World Series 1990

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World Series 1990
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team Victories Regular season
Cincinnati Reds 4th 91-71, 56.2%, GA: 5
Oakland Athletics 0 103-59, 63.6%, GA: 9
Period: October 16 - October 20, 1990
MVP: José Rijo (Cincinnati)
 <1989 World Series 1991> 

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
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.
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

WP : José Rijo (1–0)   LP : Dave Stewart (0–1)  

HRs :   CIN - Eric Davis (1)

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.
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

WP : Rob Dibble (1–0)   LP : Dennis Eckersley (0–1)  

HRs :   OAK - José Canseco (1)

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.
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.
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

  1. 1990 World Series Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  2. 1990 World Series Game 2 - Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  3. 1990 World Series Game 3 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  4. 1990 World Series Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics . Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.