# 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | 47‍–‍34 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6 | 49‍–‍32 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Houston Astros | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 49‍–‍32 | 26‍–‍55 |
| San Diego Padres | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 37‍–‍44 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Atlanta Braves | 65 | 97 | .401 | 26 | 37‍–‍44 | 28‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1990 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Juan Samuel | Center fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second baseman |
| Hubie Brooks | Right fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First baseman |
| Kal Daniels | Left fielder |
| Jeff Hamilton | Third baseman |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Orel Hershiser | Starting pitcher |

### 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.

## 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 | 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 | G | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Kevin Kennedy |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | John Shoemaker |
| High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Tom Beyers |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Joe Alvarez |
| A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Jerry Royster |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Joe Vavra |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Iván DeJesús |
| Rookie | San Pedro de Marcoris Dodgers Cibao Dodgers | Dominican Summer League | |
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 Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Ronnie Walden | LHP | Blanchard High School | Yes | 1990–1993 | A+ |
| 2s | Leory Williams | SS | East St. John High School | Yes | 1990–1993 | A+ |
| 2s | Scott Freeman | RHP | University of Wyoming | Yes | 1990–1994 | A+ |
| 4 | Mike Busch | 1B | Iowa State University | Yes | 1990–2001 | MLB |
| 5 | Frank Smith | OF | Riverside Poly High School | Yes | 1990–1995 | A+ |
| 6 | Alton Pinkney | OF | Glynn Academy High School | Yes | 1990–1993 | A+ |
| 7 | Daniel Gray | C | State University of New York at Binghamton | Yes | 1990–1996 | A+ |
| 8 | Jason Kerr | LHP | Cerritos College | Yes | 1990–1994 | A+ |
| 9 | Jacob Botts | RHP | North Monterey County High School | Yes | 1990–1994 | A- |
| 10 | Kenneth Hamilton | RHP | Patrick Henry Junior College | Yes | 1990–1993 | A+ |
| 11 | Erick Mapp | OF | Natrona County High School | No | | |
| 12 | Keoki Farrish | OF | Ohlone College | Yes | 1990–1992 | A+ |
| 13 | Gregory Davis | RHP | El Camino College | Yes | 1990–1991 | Rookie |
| 14 | Jimmy Daspit | RHP | California State University, Sacramento | Yes | 1990–1997 | AAA |
| 15 | Timothy Griffin | 3B | Stanford University | Yes | 1990–1992 | A+ |
| 16 | Donn Cunnigan | OF | Gahr High School | No Pirates-1994 | 1994 | Rookie |
| 17 | Steve Mintz | C | Mount Olive College | Yes | 1990–2001 | MLB |
| 18 | Lonnie Webb | SS | South Georgia College | Yes | 1990–1993 | A+ |
| 19 | Burgess Watts | 3B | College of DuPage | Yes | 1990–1993 | A+ |
| 20 | Peter Nurre | C | Cabrillo College | Yes | 1990 | Rookie |
| 21 | Wayne Lindemann | LHP | Lower Columbia College | No White Sox-1992 | 1992–1996 | A+ |
| 22 | Michael Racobaldo | RHP | Pennsauken High School | Yes | 1990 | Rookie |
| 23 | Ron Maurer | SS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Yes | 1990–2000 | AAA |
| 24 | Mike Mimbs | LHP | Mercer University | Yes | 1990–1998 | MLB |
| 25 | Mark Mimbs | LHP | Mercer University | Yes | 1990–1999 | NPB |
| 26 | Gordon Tipton | RHP | Oklahoma State University | Yes | 1990–1992 | A+ |
| 27 | Jody Treadwell | RHP | Jacksonville University | Yes | 1990–2000 | AAA |
| 28 | Randall Graves | SS | Riverside Community College | Yes | 1990–1991 | Rookie |
| 29 | David Baumann | RHP | Western New England College | Yes | 1990–1991 | A+ |
| 30 | Ben O'Connor | LHP | University of Maryland | Yes | 1990–1991 | A+ |
| 31 | Domingo Mota | OF | California State University, Fullerton | Yes | 1990–1995 | AA |
| 32 | Anthony Rodriguez | C | José de Diego High School | Yes | 1991–2004 | Rookie |
| 33 | Albert Maldonado | LHP | Barringer High School | Yes | 1990–1992 | A+ |
| 34 | Kurt Ehmann | SS | | No Giants-1992 | 1992–1997 | AAA |
| 35 | Steve Matos | C | Chaminade High School | No | | |
| 36 | Michael Brady | LHP | Florida State University | Yes | 1990–1995 | A+ |
| 37 | Ira Smith | OF | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Yes | 1990–2003 | AAA |
| 38 | Brady Raggio | RHP | San Ramon Valley High School | No Cardinals-1992 | 1992–2005 | MLB |
| 39 | Mark Sweeney | OF | University of Maine at Orono | No Angels-1991 | 1991–2008 | MLB |
| 40 | Larry Jacinto | RHP | Southern California Christian College | Yes | 1990–1991 | Rookie |
| 41 | Jay Cranford | 2B | Middle Georgia College | No Pirates-1992 | 1992–1996 | AA |
| 42 | Clint Minear | LHP | East Mississippi Community College | Yes | 1991–1995 | A- |
| 43 | Charles Williams | OF | Meridian Community College | No | | |
| 44 | Edward Lund | C | University of Notre Dame | Yes | 1990–1993 | A+ |
| 45 | Jason Sengbusch | RHP | Westfield High School | No | | |
| 46 | Thomas Matthews | RHP | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | Yes | 1990 | Rookie |
| 47 | Joe Jacobsen | RHP | Clovis West High School | No Los Angeles Dodgers-1991 | 1992–1999 | AAA |
| 48 | Robert Sweeney | 3B | Waukesha County Technical College | Yes | 1990–1992 | A+ |
| 49 | Dick Gorman | OF | State University of New York at Binghamton | Yes | 1990 | A+ |
| 50 | Ismael Castaneda | LHP | Hanford High School | No | | |
| 51 | Mario Johnson | SS | Simmons High School | No | | |
| 52 | Gordon Hockett | 1B | Tulsa Union High School | No | | |
| 53 | Robert Calton | LHP | Lehi High School | No | | |
| 54 | Todd Williams | RHP | Onondaga Community College | Yes | 1991–2008 | MLB |
| 55 | Brett Kim | 3B | College of Marin | No | | |
| 56 | Joe Wagner | RHP | Adams Friendship High School | No Brewers-1993 | | |
| 57 | Patrick Reed | SS | Mount Hood Community College | Yes | 1991–1993 | A- |
| 58 | Melvin Warren | OF | Solano Community College | Yes | 1991–1992 | Rookie |
| 59 | Daniel Andrews | OF | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Yes | 1990–1991 | Rookie |
| 60 | Dave Madsen | 3B | Murray High School | No Cardinals-1993 | 1993–1996 | A+ |
| 61 | Greg Raisola | C | Nogales High School | No | | |
| 62 | Roger Sweeney | OF | College of Marin | Yes | 1991–1992 | A- |
| 63 | Andy Abad | OF | Jupiter High School | No Red Sox-1993 | 1993–2008 | MLB |