1990 Texas Rangers Season
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1990 Texas Rangers Season
| 1990 Texas Rangers | |
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| Owner(s) | George W. Bush |
| General manager(s) | Tom Grieve |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Valentine |
| Local television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Brad Sham, Dave Barnett, Jim Sundberg) |
| Local radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) |
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The Texas Rangers 1990 season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd 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.[1]
Regular season
- June 11, 1990: Nolan Ryan threw his sixth no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics.[2]
- July 30, 1990: Nolan Ryan earned his 300th win against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | -- | 51-30 | 52-29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 9 | 49-31 | 45-37 |
| Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 20 | 47-35 | 36-44 |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 23 | 42-39 | 38-43 |
| Seattle Mariners | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 26 | 38-43 | 39-42 |
| Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 27½ | 45-36 | 30-50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 29 | 41-40 | 33-48 |
Record vs. opponents
1990 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | -- | 4-9 | 7-5 | 6-6 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 8-3 | 7-6 | 6-6 | 6-7 | 4-8 | 3-9 | 8-4 | 5-8 |
| Boston | 9-4 | -- | 7-5 | 6-6 | 9-4 | 8-5 | 4-8 | 5-8 | 4-8 | 9-4 | 4-8 | 8-4 | 5-7 | 10-3 |
| California | 5-7 | 5-7 | -- | 5-8 | 7-5 | 5-7 | 7-6 | 7-5 | 9-4 | 6-6 | 4-9 | 5-8 | 8-5 | 7-5 |
| Chicago | 6-6 | 6-6 | 8-5 | -- | 5-7 | 5-7 | 9-4 | 10-2 | 7-6 | 10-2 | 8-5 | 8-5 | 7-6 | 5-7 |
| Cleveland | 7-6 | 4-9 | 5-7 | 7-5 | -- | 5-8 | 6-6 | 9-4 | 7-5 | 5-8 | 4-8 | 7-5 | 7-5 | 4-9 |
| Detroit | 7-6 | 5-8 | 7-5 | 7-5 | 8-5 | -- | 5-7 | 3-10 | 6-6 | 7-6 | 6-6 | 7-5 | 6-6 | 5-8 |
| Kansas City | 3-8 | 8-4 | 6-7 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 7-5 | -- | 4-8 | 8-5 | 8-4 | 4-9 | 7-6 | 5-8 | 5-7 |
| Milwaukee | 6-7 | 8-5 | 5-7 | 2-10 | 4-9 | 10-3 | 8-4 | -- | 4-8 | 6-7 | 5-7 | 4-8 | 5-7 | 7-6 |
| Minnesota | 6-6 | 8-4 | 4-9 | 6-7 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 5-8 | 8-4 | -- | 6-6 | 6-7 | 6-7 | 5-8 | 3-9 |
| New York | 7-6 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 2-10 | 8-5 | 6-7 | 4-8 | 7-6 | 6-6 | -- | 0-12 | 9-3 | 3-9 | 5-8 |
| Oakland | 8-4 | 8-4 | 9-4 | 5-8 | 8-4 | 6-6 | 9-4 | 7-5 | 7-6 | 12-0 | -- | 9-4 | 8-5 | 7-5 |
| Seattle | 9-3 | 4-8 | 8-5 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 6-7 | 8-4 | 7-6 | 3-9 | 4-9 | -- | 7-6 | 6-6 |
| Texas | 4-8 | 7-5 | 5-8 | 6-7 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 8-5 | 7-5 | 8-5 | 9-3 | 5-8 | 6-7 | -- | 7-5 |
| Toronto | 8-5 | 3-10 | 5-7 | 7-5 | 9-4 | 8-5 | 7-5 | 6-7 | 9-3 | 8-5 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 5-7 | -- |
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball draft
- Dan Smith was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (16th pick).[3]
- Rusty Greer was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round. Player signed June 5, 1990.[4]
- June 14, 1990: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- September 4, 1990: Randy St. Claire was released by the Rangers.[5]
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).[2] 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.[2]
Roster
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 | 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
| 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
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | 33 | 222 | 17 | 10 | 3.36 | 221 |
| Charlie Hough | 32 | 218.2 | 12 | 12 | 4.07 | 114 |
| Nolan Ryan | 30 | 204 | 13 | 9 | 3.44 | 232 |
| Kevin Brown | 26 | 180 | 12 | 10 | 3.60 | 88 |
| Scott Chiamparino | 6 | 37.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.63 | 19 |
Other pitchers
| 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 | 3 | 6.62 | 15 |
| Gerald Alexander | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 8 |
Relief pitchers
| 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)
- Julio Franco, Second Base, Reserve
Farm system
References
- ^ Cecilio Guante at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b c Baseball Almanac - Box Score of Nolan Ryan No-Hitter (Sixth)
- ^ Dan Smith at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rusty Greer at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference
- 1990 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1990 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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