# 1990 Cleveland Indians season

The 1990 Cleveland Indians season was the 90th season for the franchise.

## Offseason

* October 4, 1989: Luis Aguayo was released by the Cleveland Indians.
* November 21, 1989: Cecilio Guante was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* December 6, 1989: Joe Carter was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Sandy Alomar Jr., Carlos Baerga and Chris James.
* December 7, 1989: Keith Hernandez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
* December 8, 1989: Tom Brookens was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians.
* January 9, 1990: Scott Bailes was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Colin Charland (minors) and Jeff Manto.
* January 10, 1990: Rafael Santana was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

## Regular season
### 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 25, 1990: Rafael Santana was released by the Indians.
* April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Atlanta Braves.
* May 7, 1990: Stan Jefferson was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Baltimore Orioles.
* June 17, 1990: Ken Phelps was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.
* July 11, 1990: Tom Lampkin was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Alex Cole.
* August 12, 1990: Cecilio Guante was released by the Indians.
* September 16, 1990: Bud Black was traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mauro Gozzo and players to be named later. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Steve Cummings to the Indians on September 21 and Alex Sanchez to the Indians on September 24.

#### Draft picks

* June 4, 1990: David Bell was drafted by the Indians in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.

### Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 23 | Mitch Webster | CF |
| 14 | Jerry Browne | 2B |
| 22 | Candy Maldonado | LF |
| 28 | Cory Snyder | RF |
| 17 | Keith Hernandez | 1B |
| 7 | Chris James | DH |
| 26 | Brook Jacoby | 3B |
| 15 | Sandy Alomar Jr. | C |
| 2 | Rafael Santana | SS |
| 40 | Bud Black | P |

### Roster
## Statistics
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Beau Allred | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 | 0 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 132 | 445 | 60 | 129 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 66 | .290 | 4 |
| Carlos Baerga | 108 | 312 | 46 | 81 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 47 | .260 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .174 | 0 |
| Tom Brookens | 64 | 154 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .266 | 0 |
| Jerry Browne | 140 | 513 | 92 | 137 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 50 | .267 | 12 |
| Alex Cole | 63 | 227 | 43 | 68 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .300 | 40 |
| Felix Fermin | 148 | 414 | 47 | 106 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 40 | .256 | 3 |
| Keith Hernandez | 43 | 130 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .200 | 0 |
| Brook Jacoby | 155 | 553 | 77 | 162 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 75 | .293 | 1 |
| Chris James | 140 | 528 | 62 | 158 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 70 | .299 | 4 |
| Dion James | 87 | 248 | 28 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .274 | 5 |
| Stan Jefferson | 49 | 98 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .276 | 8 |
| Candy Maldonado | 155 | 590 | 76 | 161 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 95 | .273 | 3 |
| Jeff Manto | 30 | 76 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .224 | 0 |
| Mark McLemore | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 0 |
| Ken Phelps | 24 | 61 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 | 1 |
| Rafael Santana | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .231 | 0 |
| Joel Skinner | 49 | 139 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .252 | 0 |
| Cory Snyder | 123 | 438 | 46 | 102 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 55 | .233 | 1 |
| Steve Springer | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
| Turner Ward | 14 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .348 | 3 |
| Mitch Webster | 128 | 437 | 58 | 110 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 55 | .252 | 22 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5485 | 732 | 1465 | 266 | 41 | 110 | 675 | .267 | 107 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Kevin Bearse | 0 | 2 | 12.91 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Bud Black | 11 | 10 | 3.53 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 191.0 | 171 | 79 | 75 | 58 | 103 |
| Tom Candiotti | 15 | 11 | 3.65 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 202.0 | 207 | 92 | 82 | 55 | 128 |
| John Farrell | 4 | 5 | 4.28 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 96.2 | 108 | 49 | 46 | 33 | 44 |
| Mauro Gozzo | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cecilio Guante | 2 | 3 | 5.01 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 30 |
| Doug Jones | 5 | 5 | 2.56 | 66 | 0 | 43 | 84.1 | 66 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 55 |
| Jeff Kaiser | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Charles Nagy | 2 | 4 | 5.91 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 45.2 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 26 |
| Rod Nichols | 0 | 3 | 7.88 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Al Nipper | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 |
| Steve Olin | 4 | 4 | 3.41 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 92.1 | 96 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 64 |
| Jesse Orosco | 5 | 4 | 3.90 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 64.2 | 58 | 35 | 28 | 38 | 55 |
| Rudy Seanez | 2 | 1 | 5.60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 |
| Jeff Shaw | 3 | 4 | 6.66 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 48.2 | 73 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 25 |
| Greg Swindell | 12 | 9 | 4.40 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 214.2 | 245 | 110 | 105 | 47 | 135 |
| Efrain Valdez | 1 | 1 | 3.04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| Sergio Valdez | 6 | 6 | 4.75 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 102.1 | 109 | 62 | 54 | 35 | 63 |
| Mike Walker | 2 | 6 | 4.88 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 75.2 | 82 | 49 | 41 | 42 | 34 |
| Colby Ward | 1 | 3 | 4.25 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
| Kevin Wickander | 0 | 1 | 3.65 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Team Totals | 77 | 85 | 4.26 | 162 | 162 | 47 | 1427.1 | 1491 | 737 | 676 | 518 | 860 |

## Awards and honors

* Sandy Alomar, American League Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove
All-Star Game
* Sandy Alomar, catcher, starter
* Brook Jacoby, third base, reserve
* Doug Jones, relief pitcher, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Bob Molinaro and Charlie Manuel |
| AA | Canton–Akron Indians | Eastern League | Ken Bolek |
| A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | Brian Graham |
| A-Short Season | Watertown Indians | New York–Penn League | Jim Gabella |
| Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League | Dave Keller |
| Rookie | GCL Indians | Gulf Coast League | Dean Treanor |