1990 Baltimore Orioles

76-85 • .472 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1990 Baltimore Orioles went 76-85 (.472) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 698, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Cal Ripken (21 HR, 84 RBI) and Dave Johnson (13-9, 4.10 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
85 Losses
.472 Win %
5th Rank
669 R 698 RA
Diff -29

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669 Runs Scored
698 Runs Allowed
-29 Run Diff
2,420K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 5% below the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .329 1% above the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .370 5% below the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.04 3% worse than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 669 4% below the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,420,997
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Avg per Game 30,262

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Billy Ripken 0.291 2 Phil Bradley 0.270 3 Joe Orsulak 0.269 4 Randy Milligan 0.265 5 Steve Finley 0.256

Home Runs

1 Cal Ripken 21 2 Randy Milligan 20 3 Mickey Tettleton 15 4 Sam Horn 14 5 Mike Devereaux 12

RBI

1 Cal Ripken 84 2 Randy Milligan 60 3 Joe Orsulak 57 4 Mickey Tettleton 51 5 Mike Devereaux 49
1990 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cal Ripken 161 600 78 150 28 4 21 84 82 66 3 0.250
Steve Finley 142 464 46 119 16 4 3 37 32 53 22 0.256
Mickey Tettleton 135 444 68 99 21 2 15 51 106 160 2 0.223
Craig Worthington 133 425 46 96 17 0 8 44 63 96 1 0.226
Joe Orsulak 124 413 49 111 14 3 11 57 46 48 6 0.269
Billy Ripken 129 406 48 118 28 1 3 38 28 43 5 0.291
Mike Devereaux 108 367 48 88 18 1 12 49 28 48 13 0.240
Randy Milligan 109 362 64 96 20 1 20 60 88 68 6 0.265
Bob Melvin 93 301 30 73 14 1 5 37 11 53 0 0.243
Phil Bradley 72 289 39 78 9 1 4 26 30 35 10 0.270
Sam Horn 79 246 30 61 13 0 14 45 32 62 0 0.248
Brady Anderson 89 234 24 54 5 2 3 24 31 46 15 0.231
Tim Hulett 53 153 16 39 7 1 3 16 15 41 1 0.255
David Segui 40 123 14 30 7 0 2 15 11 15 0 0.244
Rene Gonzales 67 103 13 22 3 1 1 12 12 14 1 0.214
Brad Komminsk 46 101 18 24 4 0 3 8 14 29 1 0.238
Jeff McKnight 29 75 11 15 2 0 1 4 5 17 0 0.200
Chris Hoiles 23 63 7 12 3 0 1 6 5 12 0 0.190
Ron Kittle 22 61 4 10 2 0 2 3 2 14 0 0.164
Dave Gallagher 23 51 7 11 1 0 0 2 4 3 1 0.216
Leo Gomez 12 39 3 9 0 0 0 1 8 7 0 0.231
Greg Walker 14 34 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 9 1 0.147
Donell Nixon 8 20 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 7 5 0.250
Stan Jefferson 10 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 0.000
Marty Brown 9 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.200
Juan Bell 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jay Aldrich 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Ballard 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Bautista 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Boone 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Harnisch 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Hickey 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Holton 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Johnson 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben McDonald 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mesa 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Milacki 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Mitchell 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gregg Olson 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Price 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Schilling 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dorn Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Anthony Telford 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Tibbs 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Weston 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Williamson 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Mark Williamson 2.21 2 Gregg Olson 2.42 3 Ben McDonald 2.43 4 Curt Schilling 2.54 5 Joe Price 3.58

Wins

1 Dave Johnson 13 2 Pete Harnisch 11 3 Ben McDonald 8 4 Mark Williamson 8 5 John Mitchell 6

Strikeouts

1 Pete Harnisch 122 2 Gregg Olson 74 3 Dave Johnson 68 4 Ben McDonald 65 5 Bob Milacki 60
1990 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Harnisch 11 11 4.34 31 31 0 188.2 189 91 86 122
Dave Johnson 13 9 4.10 30 29 0 180.0 196 82 43 68
Bob Milacki 5 8 4.46 27 24 0 135.1 143 67 61 60
Jeff Ballard 2 11 4.93 44 17 0 133.1 152 73 42 50
Ben McDonald 8 5 2.43 21 15 0 118.2 88 32 35 65
John Mitchell 6 6 4.64 24 17 0 114.1 133 59 48 43
Mark Williamson 8 2 2.21 49 0 1 85.1 65 21 28 60
Gregg Olson 6 5 2.42 64 0 37 74.1 57 20 31 74
Joe Price 3 4 3.58 50 0 0 65.1 62 26 24 54
Brian Holton 2 3 4.50 33 0 0 58.0 68 29 21 27
Jay Tibbs 2 7 5.68 10 10 0 50.2 55 32 14 23
Jose Mesa 3 2 3.86 7 7 0 46.2 37 20 27 24
Curt Schilling 1 2 2.54 35 0 3 46.0 38 13 19 32
Anthony Telford 3 3 4.95 8 8 0 36.1 43 20 19 20
Jose Bautista 1 0 4.05 22 0 0 26.2 28 12 7 15
Kevin Hickey 1 3 5.13 37 0 1 26.1 26 15 13 17
Mickey Weston 0 1 7.71 9 2 0 21.0 28 18 6 9
Jay Aldrich 1 2 8.25 7 0 1 12.0 17 11 7 5
Danny Boone 0 0 2.79 4 1 0 9.2 12 3 3 2
Dorn Taylor 0 1 2.45 4 0 0 3.2 4 1 2 4
Mike Smith 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 4 1 2

👥 Roster (47)

Jay Aldrich Brady Anderson Jeff Ballard Jose Bautista Juan Bell Danny Boone Phil Bradley Marty Brown Mike Devereaux Steve Finley Dave Gallagher Leo Gomez +35 more

47 players

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The 1990 Baltimore Orioles in brief

In 1990 the Baltimore Orioles posted a 76-85 mark (.472) and finished 5th in the AL East. The run column shows 669 for and 698 against. The team batting average of .245 was 5% below the 1990 league mark of .259. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 4.04 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.91. League clubs averaged 696 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 4% fewer.

The home park, Memorial Stadium, recorded 2,420,997 in attendance, about 30,262 a game. Cal Ripken topped the Baltimore Orioles with 21 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dave Johnson (13). Pete Harnisch struck out 122, the most on the club. Gregg Olson saved 37 games. In all, the roster shows 47 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1990 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1990 Baltimore Orioles finished 76-85 (.472 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Cal Ripken led the 1990 Baltimore Orioles with 21 home runs.
What was the 1990 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1990 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1990 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1990 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1990 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cal Ripken (21 HR, 84 RBI) and Dave Johnson (13-9, 4.10 ERA).
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