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 November 9, 1989: Acquired Jeff Bittiger from the Chicago White Sox for Tracy Woodson December 20, 1989: Acquired Juan Samuel from the New York Mets for Mike Marshall and Alejandro Peña April 1, 1990: Acquired Terry Wells from the Houston Astros for Franklin Stubbs

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Juan Samuel Center fielderWillie Randolph Second basemanHubie Brooks Right fielderEddie Murray First basemanKal Daniels Left fielderJeff HamiltonThird basemanMike SciosciaCatcherAlfredo Griffin ShortstopOrel Hershiser Starting pitcher

Roster

1990 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (third base) (bullpen) (first base) (hitting)

(pitching) (bench)

Notable Transactions

May 13, 1990: Acquired Stan Javier from the Oakland Athletics for Willie Randolph. June 2, 1990: John Shelby was released by the Dodgers. September 13, 1990: Acquired Dennis Cook from the Philadelphia Phillies for Darrin Fletcher. October 1, 1990: Acquired Mike Wilkins from the Detroit Tigers for Mike Munoz.

Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldDodgers team member

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 GP 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 GP 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 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Mike Scioscia starter Ramón Martínez reserve Silver Slugger Award Eddie Murray TSN National League All-Star Mike Scioscia Eddie Murray NL Pitcher of the Month Ramón Martínez (June 1990) NL Player of the Month Kal Daniels (September 1990) NL Player of the Week Fernando Valenzuela (June 25 – July 1)

Farm system

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

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.

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.

1990 draft picks1990 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Ronnie WaldenLHPBlanchard High SchoolYes1990–1993A+2sLeory WilliamsSSEast St. John High SchoolYes1990–1993A+2sScott FreemanRHPUniversity of WyomingYes1990–1994A+4Mike Busch1BIowa State UniversityYes1990–2001 MLB5Frank SmithOFRiverside Poly High SchoolYes1990–1995A+6Alton PinkneyOFGlynn Academy High SchoolYes1990–1993A+7Daniel GrayCState University of New York at BinghamtonYes1990–1996A+8Jason KerrLHPCerritos CollegeYes 1990–1994 A+9Jacob BottsRHPNorth Monterey County High SchoolYes1990–1994A-10Kenneth HamiltonRHPPatrick Henry Junior CollegeYes 1990–1993 A+11Erick MappOFNatrona County High SchoolNo 12Keoki FarrishOFOhlone CollegeYes1990–1992 A+13Gregory DavisRHPEl Camino CollegeYes1990–1991 Rookie14Jimmy DaspitRHP California State University, SacramentoYes1990–1997 AAA15Timothy Griffin3BStanford UniversityYes1990–1992 A+16Donn CunniganOFGahr High SchoolNoPirates-19941994Rookie17Steve MintzCMount Olive CollegeYes1990–2001MLB18Lonnie WebbSS South Georgia CollegeYes 1990–1993 A+19Burgess Watts3BCollege of DuPageYes1990–1993A+20Peter NurreCCabrillo CollegeYes1990 Rookie21Wayne LindemannLHPLower Columbia CollegeNoWhite Sox-1992 1992–1996 A+22Michael RacobaldoRHPPennsauken High SchoolYes 1990 Rookie23Ron MaurerSSUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillYes1990–2000 AAA24Mike MimbsLHP Mercer UniversityYes1990–1998MLB25Mark MimbsLHP Mercer UniversityYes1990–1999 NPB26Gordon TiptonRHP Oklahoma State UniversityYes1990–1992A+27Jody TreadwellRHP Jacksonville UniversityYes 1990–2000 AAA28Randall GravesSS Riverside Community CollegeYes1990–1991Rookie29David BaumannRHP Western New England CollegeYes1990–1991A+30Ben O'ConnorLHP University of MarylandYes 1990–1991 A+31Domingo MotaOF California State University, FullertonYes 1990–1995 AA32Anthony RodriguezC José de Diego High SchoolYes1991–2004Rookie33Albert MaldonadoLHP Barringer High SchoolYes 1990–1992 A+34Kurt EhmannSS NoGiants-19921992–1997AAA35Steve MatosC Chaminade High SchoolNo 36Michael BradyLHP Florida State UniversityYes 1990–1995A+37Ira SmithOF University of Maryland Eastern ShoreYes 1990–2003 AAA38Brady RaggioRHP San Ramon Valley High SchoolNoCardinals-1992 1992–2005 MLB39Mark SweeneyOF University of Maine at OronoNoAngels-19911991–2008MLB40Larry JacintoRHP Southern California Christian CollegeYes 1990–1991 Rookie41Jay Cranford2B Middle Georgia CollegeNoPirates-1992 1992–1996 AA42Clint MinearLHP East Mississippi Community CollegeYes 1991–1995A-43Charles WilliamsOF Meridian Community CollegeNo 44Edward LundC University of Notre DameYes 1990–1993A+45Jason SengbuschRHP Westfield High SchoolNo 46Thomas MatthewsRHP Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaYes 1990 Rookie47Joe JacobsenRHP Clovis West High SchoolNoLos Angeles Dodgers-1991 1992–1999 AAA48Robert Sweeney3B Waukesha County Technical CollegeYes 1990–1992 A+49Dick GormanOF State University of New York at BinghamtonYes 1990 A+50Ismael CastanedaLHP Hanford High SchoolNo 51Mario JohnsonSS Simmons High SchoolNo 52Gordon Hockett1B Tulsa Union High SchoolNo 53Robert CaltonLHP Lehi High SchoolNo 54Todd WilliamsRHP Onondaga Community CollegeYes1991–2008MLB55Brett Kim3B College of MarinNo 56Joe WagnerRHP Adams Friendship High SchoolNo Brewers-1993 57Patrick ReedSS Mount Hood Community CollegeYes 1991–1993A-58Melvin WarrenOF Solano Community CollegeYes 1991–1992Rookie59Daniel AndrewsOF California State Polytechnic University, PomonaYes 1990–1991Rookie60Dave Madsen3B Murray High SchoolNo Cardinals-1993 1993–1996 A+61Greg RaisolaC Nogales High SchoolNo 62Roger SweeneyOF College of MarinYes1991–1992A-63Andy AbadOF Jupiter High SchoolNoRed Sox-19931993–2008MLB

References

External links 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page