1990 Los Angeles Dodgers
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersPeter O'Malley
General managersFred Claire
ManagersTommy Lasorda
TelevisionKTTV (11)
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale
SportsChannel Los Angeles
Joel Meyers, Ron Cey
RadioKABC
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale

KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas, Tito Rondon

KAZN
Richard Choi
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The 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 101st for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 33rd season in Los Angeles, California.

The Dodgers finished in second place to the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West race, as the team's pitching staff led the majors with 29 complete games. Ramón Martínez became the youngest Dodger starter to win 20 games since Ralph Branca, and also tied Sandy Koufax's club record with 18 strikeouts against the Atlanta Braves on June 4. On June 29, Fernando Valenzuela managed to throw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals, on the same night that Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 91 71 0.562 — 46–35 45–36
Los Angeles Dodgers 86 76 0.531 5 47–34 39–42
San Francisco Giants 85 77 0.525 6 49–32 36–45
Houston Astros 75 87 0.463 16 49–32 26–55
San Diego Padres 75 87 0.463 16 37–44 38–43
Atlanta Braves 65 97 0.401 26 37–44 28–53

Record vs. opponents

1990 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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 —


Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Juan Samuel Center fielder
Willie Randolph Second baseman
Hubie Brooks Right fielder
Eddie Murray First baseman
Kal Daniels Left fielder
Jeff Hamilton Third baseman
Mike Scioscia Catcher
Alfredo Griffin Shortstop
Orel Hershiser Starting pitcher

Roster

1990 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Notable Transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
C Mike Scioscia 135 435 115 .264 12 66
1B Eddie Murray 155 558 184 .330 26 95
2B Juan Samuel 143 492 119 .242 13 52
SS Alfredo Griffin 141 461 97 .210 1 35
3B Mike Sharperson 129 357 106 .297 3 36
LF Kal Daniels 130 450 133 .296 27 94
CF Kirk Gibson 89 315 82 .260 8 38
RF Hubie Brooks 153 568 151 .266 20 91

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
Lenny Harris 137 431 131 .304 2 29
Stan Javier 104 276 84 .304 3 24
Chris Gwynn 101 141 40 .284 5 22
Mickey Hatcher 85 132 28 .212 0 13
Rick Dempsey 62 128 25 .195 2 15
José González 106 99 23 .232 2 8
Willie Randolph 26 96 26 .271 1 9
José Offerman 29 58 9 .155 1 7
José Vizcaíno 37 51 14 .275 0 2
Jeff Hamilton 7 24 3 .125 0 1
John Shelby 25 24 6 .250 0 2
Carlos Hernández 10 20 4 .200 0 1
Brian Traxler 9 11 1 .091 0 0
Dave Hansen 5 7 1 .143 0 1
Luis Lopez 6 6 0 .000 0 0
Barry Lyons 3 5 1 .200 1 2
Darrin Fletcher 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched, W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ramón Martínez 33 234.1 20 6 2.92 223
Mike Morgan 33 211.0 11 15 3.75 106
Fernando Valenzuela 33 204.0 13 13 4.59 115
Tim Belcher 24 153.0 9 9 4.00 102
Jim Neidlinger 12 74.0 5 3 3.28 46
Orel Hershiser 4 25.1 1 1 4.26 16
Terry Wells 5 20.2 1 2 7.84 18

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike Hartley 32 79.1 6 3 2.95 76
John Wetteland 22 43.0 2 4 4.81 36
Dennis Cook 5 14.1 1 1 7.53 6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jay Howell 45 5 5 16 2.18 59
Tim Crews 66 4 5 5 2.77 76
Jim Gott 50 3 5 3 2.90 44
Don Aase 32 3 1 3 4.97 24
Ray Searage 29 1 0 0 2.78 19
Dave Walsh 20 1 0 1 3.86 15
Jim Poole 16 0 0 0 4.22 6
Darren Holmes 14 0 1 0 5.19 19
Mike Maddux 11 0 1 0 6.53 11
Mike Munoz 8 0 1 0 3.18 2
Pat Perry 7 0 0 0 8.10 2

1990 Awards

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Kevin Kennedy
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League John Shoemaker
High A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Tom Beyers
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Joe Alvarez
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Jerry Royster
Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Joe Vavra
Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Iván DeJesús
Rookie San Pedro de Marcoris Dodgers
Cibao Dodgers 		Dominican Summer League

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1990 Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers drafted 63 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their second round pick to the Montreal Expos because they had signed free agent Hubie Brooks but they gained two supplemental second round picks as compensation for losing Dave Anderson and John Tudor. They also lost their third round pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates because they had signed pitcher Jim Gott.

The first round pick was left-handed pitcher Ronnie Walden out of Blanchard High School in Blanchard, Oklahoma. Serious arm injuries derailed his career and he only pitched in seven games in the Dodgers farm system, three in 1990 and four in 1993 when he attempted a comeback. He retired for good in 1994 with his arm so bad he would never be able to even play catch with his kids.[3]

This years draft class was a disappointment as neither second round pick got out of "A" ball. Mike Busch, the fourth round pick, made the Majors, appearing in 51 games in 1995 and 1996 as a third baseman for the Dodgers but his decision to be a replacement player during the 1994–95 strike made it hard for him to catch on. He played in Korea and later played and managed in the independent Northern League. Busch was the only one of the Dodgers first 13 draft picks to advance past class A. Pitcher Todd Williams, who was selected in the 54th round, was the only Major Leaguer that signed from this draft class to have a length career as he had a 12-14 record in 227 games over parts of eight seasons.

References

  1. ^ "Juan Samuel Stats".
  2. ^ "John Shelby Stats".
  3. ^ Hersom, Bob (August 22, 1999). "A Dream Deferred Injuries Prevented Walden From Reaching Majors". Oklahoma News. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  4. ^ 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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