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1990 Chicago Cubs season

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1990 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersTribune Company
General managersJim Frey
ManagersDon Zimmer
TelevisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
RadioWGN
(Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Bob Brenly, Harry Caray)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1990 Chicago Cubs season was the 119th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 115th in the National League and the 75th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–85.

A ticket for a 1990 game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

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Regular season

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  • Ryne Sandberg became the first second baseman to lead the National League in home runs since Rogers Hornsby in 1925.
  • Sandberg also set the Major League record for consecutive errorless games at second base with 124.

Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 95 67 .586 49‍–‍32 46‍–‍35
New York Mets 91 71 .562 4 52‍–‍29 39‍–‍42
Montreal Expos 85 77 .525 10 47‍–‍34 38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs 77 85 .475 18 39‍–‍42 38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 77 85 .475 18 41‍–‍40 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 70 92 .432 25 34‍–‍47 36‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

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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


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1990 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

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All-Star Game

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The 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 61st playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 10, 1990, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the home of the Chicago Cubs of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 2-0. The game is remembered for a rain delay in the 7th inning that resulted in CBS airing Rescue 911 during the delay.

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Joe Girardi 133 419 113 .270 1 38
1B Mark Grace 157 589 182 .309 9 82
2B Ryne Sandberg 155 615 188 .306 40 100
SS Shawon Dunston 146 545 143 .262 17 66
3B Luis Salazar 115 410 104 .254 12 47
LF Dwight Smith 117 290 76 .262 6 27
CF Jerome Walton 101 392 103 .263 2 21
RF Andre Dawson 147 529 164 .310 27 100

Other batters

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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
Doug Dascenzo 113 241 61 .253 1 26
Domingo Ramos 98 226 60 .265 2 17
Marvell Wynne 92 186 38 .204 4 19
Curt Wilkerson 77 186 41 .220 0 16
Dave Clark 84 171 47 .275 5 20
Héctor Villanueva 52 114 31 .272 7 18
Lloyd McClendon 49 107 17 .159 1 10
Derrick May 17 61 15 .246 1 11
Damon Berryhill 17 53 10 .189 1 9
Gary Varsho 46 48 12 .250 0 1
Greg Smith 18 44 9 .205 0 5
Rick Wrona 16 29 5 .172 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Greg Maddux 35 237.0 15 15 3.46 144
Mike Harkey 27 173.2 12 6 3.26 94
Shawn Boskie 15 97.2 5 6 3.69 49

Other pitchers

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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 Bielecki 36 168.0 8 11 4.93 103
Steve Wilson 45 139.0 4 9 4.79 95
Jeff Pico 31 92.0 4 4 4.79 37
José Núñez 21 60.2 4 7 6.53 40
Rick Sutcliffe 5 21.1 0 2 5.91 7
Randy Kramer 10 20.1 0 2 3.98 12
Kevin Coffman 8 18.1 0 2 11.29 9
Lance Dickson 3 13.2 0 3 7.24 4
Kevin Blankenship 3 12.1 0 2 5.84 5

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mitch Williams 59 1 8 16 3.93 55
Paul Assenmacher 74 7 2 10 2.80 95
Les Lancaster 55 9 5 6 4.62 65
Bill Long 42 6 1 5 4.37 32
Joe Kraemer 18 0 0 0 7.20 16
Dave Pavlas 13 2 0 0 2.11 12
Dean Wilkins 7 0 0 1 9.82 3
Doug Dascenzo 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Awards and honors

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  • Ryne Sandberg, National League Leader, Home Runs (40)
  • Ryne Sandberg, National League Leader, Runs (116)
  • Ryne Sandberg, National League Leader, Total Bases (344)

All-Star Game

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Jim Essian
AA Charlotte Knights Southern League Tommy Helms and Jay Loviglio
A Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League Brad Mills
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Greg Mahlberg
A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Bill Hayes
Rookie Huntington Cubs Appalachian League Steve Roadcap

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References

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  1. ^ Paul Kilgus at Baseball-Reference
  2. ^ Vance Law at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Randy Kramer at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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