1990 World Series

The 1990 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four games.

Umpires: Frank Pulli (NL), Ted Hendry (AL), Jim Quick (NL), Rocky Roe (AL), Randy Marsh (NL), Larry Barnett (AL: games 1 & 2), Bruce Froemming (NL: games 3 & 4)

Series MVP: Jose Rijo

Game 1

 October 16, 1990 at Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Reds)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                –  –  –    –  –  –    –  –  –     –  –  -
   Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  9  1
   Cincinnati Reds              2  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  X     7 10  0

   PITCHERS: OAK – Stewart, Burns (5), Nelson (5), Sanderson (7), Eckersley (8)
             CIN – Rijo, Dibble (8), Myers (9)

              WP – Rijo

LP – Stewart

            SAVE – none

  HOME RUNS: OAK – none
             CIN – Davis

 ATTENDANCE: 55,830

Game 2

 October 17, 1990 at Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Reds)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10     R  H  E
                                –  –  –    –  –  –    –  –  –    –     –  –  -
   Oakland Athletics            1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0     4 10  2
   Cincinnati Reds              2  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    1     5 14  2

   PITCHERS: OAK – Welch, Honeycutt (8) Eckersley (10)
             CIN – Jackson, Scudder (3), Armstrong (5), Charlton (8), Dibble (9)

              WP – Dibble

LP – Eckersley

            SAVE – none

  HOME RUNS: OAK – Canseco
             CIN – none

 ATTENDANCE: 55,832

Game 3

 October 19, 1990 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                –  –  –    –  –  –    –  –  –     –  –  -
   Cincinnati Reds              0  1  7    0  0  0    0  0  0     8 14  1
   Oakland Athletics            0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0     3  7  1

   PITCHERS: CIN – Browning, Dibble (7), Myers (8)
             OAK – Moore, Sanderson (3), Klink (4), Nelson (4), Burns (8), Young (9)

              WP – Browning

LP – Moore

            SAVE – none

  HOME RUNS: CIN – Sabo (2)
             OAK – Baines, R. Henderson

 ATTENDANCE: 48,269

Game 4

 October 20, 1990 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                –  –  –    –  –  –    –  –  –     –  –  -
   Cincinnati Reds              0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0     2  7  1
   Oakland Athletics            1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     1  2  1

   PITCHERS: CIN – Rijo, Myers (9)
             OAK – Stewart

              WP – Rijo

LP – Stewart

            SAVE – Myers

  HOME RUNS: CIN – none
             OAK – none

 ATTENDANCE: 48,613

Trivia

• When Oakland Athletics pitcher Dave Stewart entered to pitch Game 1, he had a six game post season winning streak going (it ended after four innings of work).

• This was the first of four consecutive World Series to be televised on CBS. From 1976 to 1989, World Series telecasts alternated between ABC (in odd numbered years) & NBC (in even numbered years).

• Reds outfielder Billy Hatcher set a World Series record with seven consecutive hits. In addition, Hatcher's .750 batting average (9 for 12) broke a mark for a four-game World Series that was previously set by Babe Ruth (.625 in 1928).

• Athletics manager Tony La Russa and Reds manager Lou Piniella were old friends and teammates from their Tampa American Legion Post 248 team.

• Reds owner Marge Schott made a major verbal slip-up (unfortunately, it wouldn't be the last time) when she dedicated the 1990 World Series to "our women and men in the Far East" (Schott meant to say Middle East).

• In the very first inning of Game 1, Reds leftfielder Eric Davis hit a home run in left center. The catch was that it nearly hit the CBS television studio were anchor Pat O'Brien was sitting.

• During Game 2, Reds pitcher Tom Browning's pregnant wife Debbie went into labor during the game. Debbie left her seat in the fifth inning to drive herself to the hospital. As the game went on, the Reds wanted Browning ready to pitch just in case the game went well into extra innings. Thinking that Browning was en route to a nearby hospital, the Reds had their radio broadcaster Marty Brennaman put out an APB on Browning, a bulletin that was picked up by Tim McCarver on CBS television, who passed it along in the ninth inning.

External links

• 1990 World Series by Baseball Almanac
• History of the World Series – 1990
• 1990 Cincinnati Reds
• 1990 Oakland Athletics
• CincySports.net
• The Big Sweep