1990 Detroit Tigers season Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1990 Detroit Tigers season was the 90th season in franchise history. The Tigers finished in third place in the American League East , with a record of 79–83, which was a 20-win improvement on the dismal 1989 season . They scored 750 runs and allowed 754. Notably, Cecil Fielder hit 51 home runs, making him the (to date) only Tiger to hit at least 50 home runs in a season since Hank Greenberg in 1938 .
Offseason
December 4, 1989: Steve Wapnick was drafted by the Tigers from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1989 rule 5 draft .[ 1]
December 5, 1989: Tony Phillips was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[ 2]
December 6, 1989: Bill Henderson (minors), Marcos Betances (minors), and Pat Austin (minors) were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Lindeman and Matt Kinzer .[ 3]
December 7, 1989: Lloyd Moseby was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[ 4]
December 8, 1989: Rick Schu was released by the Tigers.[ 5]
December 20, 1989: Willie Hernández was released by the Tigers.[ 6]
January 15, 1990: Cecil Fielder was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[ 7]
January 15, 1990: Ed Romero was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[ 8]
Regular season
October 3, 1990: Cecil Fielder hit two home runs at Yankee Stadium to finish with 51 for the season. The 50th home run was hit off of Steve Adkins . Fielder was the first major leaguer since George Foster in 1977 to hit 50 home runs in a season. It was the 18th time that a major leaguer (and the 11th time that an American League player) hit 50 home runs in a season .
Opening Day starters
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Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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
Roster
1990 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates league leader
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
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
Cecil Fielder, Major League Home Run Champion (51)
Cecil Fielder, American League RBI Champion (132)
Cecil Fielder, Silver Slugger Award
MLB All-Star Game
Cecil Fielder, first base, reserve
Alan Trammell, shortstop, reserve
Team leaders
Home Runs – Cecil Fielder (51)
Runs Batted In – Cecil Fielder (132)
Fielder's 51 Home Runs
Home Run
Game
Date
Inning
Location
Opposing Pitcher
Team
Reference
1
6
April 14
6th
Tiger Stadium
Dave Johnson
Baltimore Orioles
[ 15]
2
9
April 18
5th
Tiger Stadium
Clay Parker
New York Yankees
[ 16]
3
13
April 22
4th
Memorial Stadium
Jeff Ballard
Baltimore Orioles
[ 17]
4
15
April 24
9th
Metrodome
John Candelaria
Minnesota Twins
[ 18]
5
18
April 28
5th
Tiger Stadium
Paul Mirabella
Milwaukee Brewers
[ 19]
6
18
April 28
8th
Tiger Stadium
Tony Fossas
Milwaukee Brewers
[ 19]
7
20
April 30
9th
Tiger Stadium
Mark Knudson
Milwaukee Brewers
[ 20]
8
26
May 6
3rd
SkyDome
Jimmy Key
Toronto Blue Jays
[ 21]
9
26
May 6
5th
SkyDome
Jimmy Key
Toronto Blue Jays
[ 21]
10
26
May 6
7th
SkyDome
David Wells
Toronto Blue Jays
[ 21]
11
27
May 7
4th
County Stadium
Mark Knudson
Milwaukee Brewers
[ 22]
12
28
May 8
2nd
County Stadium
Jaime Navarro
Milwaukee Brewers
[ 23]
13
30
May 10
2nd
Tiger Stadium
Todd Stottlemyre
Toronto Blue Jays
[ 24]
14
34
May 15
7th
Arlington Stadium
Kevin Brown
Texas Rangers
[ 25]
15
37
May 18
7th
Comiskey Park
Ken Patterson
Chicago White Sox
[ 26]
16
39
May 20
4th
Comiskey Park
Greg Hibbard
Chicago White Sox
[ 27]
17
42
May 23
3rd
Tiger Stadium
Mike Jeffcoat
Texas Rangers
[ 28]
18
45
May 26
2nd
Tiger Stadium
Jerry Kutzler
Chicago White Sox
[ 29]
19
50
June 1
2nd
Kingdome
Matt Young
Seattle Mariners
[ 30]
20
54
June 6
2nd
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Greg Swindell
Cleveland Indians
[ 31]
21
54
June 6
4th
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Greg Swindell
Cleveland Indians
[ 31]
22
54
June 6
5th
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Greg Swindell
Cleveland Indians
[ 31]
23
61
June 13
2nd
Tiger Stadium
John Farrell
Cleveland Indians
[ 32]
24
62
June 14
5th
Tiger Stadium
Sergio Valdez
Cleveland Indians
[ 33]
25
65
June 17
7th
Tiger Stadium
Chuck Finley
California Angels
[ 34]
26
77
June 30
5th
Royals Stadium
Storm Davis
Kansas City Royals
[ 35]
27
80
July 3
1st
Comiskey Park
Eric King
Chicago White Sox
[ 36]
28
83
July 6
4th
Tiger Stadium
Tom Gordon
Kansas City Royals
[ 37]
29
87
July 13
6th
Tiger Stadium
Bobby Witt
Texas Rangers
[ 38]
30
92
July 18
6th
Tiger Stadium
Greg Hibbard
Chicago White Sox
[ 39]
31
95
July 21
1st
Arlington Stadium
Mike Jeffcoat
Texas Rangers
[ 40]
32
98
July 24
3rd
Tiger Stadium
John Mitchell
Baltimore Orioles
[ 41]
33
104
July 30
4th
Yankee Stadium
Dave LaPoint
New York Yankees
[ 42]
34
108
August 3
2nd
Fenway Park
Greg Harris
Boston Red Sox
[ 43]
35
111
August 7
9th
Skydome
Jimmy Key
Toronto Blue Jays
[ 44]
36
117
August 13
1st
Cleveland Stadium
Jeff Shaw
Cleveland Indians
[ 45]
37
120
August 16
3rd
Tiger Stadium
Ron Robinson
Milwaukee Brewers
[ 46]
38
121
August 17
6th
Tiger Stadium
Tom Candiotti
Cleveland Indians
[ 47]
39
122
August 18
3rd
Tiger Stadium
Efrain Valdez
Cleveland Indians
[ 48]
40
127
August 25
