The 1990 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1990 season. The 87th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the defending champions and heavily favored American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Cincinnati Reds. The Reds defeated the Athletics in a four-game sweep. It was the fifth four-game sweep by the NL and second by the Reds after they did it in 1976. It was the second consecutive World Series to end in a sweep,after the Athletics themselves did it to the San Francisco Giants in 1989. It is remembered for Billy Hatcher's seven consecutive hits. The sweep extended the Reds' World Series winning streak to nine games,dating back to 1975. This also was the second World Series meeting between the two clubs. As of 2023,this remains both teams' most recent appearance in the World Series.
Jesse Russell Orosco is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2003 for the New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,Cleveland Indians,Milwaukee Brewers,Baltimore Orioles,St. Louis Cardinals,San Diego Padres,New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins.
Richard William Tidrow was an American professional baseball pitcher and the senior vice president of player personnel and senior advisor to the general manager for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
Stefan Andrew Karsay is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics,Cleveland Indians (1998–2001),Atlanta Braves (2001),New York Yankees,and Texas Rangers (2005). He later served as the bullpen coach for the Milwaukee Brewers (2019–2021). He is the current bullpen coach for the Los Angeles Angels.
Alphonso Erwin Downing is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Milwaukee Brewers,and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1961 through 1977. Downing was an All Star in 1967 and the National League's Comeback Player of the Year in 1971. Downing allowed Hank Aaron's record breaking 715th home run on April 8,1974.
The 1981 American League Division Series (ALDS),the opening round of the 1981 American League playoffs,began on Tuesday,October 6,and ended on Sunday,October 11. The Division Series were approved by team owners on August 6 in response to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike,which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between June 12 and August 9;by the time play was resumed,it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play,and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate.
The 1981 New York Yankees season was the franchise's 79th season. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike,causing a split season. The Yankees competed as members of the American League East,finishing first in the first half of the season,and tying for fifth in the second half of the season;overall,they won 59 games while losing 48. The team advanced to the postseason due to their first-half first-place finish,where they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League Division Series and the Oakland Athletics in the American League Championship Series,capturing the Yankees' only pennant of the 1980s. The Yankees then lost the World Series in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium and were managed by Gene Michael until September 5,and by Bob Lemon thereafter.
The 1985 New York Yankees season was the 83rd season for the Yankees. The team only played 161 games,came in second place in the American League East with a record of 97–64,and finished 2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees did not qualify for the postseason,marking the 1985 Yankees a failed season. New York was managed by Yogi Berra and Billy Martin. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1989 New York Yankees season was the 87th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 74–87,finishing in fifth place,14.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Dallas Green and Bucky Dent. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The Oakland Athletics' 1990 season was their 23rd season in Oakland,California and the 90th in franchise history. The team finished first in the American League West with a record of 103 wins 59 losses.
The 1989 Oakland Athletics season saw the A's finish in first place in the American League West,with a record of 99 wins and 63 losses,seven games in front of the Kansas City Royals. Oakland dominated the American League,earning their second consecutive AL West title,as well as marking the second straight year in which they finished with the best record in all of baseball. A's pitcher Dave Stewart recorded his third straight season of earning 20 or more wins while Rickey Henderson put on a dazzling offensive performance in the postseason as he approached the prospects of landing a three million dollar contract for the following season. The team defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the ALCS,then swept their cross-Bay rivals,the San Francisco Giants,in an earthquake-marred World Series. The Athletics looked to be a future dynasty by the close of the 1989 season.
The Oakland Athletics' 1985 season involved the A's finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. While the Athletics' on-field performance continued to disappoint,the debut of slugger Jose Canseco gave fans a measure of hope.
The Oakland Athletics' 1981 season saw the A's finish with an overall record of 64 wins and 45 losses. They finished the season with the best record in the American League. Due to the infamous 1981 players strike,the league resorted to a split-season format;this new format saw the winners of both halves of the season playing in the first divisional playoff in MLB history. The A's qualified by posting the American League West's best record in the first half of the season. While they swept the Kansas City Royals in the ALDS,they were themselves swept by the New York Yankees in the ALCS.
The 1989 Major League Baseball season saw the Oakland Athletics win their first World Series title since 1974.
The 1981 Major League Baseball season culminated with the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series,capturing the franchise's fifth World Series title. The season had a players' strike,which lasted from June 12 to July 31,and split the season into two halves. Teams that won their division in each half of the season advanced to the playoffs. This was the first split season in American League history,and second for the National League,which had played a split season in 1892.
John Berton Axford,nicknamed "Ax Man",is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers,St. Louis Cardinals,Cleveland Indians,Pittsburgh Pirates,Colorado Rockies,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2018 throughout the world.
The 2018 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2018 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
