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. The Cubs hosted the All-Star Game on July 10.
Offseason December 7, 1989: Paul Kilgus was traded by the Cubs to the Toronto Blue Jays for José Núñez.Paul Kilgus at Baseball-Reference January 2, 1990: Vance Law was released by the Cubs.Vance Law at Baseball-Reference
Regular season 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
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions September 1, 1990: Greg Kallevig (minors) was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Randy Kramer.Randy Kramer at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1990 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Game log April (8-11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record1April 10 Phillies2 – 1 Lancaster (1-0)Parrett (0-1)Williams (1) 7,791 1-02April 12 Phillies5 – 4 Mulholland (1-0)Wilson (0-1)McDowell (1)1-13April 12 Phillies6 – 3 Núñez (1-0)Combs (0-1)Williams (2) 7,717 2-14April 13@ Pirates2 – 0 Maddux (1-0)Walk (0-1)Williams (3) 44,799 3-15April 14@ Pirates4 – 1 Harkey (1-0)Drabek (1-1)Williams (4) 13,226 4-16April 15@ Pirates4 – 3 (10)Patterson (1-0)Lancaster (1-1) 6,289 4-27April 16 Mets10 – 1 Viola (2-0)Wilson (0-2)Pena (1) 13,813 4-38April 17@ Mets8 – 6 (13)Assenmacher (1-0)Innis (0-1)Wilkins (1) 13,964 5-39April 18@ Mets8 – 5 Maddux (2-0)Cone (0-1) 21,561 6-310April 19@ Mets4 – 1 Gooden (1-2)Harkey (1-1)Franco (3) 18,780 6-411April 20 Pirates9 – 4 (7)Roesler (1-0)Bielecki (0-1) 15,171 6-512April 21 Pirates4 – 3 Smiley (1-2)Wilson (0-3)Landrum (1) 37,091 6-613April 22 Pirates3 – 2 Heaton (3-0)Núñez (1-1)Power (1) 33,583 6-714April 24@ Padres13 – 3 Rasmussen (1-0)Maddux (2-1) 19,474 6-815April 25@ Padres3 – 0 Whitson (2-0)Bielecki (0-2) 22,305 6-916April 26@ Padres3 – 1 Harkey (2-1)Hurst (0-3)Williams (5) 29,168 7-917April 27@ Dodgers5 – 0 Valenzuela (1-2)Núñez (1-2) 37,809 7-1018April 28@ Dodgers5 – 4 Martinez (2-0)Williams (0-1) 45,791 7-1119April 29@ Dodgers4 – 0 Maddux (3-1)Morgan (3-1) 41,893 8-11
May (13-15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record20May 1@ Giants7 – 4 Bielecki (1-2)Knepper (0-1)Williams (6) 21,714 9-1121May 2@ Giants9 – 6 Harkey (3-1)Garrelts (0-3)Assenmacher (1) 18,279 10-1122May 5 Padres3 – 2 Maddux (4-1)Lefferts (1-1)11-1123May 5 Padres6 – 5 Rasmussen (2-1)Núñez (1-3)Harris (1) 33,695 11-1224May 6 Padres8 – 3 Whitson (3-1)Bielecki (1-3) 34,077 11-1325May 7 Braves9 – 8 Kerfeld (2-2)Williams (0-2)Boever (3) 32,266 11-1426May 8 Braves10 – 8 (11)Long (1-0)Henry (0-1) 18,503 12-1427May 9 Braves4 – 0 (5)Lancaster (2-1)P. Smith (2-2) 14,266 13-1428May 11@ Reds7 – 5 Charlton (2-0)Williams (0-3)Dibble (5) 38,900 13-1529May 12@ Reds4 – 2 Bielecki (2-3)Browning (3-3)Williams (7) 33,646 14-1530May 13@ Reds13 – 9 Dibble (2-0)Wilson (0-4) 32,251 14-1631May 14@ Braves3 – 2 Henry (1-1)Williams (0-4)Kerfeld (2) 16,417 14-1732May 15@ Braves12 – 2 Pico (1-0)P. Smith (2-3) 16,271 15-1733May 16@ Braves4 – 0 Smoltz (2-4)Maddux (4-2) 13,345 15-1834May 17@ Astros5 – 4 (11)Smith (2-2)Núñez (1-4) 14,644 15-1935May 18@ Astros7 – 0 Harkey (4-1)Gullickson (2-3) 22,972 16-1936May 19@ Astros4 – 1 Lancaster (3-1)Clancy (1-3)Williams (8) 32,253 17-1937May 20@ Astros5 – 1 Boskie (1-0)Scott (1-5) 26,451 18-1938May 21 Reds4 – 3 Rijo (3-1)Maddux (4-3)Myers (8) 31,476 18-2039May 22 Reds2 – 1 (16)Long (2-0)Scudder (1-1) 29,860 19-2040May 23 Dodgers4 – 3 Belcher (4-3)Assenmacher (1-1)Aase (3) 23,963 19-2141May 24 Dodgers15 – 6 Valenzuela (4-3)Lancaster (3-2) 27,918 19-2242May 26 Astros8 – 1 Scott (2-5)Boskie (1-1)19-2343May 26 Astros12 – 3 Deshaies (2-2)Maddux (4-4)Andersen (2) 31,995 19-2444May 27 Astros11 – 6 Bielecki (3-3)Portugal (1-5) 36,395 20-2445May 28 Giants5 – 1 Harkey (5-1)Knepper (3-3)Lancaster (1) 33,822 21-2446May 29 Giants6 – 2 Robinson (1-0)Blankenship (0-1)Brantley (5) 28,925 21-2547May 30 Giants4 – 1 Burkett (4-1)Boskie (1-2)Bedrosian (7) 29,109 21-26
June (12-18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record48June 1@ Cardinals6 – 4 DeLeón (5-3)Maddux (4-5)L. Smith (5) 43,773 21-2749June 2@ Cardinals7 – 6 Lancaster (4-2)L. Smith (1-1)Williams (9) 48,051 22-2750June 3@ Cardinals7 – 4 B. Smith (6-4)Blankenship (0-2) 45,393 22-2851June 4@ Pirates6 – 2 Patterson (4-1)Boskie (1-3)Landrum (8) 9,257 22-2952June 5@ Pirates6 – 5 Belinda (1-1)Williams (0-5) 20,642 22-3053June 6@ Pirates6 – 1 (7)Drabek (8-2)Maddux (4-6) 21,164 22-3154June 7 Phillies3 – 1 Howell (7-3)Bielecki (3-4) 29,271 22-3255June 8 Phillies15 – 2 Pico (2-0)Mulholland (3-3) 32,219 23-3256June 9 Phillies4 – 3 (11)Lancaster (5-2)Parrett (2-4) 33,266 24-3257June 10 Phillies7 – 3 Wilson (1-4)Ruffin (3-6)Lancaster (2) 32,187 25-3258June 11 Mets8 – 5 Williams (1-5)Pena (1-2)Assenmacher (2) 33,059 26-3259June 12 Mets19 – 8 Gooden (4-5)Bielecki (3-5) 34,893 26-3360June 13 Mets15 – 10 Franco (3-0)Lancaster (5-3)26-3461June 13 Mets9 – 6 Darling (2-4)Harkey (5-2) 34,241 26-3562June 15@ Phillies6 – 5 (10)Akerfelds (1-0)Núñez (1-5)26-3663June 15@ Phillies7 – 0 Ruffin (4-6)Bielecki (3-6) 26,098 26-3764June 16@ Phillies2 – 1 Akerfelds (2-0)Maddux (4-7) 32,023 26-3865June 17@ Phillies5 – 3 Pico (3-0)Parrett (2-6)Lancaster (3) 30,338 27-3866June 18@ Expos5 – 1 Den. Martinez (5-4)Harkey (5-3) 15,898 27-3967June 19@ Expos2 – 1 Boskie (2-3)Gardner (3-3)Lancaster (4) 20,306 28-3968June 20@ Expos3 – 2 Mohorcic (1-1)Maddux (4-8)Schmidt (8) 22,058 28-4069June 22 Cardinals7 – 0 Magrane (4-9)Wilson (1-5) 30,764 28-4170June 23 Cardinals8 – 7 Tewksbury (2-0)Bielecki (3-7)L. Smith (7) 33,721 28-4271June 24 Cardinals3 – 2 (10)Assenmacher (2-1)Niedenfuer (0-3) 34,229 29-4272June 25 Expos7 – 3 Gardner (4-3)Boskie (2-4)Sampen (1) 32,231 29-4373June 26 Expos6 – 5 Schmidt (3-0)Lancaster (5-4)Frey (4) 31,676 29-4474June 27 Expos5 – 3 Pico (4-0)Gross (8-5)Wilson (1) 32,830 30-4475June 28 Expos3 – 2 Lancaster (6-4)Sampen (6-1) 31,974 76June 29@ Padres3 – 2 Long (3-0)Harris (4-2)Assenmacher (3) 43,005 32-4477June 30@ Padres7 – 3 Wilson (2-5)Benes (6-6) 31,852 33-44
