1990 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1990  Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	86–76 (.531)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Fred Claire
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale SportsChannel Los Angeles Joel Meyers, Ron Cey
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas, Tito Rondon KAZN Richard Choi
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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 ^[1]
• April 1, 1990: Acquired Terry Wells from the Houston Astros for Franklin Stubbs

Regular season

Season standings

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NL 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 record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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

Roster

1990 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 22 Don Aase 49 Tim Belcher 25 Dennis Cook 52 Tim Crews 35 Jim Gott 46 Mike Hartley 55 Orel Hershiser 20 Darren Holmes 50 Jay Howell 54 Mike Maddux 48 Ramón Martínez 36 Mike Morgan 56 Mike Munoz 31 Jim Neidlinger 26 Pat Perry 31,54 Jim Poole 59 Ray Searage 34 Fernando Valenzuela 51 Dave Walsh 51 Terry Wells 57 John Wetteland		Catchers 17 Rick Dempsey 25 Darrin Fletcher 41 Carlos Hernández 40 Barry Lyons 14 Mike Scioscia Infielders  7 Alfredo Griffin  3 Jeff Hamilton 43 Dave Hansen 29 Lenny Harris  9 Mickey Hatcher 12 Luis Lopez 33 Eddie Murray 30 José Offerman 12 Willie Randolph 10 Juan Samuel 27 Mike Sharperson 20 Brian Traxler 44 José Vizcaíno		Outfielders 21 Hubie Brooks 28 Kal Daniels 23 Kirk Gibson 38 José González 15 Chris Gwynn  5 Stan Javier 31 John Shelby		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano (third base) 58 Mark Cresse (bullpen) 13 Joe Ferguson (first base) 35 Ben Hines (hitting) 11 Manny Mota 16 Ron Perranoski (pitching) 18 Bill Russell (bench)

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. ^[2]
• 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.

Game log

Regular season

Legend
	Dodgers win
	Dodgers loss
	Postponement
	Eliminated from playoff race
Bold	Dodgers team member

1990 regular season game log: 86–76 (Home: 47–34; Away: 39–42) [3]
April: 11–10 (Home: 6–7; Away: 5–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
May: 14–13 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–10) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
June: 11–15 (Home: 8–6; Away: 3–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
July: 16–11 (Home: 10–7; Away: 6–4) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
August: 18–12 (Home: 7–4; Away: 11–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
September: 14–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak

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	GP	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	GP	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

Main article: 1990 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. ^[4]

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

[5] 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

References

1. "Juan Samuel Stats".
2. "John Shelby Stats".
3. "1990 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
4. Hersom, Bob (August 22, 1999). "A Dream Deferred Injuries Prevented Walden From Reaching Majors". Oklahoma News. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
5. 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

External links

• 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page