359\u201348\u201357\u201356\u201379\u201338\u201355\u201376\u201365\u20137\u2014Notable transactions[edit]May 13, 1990: Willie Randolph was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Oakland Athletics for Stan Javier.[4]June 17, 1990: Ken Phelps was purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Oakland Athletics.July 15, 1990: Mike Norris was released by the Oakland Athletics.[5]August 1, 1990: Ron Coomer was released by the Oakland Athletics.[6]August 29, 1990: Willie McGee was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Felix Jose, Stan Royer, and Daryl Green (minors).[7]Draft picks[edit]June 4, 1990: Ernie Young was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1990.[8]June 4, 1990: Izzy Molina was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 22nd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1990.[9]Roster[edit]Dave Stewart’s No-Hitter[edit]On June 29, Dave Stewart no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 5\u20130.Player stats[edit]Batting[edit]Starters by position[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inOther batters[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPitching[edit]Starting pitchers[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsOther pitchers[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsRelief pitchers[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsGame 1[edit]October 6, 1990, at Fenway ParkGame 2[edit]October 7, 1990, at Fenway ParkGame 3[edit]October 9, 1990, at Oakland\u2013Alameda County ColiseumGame 4[edit]October 10, 1990, at Oakland\u2013Alameda County ColiseumThe 1990 World Series[edit]The four-game sweep to the Reds in the 1990, was reminiscent of the A’s loss to the Boston Braves 76 years earlier.NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Oakland Athletics (0)Awards and honors[edit]All-Star GameJose Canseco, outfielderDennis Eckersley, relief pitcherRickey Henderson, outfielderMark McGwire, first basemanBob Welch, starting pitcherTony La Russa, managerTeam leaders[edit]Home Runs \u2013 Mark McGwire (39)RBI \u2013  Mark McGwire (108)Batting Average \u2013 Rickey Henderson (.325)Hits \u2013 Rickey Henderson (159)Stolen Bases \u2013 Rickey Henderson (65)Walks \u2013  Mark McGwire (110)Wins \u2013 Bob Welch (27)Earned Run Average \u2013 Dave Stewart (2.56)Strikeouts \u2013 Dave Stewart (166)Farm system[edit]References[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki4\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki4\/2018\/04\/27\/1990-oakland-athletics-season-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1990 Oakland Athletics season – Wikipedia"}}]}]