1990 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1990 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Richard Jacobs Hank Peters John McNamara WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan SportsChannel Dan Coughlin, Rick Manning WWWE Herb Score, Tom Hamilton The 1990 Cleveland Indians season was the 90th season for the franchise. Offseason October 4, 1989: Luis Aguayo was released by the Cleveland Indians.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aguaylu01.shtml Luis Aguayo Baseball Reference June 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614213709/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aguaylu01.shtml June 14, 2010 live 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bailesc01.shtml Scott Bailes Stats January 10, 1990: Rafael Santana was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rafael Santana at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Cleveland Indians Record vs. opponents CLE 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 34 Kevin Bearse 40 Bud Black 49 Tom Candiotti 52 John Farrell 36 Mauro Gozzo 38 Cecilio Guante 11 Doug Jones 47 Jeff Kaiser 41 Charles Nagy 54 Rod Nichols 42 Al Nipper 50 Steve Olin 47 Jesse Orosco 32 Rudy Seánez 57 Jeff Shaw 21 Greg Swindell 33 Efrain Valdez 30 Sergio Valdez 48 Mike Walker 50 Colby Ward 53 Kevin Wickander Catchers 15 Sandy Alomar Jr.  4 Joel Skinner Infielders  9 Carlos Baerga 10 Tom Brookens 14 Jerry Browne 16 Félix Fermín 17 Keith Hernandez 26 Brook Jacoby 20 Dion James 45 Jeff Manto  6 Mark McLemore 44 Ken Phelps  2 Rafael Santana  2 Steve Springer Outfielders 55 Beau Allred  8 Albert Belle  2 Alex Cole  7 Chris James 24 Stan Jefferson 22 Candy Maldonado 28 Cory Snyder 68 Turner Ward 23 Mitch Webster Manager  1 John McNamara Coaches 25 Rich Dauer (third base) 12 Mike Hargrove (first base) 13 Luis Isaac (bullpen) 32 José Morales (hitting) 35 Mark Wiley (pitching) 51 Billy Williams (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 Beau Allred 4 16 2 3 1 0 1 2 .188 0 Sandy Alomar Jr. 132 445 60 129 26 2 9 66 .290 4 Carlos Baerga 108 312 46 81 17 2 7 47 .260 0 Albert Belle 9 23 1 4 0 0 1 3 .174 0 Tom Brookens 64 154 18 41 7 2 1 20 .266 0 Jerry Browne 140 513 92 137 26 5 6 50 .267 12 Alex Cole 63 227 43 68 5 4 0 13 .300 40 Felix Fermin 148 414 47 106 13 2 1 40 .256 3 Keith Hernandez 43 130 7 26 2 0 1 8 .200 0 Brook Jacoby 155 553 77 162 24 4 14 75 .293 1 Chris James Chris James (baseball) 140 528 62 158 32 4 12 70 .299 4 Dion James 87 248 28 68 15 2 1 22 .274 5 Stan Jefferson 49 98 21 27 8 0 2 10 .276 8 Candy Maldonado 155 590 76 161 32 2 22 95 .273 3 Jeff Manto 30 76 12 17 5 1 2 14 .224 0 Mark McLemore 8 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 .167 0 Ken Phelps 24 61 4 7 0 0 0 0 .115 1 Rafael Santana 7 13 3 3 0 0 1 3 .231 0 Joel Skinner 49 139 16 35 4 1 2 16 .252 0 Cory Snyder 123 438 46 102 27 3 14 55 .233 1 Steve Springer 4 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 .167 0 Turner Ward 14 46 10 16 2 1 1 10 .348 3 Mitch Webster 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 Kevin Bearse 0 2 12.91 3 3 0 7.2 16 11 11 5 2 Bud Black 11 10 3.53 29 29 0 191.0 171 79 75 58 103 Tom Candiotti 15 11 3.65 31 29 0 202.0 207 92 82 55 128 John Farrell John Farrell (pitcher) 4 5 4.28 17 17 0 96.2 108 49 46 33 44 Mauro Gozzo 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 Cecilio Guante 2 3 5.01 26 1 0 46.2 38 26 26 18 30 Doug Jones Doug Jones (baseball) 5 5 2.56 66 0 43 84.1 66 26 24 22 55 Jeff Kaiser 0 0 3.55 5 0 0 12.2 16 5 5 7 9 Charles Nagy 2 4 5.91 9 8 0 45.2 58 31 30 21 26 Rod Nichols 0 3 7.88 4 2 0 16.0 24 14 14 6 3 Al Nipper 2 3 6.75 9 5 0 24.0 35 19 18 19 12 Steve Olin 4 4 3.41 50 1 1 92.1 96 41 35 26 64 Jesse Orosco 5 4 3.90 55 0 2 64.2 58 35 28 38 55 Rudy Seanez 2 1 5.60 24 0 0 27.1 22 17 17 25 24 Jeff Shaw 3 4 6.66 12 9 0 48.2 73 38 36 20 25 Greg Swindell 12 9 4.40 34 34 0 214.2 245 110 105 47 135 Efrain Valdez 1 1 3.04 13 0 0 23.2 20 10 8 14 13 Sergio Valdez 6 6 4.75 24 13 0 102.1 109 62 54 35 63 Mike Walker Mike Walker (pitcher, born 1966) 2 6 4.88 18 11 0 75.2 82 49 41 42 34 Colby Ward 1 3 4.25 22 0 1 36.0 31 17 17 21 23 Kevin Wickander 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 Minor League Baseball 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 A-Short Season Watertown Indians New York–Penn League Jim Gabella Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League Dave Keller Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Dean TreanorJohnson, 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 Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve