# 1990 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1990 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 21st season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 22nd overall. The Brewers finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. This was the first season where the players last names appeared on the back of the jerseys, but only for away games. It would be another 3 years before the names appeared on the home jerseys.

## Offseason

* October 16, 1989: Joey Meyer was released by the Brewers.
* December 3, 1989: Dave Parker was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
* December 12, 1989: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
* December 19, 1989: Robin Yount was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.

## Regular season

* April 9, 1990: Pitcher Tony Fossas threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs. This was accomplished in the sixth inning.
* July 11, 1990: As part of the celebration of Comiskey Park, the Chicago White Sox played a Turn Back the Clock game against the Brewers. The White Sox wore their 1917 home uniforms. This was the first Turn Back the Clock game in the major leagues and started what has become a popular promotion. The club turned off the electronic scoreboards and public address system. They constructed a special manually operated scoreboard in center field for the day and even the grounds-crew wore period costume. General admission tickets were sold for $0.50, popcorn was a nickel, and the stadium organ was shut down for the game.

### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | 44‍–‍37 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 | 39‍–‍42 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 | 41‍–‍40 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11½ | 40‍–‍40 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 39‍–‍42 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Yankees | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 | 37‍–‍44 | 30‍–‍51 |

### Record vs. opponents

1990 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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

* April 27, 1990: Terry Francona was released by the Brewers.
* May 23, 1990: Mark Lee was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
* June 9, 1990: Ron Robinson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Bob Sebra to the Milwaukee Brewers for Billy Bates and Glenn Braggs.
* August 30, 1990: Charlie O'Brien and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The Mets sent completed the deal by sending Julio Machado and Kevin Brown to the Brewers on September 7. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Kevin Carmody (minors) to the Mets on September 11.

### 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 | B. J. Surhoff | 135 | 474 | 131 | .276 | 6 | 59 |
| 1B | Greg Brock | 123 | 367 | 91 | .248 | 7 | 50 |
| 2B | Jim Gantner | 88 | 323 | 85 | .263 | 0 | 25 |
| 3B | Gary Sheffield | 125 | 487 | 143 | .294 | 10 | 67 |
| SS | Bill Spiers | 112 | 363 | 88 | .242 | 2 | 36 |
| LF | Greg Vaughn | 120 | 382 | 84 | .220 | 17 | 61 |
| CF | Robin Yount | 158 | 587 | 145 | .247 | 17 | 77 |
| RF | Rob Deer | 134 | 440 | 92 | .209 | 27 | 69 |
| DH | Dave Parker | 157 | 610 | 176 | .289 | 21 | 92 |

#### 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 |
| Paul Molitor | 103 | 418 | 119 | .285 | 12 | 45 |
| Mike Felder | 121 | 237 | 65 | .274 | 3 | 27 |
| Edgar Díaz | 86 | 218 | 59 | .271 | 0 | 14 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 62 | 188 | 44 | .234 | 6 | 35 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 89 | 156 | 46 | .295 | 1 | 18 |
| Dale Sveum | 48 | 117 | 23 | .197 | 1 | 12 |
| Glenn Braggs | 37 | 113 | 28 | .248 | 3 | 13 |
| Billy Bates | 14 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 2 |
| Gus Polidor | 18 | 15 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| George Canale | 10 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McIntosh | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Francona | 3 | 4 | 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 |
| Teddy Higuera | 27 | 170.0 | 11 | 10 | 3.76 | 129 |
| Mark Knudson | 30 | 168.1 | 10 | 9 | 4.12 | 56 |
| Ron Robinson | 22 | 148.1 | 12 | 5 | 2.91 | 57 |
| Chris Bosio | 20 | 133.0 | 4 | 9 | 4.00 | 76 |

#### 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 |
| Jaime Navarro | 32 | 149.1 | 8 | 7 | 4.46 | 75 |
| Bill Krueger | 30 | 129.0 | 6 | 8 | 3.98 | 64 |
| Tom Edens | 35 | 89.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.45 | 40 |
| Dennis Powell | 9 | 39.1 | 0 | 4 | 6.86 | 23 |
| Bill Wegman | 8 | 29.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.85 | 20 |
| Tom Filer | 7 | 22.0 | 2 | 3 | 6.14 | 8 |
| Kevin Brown | 5 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.57 | 12 |

#### 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 |
| Dan Plesac | 66 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 4.43 | 65 |
| Chuck Crim | 67 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3.47 | 39 |
| Paul Mirabella | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.97 | 28 |
| Tony Fossas | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.44 | 24 |
| Randy Veres | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.67 | 16 |
| Mark Lee | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 | 14 |
| Julio Machado | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.69 | 12 |
| Bob Sebra | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.18 | 4 |
| Don August | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.55 | 2 |
| Narciso Elvira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 |
| Mike Capel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | 1 |

## Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1990. The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Stockton Ports won the California League championship, and the AZL Brewers won the Arizona League championship.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| Triple-A | Denver Zephyrs | American Association | Dave Machemer |
| Double-A | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Dave Huppert |
| Class A-Advanced | Stockton Ports | California League | Chris Bando |
| Class A | Beloit Brewers | Midwest League | Rob Derksen |
| Rookie | Helena Brewers | Pioneer League | Gary Calhoun |
| Rookie | AZL Brewers | Arizona League | Alex Taveras |
| Rookie | DSL Brewers/Blue Jays | Dominican Summer League | — |