World Series 1990
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Period: | October 16 - October 20, 1990 | |||||||||
MVP: | José Rijo (Cincinnati) | |||||||||
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The 1990 World Series was the 87th edition of the major league baseball final between the American League champions and defending champions, the Oakland Athletics , and the Cincinnati Reds , the champions of the National League . The series started on October 16 and ended on October 20, 1990. Surprisingly, the underdog from Cincinnati won the series with a 4-0 sweep .
The pitcher José Rijo was honored as the MVP of the World Series , with two wins in two starts.
The way to the World Series
League Championship Series | World Series | |||||||
East | Boston Red Sox | 0 | ||||||
west | Oakland Athletics | 4th | ||||||
AL | Oakland Athletics | 0 | ||||||
NL | Cincinnati Reds | 4th | ||||||
East | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | ||||||
west | Cincinnati Reds | 4th |
Overview of the games
game | date | guest | Score | home | Score | Total status
(OAK-CIN) |
Ball park | spectator |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | October 16, 1990 | Oakland | 0 | Cincinnati | 7th | 0-1 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,830 |
2¹ | 17th October 1990 | Oakland | 4th | Cincinnati | 5 | 0-2 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,832 |
3 | October 19, 1990 | Cincinnati | 8th | Oakland | 3 | 0-3 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 48,269 |
4th | October 20, 1990 | Cincinnati | 2 | Oakland | 1 | 0-4 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 48,613 |
Cincinnati wins 4-0 |
¹ Game 2 went over 10 innings.
The games in detail
Game 1
Tuesday October 16, 1990 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7th | 10 | 0 |
Game 2
Wednesday October 17, 1990 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | R. | H | E. |
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Oakland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 10 | 2 |
Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14th | 2 |
Game 3
Friday October 19, 1990 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 14th | 1 |
Oakland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7th | 1 |
WP : Tom Browning (1–0) LP : Mike Moore (0–1)
HRs : CIN - Chris Sabo 2 (2) OAK - Harold Baines (1), Rickey Henderson (1)Game 4
Saturday October 20, 1990 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7th | 1 |
Oakland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
WP : José Rijo (2–0) LP : Dave Stewart (0–2) SV : Randy Myers (1)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1990 World Series Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 1990 World Series Game 2 - Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 1990 World Series Game 3 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ 1990 World Series Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.