1990 Kansas City Royals season

The 1990 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason

• December 5, 1989: Richard Dotson was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[1]
• December 7, 1989: Willie Wilson was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[2]
• December 11, 1989: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[3]
• December 15, 1989: Charlie Leibrandt and Rick Luecken were traded by the Royals to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Gerald Perry and Jim LeMasters (minors).^[4]

Regular season

• George Brett became a three decade batting champ by winning the 1990 American League Batting Title.
• July 11, 1990: In a game against the Baltimore Orioles, Bo Jackson performed his famous "wall run", when he caught a ball approximately 2-3 strides away from the wall. As he caught the ball at full tilt, Jackson looked up and noticed the wall and began to run up the wall, one leg reaching higher as he ascended. He ran along the wall almost parallel to the ground, and came down with the catch, to avoid impact and the risk of injury from the fence.
• August 31, 1990: Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners made history by being the first father and son to play in a game together. This historic game was played against the Royals.

Opening Day Roster

• Bob Boone
• George Brett
• Jim Eisenreich
• Bo Jackson
• Gerald Perry
• Bret Saberhagen
• Kevin Seitzer
• Kurt Stillwell
• Danny Tartabull
• Frank White

Season standings

Notable transactions

• March 31, 1990: José DeJesús was traded by the Royals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Steve Jeltz.^[5]
• March 31, 1990: Mark Lee was released by the Royals.^[6]
• June 21, 1990: Richard Dotson was released by the Royals.^[1]
• August 30, 1990: Pat Tabler was traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for Archie Corbin.^[7]

Roster

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

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

• George Brett – American League Batting Champ (.329)

All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Omaha, Memphis^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Richard Dotson page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Willie Wilson page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Mark Davis page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Charlie Leibrandt page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Steve Jeltz page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Pat Tabler page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

• 1990 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
• 1990 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com