1st
Tiger Stadium
Dave Stewart
Oakland Athletics
[ 49]
41
127
August 25
4th
Tiger Stadium
Dave Stewart
Oakland Athletics
[ 49]
42
130
August 29
8th
Kingdome
Matt Young
Seattle Mariners
[ 50]
43
135
September 3
6th
Tiger Stadium
Jimmy Key
Toronto Blue Jays
[ 51]
44
137
September 5
6th
Tiger Stadium
David Wells
Toronto Blue Jays
[ 52]
45
139
September 7
6th
County Stadium
Ted Higuera
Milwaukee Brewers
[ 53]
46
145
September 13
9th
Tiger Stadium
Mike Witt
New York Yankees
[ 54]
47
148
September 16
5th
Tiger Stadium
Mark Leiter
New York Yankees
[ 55]
48
153
September 23
2nd
Oakland Coliseum
Mike Moore
Oakland Athletics
[ 56]
49
156
September 27
8th
Tiger Stadium
Dennis Lamp
Boston Red Sox
[ 57]
50
162
October 3
4th
Yankee Stadium
Steve Adkins
New York Yankees
[ 58]
51
162
October 3
8th
Yankee Stadium
Alan Mills
New York Yankees
[ 58]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: London [ 59]
References
^ a b Steve Wapnick at Baseball Reference
^ Tony Phillips at Baseball Reference
^ Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference
^ Lloyd Moseby at Baseball Reference
^ Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
^ Willie Hernández at Baseball Reference
^ Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference
^ a b Ed Romero at Baseball Reference
^ "April 9, 1990 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox" . Baseball Reference.com .
^ Baseball Draft: 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft – Baseball-Reference.com
^ John Shelby at Baseball Reference
^ Kenny Williams at Baseball Reference
^ Darnell Coles at Baseball Reference
^ "1993 Detroit Tigers Statistics" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, April 14, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, April 18, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, April 22, 1990 at Memorial Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, April 24, 1990 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome" .
^ a b "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, April 28, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, April 30, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ a b c "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, May 6, 1990 at Skydome" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, May 7, 1990 at County Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, May 8, 1990 at County Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Thursday, May 10, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, May 15, 1990 at Arlington Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, May 18, 1990 at Comiskey Park I" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, May 20, 1990 at Comiskey Park I" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, May 23, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, May 26, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, June 1, 1990 at Kingdome" .
^ a b c "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, June 6, 1990 at Cleveland Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, June 13, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Thursday, June 14, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, June 17, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, June 30, 1990 at Royals Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, July 3, 1990 at Comiskey Park I" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, July 6, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, July 13, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, July 18, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, July 21, 1990 at Arlington Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, July 24, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, July 30, 1990 at Yankee Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, August 3, 1990 at Fenway Park" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, August 7, 1990 at Skydome" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, August 13, 1990 at Cleveland Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Thursday, August 16, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, August 17, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, August 18, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ a b "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, August 25, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, August 29, 1990 at Kingdome" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, September 3, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, September 5, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, September 7, 1990 at County Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Thursday, September 13, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, September 16, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, September 23, 1990 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum" .
^ "Box Score of Game played on Thursday, September 27, 1990 at Tiger Stadium" .
^ a b "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, October 3, 1990 at Yankee Stadium" .
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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