1990 Houston Astros season
| 1990 Houston Astros | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 75–87 (.463) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
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| Owner(s) | John McMullen |
| General manager(s) | Bill Wood |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe |
| Local television |
KTXH HSE |
| Local radio |
KTRH (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell) KXYZ (Orlando Sanchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra) |
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The Houston Astros' 1990 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.
Offseason
- December 6, 1989: Bill Gullickson was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[1]
- December 19, 1989: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[2]
- March 13, 1990: Dave Silvestri and a player to be named later were traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees for Orlando Miller. The Astros completed the deal by sending Daven Bond (minors) to the Yankees on June 11.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | -- | .562 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | 5.0 | .531 |
| San Francisco Giants | 85 | 77 | 6.0 | .525 |
| Houston Astros | 75 | 87 | 16.0 | .463 |
| San Diego Padres | 75 | 87 | 16.0 | .463 |
| Atlanta Braves | 65 | 97 | 26.0 | .401 |
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1990: Roger Mason was released by the Houston Astros.[4]
- August 30, 1990: Larry Andersen was traded by the Astros to the Boston Red Sox for Jeff Bagwell.[5]
- August 30, 1990: Bill Doran was traded by the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later.[6]
- September 10, 1990: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors).[2]
- September 7, 1990: Butch Henry was sent by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on August 30, 1990.[7] Catcher Terry McGriff was also sent by the Cincinnati Reds to complete the deal.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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
| G | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio | 150 | 555 | 153 | .276 | 4 | 42 |
| 1B | Davis, GlennGlenn Davis | 93 | 327 | 82 | .251 | 22 | 64 |
| 2B | Doran, BillBill Doran | 109 | 344 | 99 | .288 | 6 | 32 |
| 3B | Caminiti, KenKen Caminiti | 153 | 541 | 131 | .242 | 4 | 51 |
| SS | Ramírez, RafaelRafael Ramírez | 132 | 445 | 116 | .261 | 2 | 37 |
| LF | Stubbs, FranklinFranklin Stubbs | 146 | 448 | 117 | .261 | 23 | 71 |
| CF | Yelding, EricEric Yelding | 142 | 511 | 130 | .254 | 1 | 20 |
| RF | Wilson, GlennGlenn Wilson | 118 | 368 | 90 | .245 | 10 | 55 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Candaele, CaseyCasey Candaele | 130 | 262 | 75 | .286 | 3 | 22 |
| Anthony, EricEric Anthony | 84 | 239 | 46 | .192 | 10 | 29 |
| Ortiz, JavierJavier Ortiz | 30 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 1 | 10 |
| Nichols, CarlCarl Nichols | 32 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 1 | 11 |
| Simms, MikeMike Simms | 12 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 1 | 2 |
| Cedeño, AndújarAndújar Cedeño | 7 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Lombardozzi, SteveSteve Lombardozzi | 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 |
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| Gullickson, BillBill Gullickson | 32 | 193.1 | 10 | 14 | 3.82 | 73 |
| Darwin, DannyDanny Darwin | 48 | 162.2 | 11 | 4 | 2.21 | 109 |
| Clark, TerryTerry Clark | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
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 |
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| Clancy, JimJim Clancy | 33 | 76 | 2 | 8 | 6.51 | 44 |
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 |
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| Agosto, JuanJuan Agosto | 82 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4.29 | 50 |
| Andersen, LarryLarry Andersen | 50 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1.95 | 68 |
| Schatzeder, DanDan Schatzeder | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.39 | 37 |
| Hernandez, XavierXavier Hernandez | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.62 | 24 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | Bob Skinner |
| AA | Columbus Mudcats | Southern League | Rick Sweet |
| A | Osceola Astros | Florida State League | Sal Butera |
| A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Frank Cacciatore |
| Short-Season A | Auburn Astros | New York-Penn League | Ricky Peters |
| Rookie | GCL Astros | Gulf Coast League | Julio Linares |
References
- ↑ Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dan Schatzeder page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Silvestri page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/masonro01.shtml
- ↑ Larry Andersen page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/doranbi02.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgrite01.shtml
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