# 1990 International League season

The 1990 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 6 and September 8. Eight teams played a 146-game schedule, with the top team in each division qualifying for the Governors' Cup.
The Rochester Red Wings won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Columbus Clippers in the final round of the playoffs.

## Teams

1990 International League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| East |
| East | Pawtucket Red Sox | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Boston Red Sox | McCoy Stadium |
| East | Rochester Red Wings | Rochester, New York | Baltimore Orioles | Silver Stadium |
| East | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Moosic, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Phillies | Lackawanna County Stadium |
| East | Syracuse Chiefs | Syracuse, New York | Toronto Blue Jays | MacArthur Stadium |
| West |
| West | Columbus Clippers | Columbus, Ohio | New York Yankees | Cooper Stadium |
| West | Richmond Braves | Richmond, Virginia | Atlanta Braves | The Diamond |
| West | Tidewater Tides | Norfolk, Virginia | New York Mets | Met Park |
| West | Toledo Mud Hens | Toledo, Ohio | Detroit Tigers | Ned Skeldon Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Rochester Red Wings finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1988.

### Standings

East Division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Rochester Red Wings | 89 | 56 | .614 | – |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 68 | 78 | .466 | 21.5 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 62 | 83 | .428 | 27 |
| Pawtucket Red Sox | 62 | 84 | .425 | 27.5 |
| West Division |||||
| Columbus Clippers | 87 | 59 | .596 | – |
| Tidewater Tides | 79 | 67 | .541 | 8 |
| Richmond Braves | 71 | 74 | .490 | 15.5 |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 58 | 86 | .403 | 28 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Jim Eppard, Syracuse Chiefs | .310 |
| H | Jim Eppard, Syracuse Chiefs | 143 |
| R | Leo Gómez, Rochester Red Wings | 97 |
| 2B | Torey Lovullo, Toledo Mud Hens | 38 |
| 3B | Mickey Morandini, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 10 |
| HR | Phil Plantier, Pawtucket Red Sox | 33 |
| RBI | Leo Gómez, Rochester Red Wings | 97 |
| SB | Milt Cuyler, Toledo Mud Hens | 52 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Dave Eiland, Columbus Clippers | 16 |
| ERA | Paul Marak, Richmond Braves | 2.49 |
| CG | Dave Eiland, Columbus Clippers | 11 |
| SV | Todd Frohwirth, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 21 |
| SO | Manny Hernández, Tidewater Tides | 157 |
| IP | Doug Linton, Syracuse Chiefs | 177.1 |

## Playoffs

* The Rochester Red Wings won their ninth Governors' Cup, defeating the Columbus Clippers in five games.

### Playoff bracket

| Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup |
| E1 | Rochester | 3 |
| W1 | Columbus | 2 |

## Awards

International League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Hensley Meulens, Columbus Clippers |
| Pitcher of the Year | Dave Eiland, Columbus Clippers |
| Rookie of the Year | Phil Plantier, Pawtucket Red Sox |
| Manager of the Year | Greg Biagini, Rochester Red Wings |

## All-star team

International League all-star team :
| Position | All-star |
| Catcher | Brian Dorsett, Columbus Clippers |
| First base | David Segui, Rochester Red Wings |
| Second base | Luis Sojo, Syracuse Chiefs |
| Shortstop | Tim Naehring, Pawtucket Red Sox |
| Third base | Leo Gómez, Rochester Red Wings |
| Outfield | Hensley Meulens, Columbus Clippers Phil Plantier, Pawtucket Red Sox Mark Whiten, Syracuse Chiefs |
| Designated hitter | Chris Hoiles, Rochester Red Wings |
| Starting pitcher | Dave Eiland, Columbus Clippers |
| Relief pitcher | Todd Frohwirth, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons |