1990 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 1990 American League West Arlington Stadium Arlington, Texas 83 79 y 3rd George W. Bush Tom Grieve Bobby Valentine KTVT(Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby)HSE(Greg Lucas, Brad Sham, Dave Barnett, Jim Sundberg) WBAP(Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) The 1990 Texas Rangers season was the 30th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 19th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 19th season at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers finished third in the American League West, with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses. Offseason October 2, 1989: Cecilio Guante was released by the Rangers.Cecilio Guante at Baseball Reference Regular season June 11, 1990: Nolan Ryan threw his sixth no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics.Baseball Almanac – Box Score of Nolan Ryan No-Hitter (Sixth) July 30, 1990: Nolan Ryan earned his 300th win against the Milwaukee Brewers. August 12, 1990: The Rangers and Chicago White Sox were involved in the longest rain delay in baseball history at 7 hours and 23 minutes at Comiskey Park. Behind the delay's length was the White Sox's insistence that the game be rescheduled at Comiskey four days later when both teams were idle and not at Arlington Stadium the subsequent weekend, which was rejected by the Rangers. The gamesmanship between the two sides resulted in the contest eventually played as part of a twi-night doubleheader at Arlington on August 17.Muskat, Carrie. "The game between the Chicago White Sox and Texas...," United Press International (UPI), Sunday, August 12, 1990. Retrieved May 15, 2023. Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Notable transactions June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball draft Dan Smith was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (16th pick).Dan Smith at Baseball Reference Rusty Greer was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round. Player signed June 5, 1990.Rusty Greer at Baseball Reference June 14, 1990: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference September 4, 1990: Randy St. Claire was released by the Rangers. Nolan Ryan's 6th No-Hitter June 11, 1990: At Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Nolan Ryan, at forty-three years, four months, and twelve days, became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter. He would become the only pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to throw a no-hitter for three different teams (the Angels, the Astros, the Rangers). Ryan would also hold the distinction of holding the record for longest time between two no-hitters. Ryan who tossed his fifth no-hitter on September 26, 1981, and this one on June 11. Roster 1990 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 48 Gerald Alexander 28 Brad Arnsberg 27 John Barfield 44 Joe Bitker 45 Brian Bohanon 41 Kevin Brown 43 Scott Chiamparino 44 John Hoover 49 Charlie Hough 30 Mike Jeffcoat 51 Ramón Mañón 38 Craig McMurtry 50 Gary Mielke 39 Jamie Moyer 37 Kenny Rogers 40 Jeff Russell 34 Nolan Ryan 36 Bobby Witt Catchers 33 Bill Haselman  7 Chad Kreuter 12 Geno Petralli 17 John Russell  5 Mike Stanley Infielders 22 Steve Buechele 42 Scott Coolbaugh 14 Julio Franco 57 Gary Green  9 Jeff Huson 20 Jeff Kunkel 25 Rafael Palmeiro Outfielders  3 Harold Baines 18 Kevin Belcher 32 Thad Bosley  8 Jack Daugherty  6 Cecil Espy 19 Juan González 29 Pete Incaviglia 24 Gary Pettis 47 Kevin Reimer 21 Rubén Sierra Manager  2 Bobby Valentine Coaches 11 Toby Harrah (First Base) 35 Tom House (Pitching) 15 Davey Lopes (Bench) 26 Dave Oliver (Third Base) 31 Tom Robson (Hitting) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Geno Petralli 133 325 83 .255 0 21 1B Rafael Palmeiro 154 598 191 .319 14 89 2B Julio Franco 157 582 172 .296 11 69 3B Steve Buechele 91 251 54 .215 7 30 SS Jeff Huson 145 396 95 .240 0 28 LF Pete Incaviglia 153 529 123 .233 24 85 CF Gary Pettis 136 423 101 .239 3 31 RF Rubén Sierra 159 608 170 .280 16 96 DH Harold Baines 103 321 93 .290 13 44 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 Jack Daugherty 125 310 93 .300 6 47 Jeff Kunkel 99 200 34 .170 3 17 Mike Stanley 103 189 47 .249 2 19 Scott Coolbaugh 67 180 36 .200 2 13 John Russell 68 128 35 .273 2 8 Kevin Reimer 64 100 26 .260 2 15 Juan González 25 90 26 .289 4 12 Gary Green 62 88 19 .216 0 8 Cecil Espy 52 71 9 .127 0 1 Thad Bosley 30 29 4 .138 1 3 Chad Kreuter 22 22 1 .045 0 2 Kevin Belcher 16 15 2 .133 0 0 Bill Haselman 7 13 2 .154 0 3 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Bobby Witt 33 222.0 17 10 3.36 221 Charlie Hough 32 218.2 12 12 4.07 114 Nolan Ryan 30 204.0 13 9 3.44 232 Kevin Brown 26 180.0 12 10 3.60 88 Scott Chiamparino 6 37.2 1 2 2.63 19 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 Jeffcoat 44 110.2 5 6 4.47 58 Jamie Moyer 33 102.1 2 6 4.66 58 Brian Bohanon 11 34.0 0 3 6.62 15 Gerald Alexander 3 7.0 0 0 7.71 8 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 Kenny Rogers 69 10 6 15 3.13 74 Brad Arnsberg 53 6 1 5 2.15 44 John Barfield 33 4 3 1 4.67 17 Gary Mielke 33 0 3 0 3.73 13 Jeff Russell 27 1 5 10 4.26 16 Craig McMurtry 23 0 3 0 4.32 14 Joe Bitker 5 0 0 0 3.00 6 John Hoover 2 0 0 0 11.57 0 Ramón Mañón 1 0 0 0 13.50 0 Awards and honors Julio Franco, Silver Slugger Award Julio Franco – All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Rafael Palmeiro, American League Leader in Hits (191) Gary Pettis, OF, AL Gold Glove Nolan Ryan – American League Leader Strikeouts (232) All-Star Game Julio Franco, second base, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Steve Smith AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Tommy Thompson A Charlotte Rangers Florida State League Bobby Jones A Gastonia Rangers South Atlantic League Orlando Gómez Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Chino Cadahia Rookie Butte Copper Kings Pioneer League Bump Wills References 1990 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference 1990 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Texas Rangers