July (14-12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record78July 1@ Padres11 – 10 Lancaster (7-4)Lefferts (5-3)Long (1) 30,968 34-4479July 2@ Dodgers3 – 1 Belcher (6-6)Pico (4-1) 32,600 34-4580July 3@ Dodgers7 – 6 Hartley (1-1)Assenmacher (2-2) 40,235 34-4681July 4@ Dodgers5 – 3 Harkey (6-3)Valenzuela (6-7)Lancaster (5) 46,811 35-4682July 6@ Giants5 – 2 Boskie (3-4)Garrelts (5-7)Long (2) 28,517 36-4683July 7@ Giants10 – 9 Brantley (3-1)Lancaster (7-5) 36,005 36-4784July 8@ Giants5 – 3 Wilson (6-0)Pico (4-2)Brantley (13)36-4885July 8@ Giants10 – 4 Burkett (9-2)Bielecki (3-8) 45,669 36-4986July 12 Dodgers6 – 3 Valenzuela (7-7)Harkey (6-4)Howell (5) 31,518 36-5087July 13 Dodgers5 – 2 Martinez (10-4)Boskie (3-5)Howell (6) 31,438 36-5188July 14 Dodgers7 – 0 Morgan (8-7)Maddux (4-9) 31,919 36-5289July 15 Dodgers5 – 1 Wilson (3-5)Belcher (7-7) 29,266 37-5290July 16 Padres4 – 3 Harkey (7-4)Show (1-7)Williams (10) 31,523 38-5291July 17 Padres7 – 2 Boskie (4-5)Benes (6-7) 32,923 39-5292July 18 Padres4 – 2 Maddux (5-9)Rasmussen (7-7)Pico (1) 33,856 40-5293July 20 Giants5 – 4 Bielecki (4-8)Brantley (3-2) 30,532 41-5294July 21 Giants3 – 2 Harkey (8-4)Brantley (3-3) 34,463 42-5295July 22 Giants4 – 2 Assenmacher (3-2)Hammaker (4-5)Pico (2) 33,708 43-5296July 23@ Cardinals3 – 1 Maddux (6-9)DeLeón (6-10)Williams (11) 40,534 44-5297July 24@ Cardinals9 – 4 Terry (1-5)Wilson (3-6) 38,974 44-5398July 25@ Cardinals9 – 0 Tudor (9-3)Harkey (8-5) 37,826 44-5499July 26@ Expos3 – 2 (10)Burke (1-1)Williams (1-6) 19,129 44-55100July 27@ Expos2 – 0 (10)Maddux (7-9)Sampen (8-3)Long (3) 21,980 45-55101July 28@ Expos10 – 7 Long (4-0)Burke (1-2) 24,808 46-55102July 29@ Expos2 – 1 Harkey (9-5)Gross (8-8)Williams (12) 24,333 47-55103July 31 Pirates9 – 1 Patterson (7-3)Boskie (4-6) 35,126 47-56
August (15-12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record104August 1 Pirates5 – 0 Maddux (8-9)Reed (2-3) 34,542 48-56105August 2 Pirates8 – 5 Smiley (5-5)Wilson (3-7)Walk (1) 34,493 48-57106August 3 Expos10 – 4 Harkey (10-5)Gardner (6-6) 33,318 49-57107August 4 Expos10 – 2 Boskie (5-6)Gross (8-9) 35,176 50-57108August 5 Expos3 – 1 Maddux (9-9)Boyd (6-4) 33,481 51-57109August 7 Cardinals5 – 3 Assenmacher (4-2)Terry (1-6)Williams (13) 34,271 52-57110August 8 Cardinals4 – 3 (15)Long (5-0)Niedenfuer (0-5) 34,977 53-57111August 9 Cardinals3 – 1 Hill (3-1)Dickson (0-1)L. Smith (20) 36,328 53-58112August 10@ Mets5 – 1 Fernandez (8-8)Maddux (9-10) 34,090 53-59113August 11@ Mets6 – 3 Wilson (4-7)Darling (4-7)Assenmacher (4) 45,710 54-59114August 12@ Mets10 – 2 Harkey (11-5)Viola (15-7) 46,538 55-59115August 13 Astros7 – 2 Portugal (6-9)Dickson (0-2) 34,087 55-60116August 14 Astros5 – 2 Maddux (10-10)Scott (9-11)Long (4) 34,843 56-60117August 15 Astros8 – 4 (10)Smith (3-4)Pico (4-3) 34,307 56-61118August 17 Braves7 – 0 Harkey (12-5)Smoltz (9-9) 29,893 57-61119August 18 Braves17 – 6 Leibrandt (5-7)Dickson (0-3) 36,226 57-62120August 19 Braves5 – 4 Maddux (11-10)Mercker (4-3)Assenmacher (5) 33,284 58-62121August 20@ Reds3 – 1 Bielecki (5-8)Charlton (9-7)Long (5) 26,011 59-62122August 21@ Reds8 – 1 Mahler (5-5)Harkey (12-6) 22,759 59-63123August 22@ Reds4 – 1 Rijo (9-6)Pico (4-4) 28,707 59-64124August 24@ Braves3 – 0 Avery (3-7)Maddux (11-11) 20,922 59-65125August 25@ Braves6 – 3 Bielecki (6-8)Glavine (6-11)Assenmacher (6) 29,359 60-65126August 26@ Braves4 – 3 Smoltz (11-9)Williams (1-7) 14,178 60-66127August 28@ Astros5 – 2 Maddux (12-11)Gullickson (8-12) 12,150 61-66128August 29@ Astros1 – 0 Portugal (8-9)Sutcliffe (0-1)Andersen (6) 11,211 61-67129August 30 Reds6 – 5 Jackson (5-2)Bielecki (6-9)Myers (27) 30,778 61-68130August 31 Reds4 – 3 Long (6-0)Myers (3-4) 31,042 62-68