1990 Chicago Cubs

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1990 Chicago Cubs went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 690 runs, allowed 774, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ryne Sandberg (40 HR, 100 RBI) and Greg Maddux (15-15, 3.46 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
690 R 774 RA
Diff -84

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690 Runs Scored
774 Runs Allowed
-84 Run Diff
2,243K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 3% above the 1990 league average (.256)
OBP .313 2% below the 1990 league average (.321)
SLG .391 2% above the 1990 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.34 14% worse than the 1990 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 690 1% above the 1990 league average (681 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,243,394
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Avg per Game 27,696

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Andre Dawson 0.310 2 Mark Grace 0.309 3 Ryne Sandberg 0.306 4 Dave Clark 0.275 5 Hector Villanueva 0.272

Home Runs

1 Ryne Sandberg 40 2 Andre Dawson 27 3 Shawon Dunston 17 4 Luis Salazar 12 5 Mark Grace 9

RBI

1 Andre Dawson 100 2 Ryne Sandberg 100 3 Mark Grace 82 4 Shawon Dunston 66 5 Luis Salazar 47
1990 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ryne Sandberg 155 615 116 188 30 3 40 100 50 84 25 0.306
Mark Grace 157 589 72 182 32 1 9 82 59 54 15 0.309
Shawon Dunston 146 545 73 143 22 8 17 66 15 87 25 0.262
Andre Dawson 147 529 72 164 28 5 27 100 42 65 16 0.310
Joe Girardi 133 419 36 113 24 2 1 38 17 50 8 0.270
Luis Salazar 115 410 44 104 13 3 12 47 19 59 3 0.254
Jerome Walton 101 392 63 103 16 2 2 21 50 70 14 0.263
Dwight Smith 117 290 34 76 15 0 6 27 28 46 11 0.262
Doug Dascenzo 113 241 27 61 9 5 1 26 21 18 15 0.253
Domingo Ramos 98 226 22 60 5 0 2 17 27 29 0 0.265
Curt Wilkerson 77 186 21 41 5 1 0 16 7 36 2 0.220
Marvell Wynne 92 186 21 38 8 2 4 19 14 25 3 0.204
Dave Clark 84 171 22 47 4 2 5 20 8 40 7 0.275
Hector Villanueva 52 114 14 31 4 1 7 18 4 27 1 0.272
Lloyd McClendon 49 107 5 17 3 0 1 10 14 21 1 0.159
Greg Maddux 35 83 1 12 0 0 0 3 2 25 0 0.145
Derrick May 17 61 8 15 3 0 1 11 2 7 1 0.246
Mike Harkey 27 56 4 14 4 0 0 4 1 16 0 0.250
Damon Berryhill 17 53 6 10 4 0 1 9 5 14 0 0.189
Gary Varsho 46 48 10 12 4 0 0 1 1 6 2 0.250
Greg Smith 18 44 4 9 2 1 0 5 2 5 1 0.205
Mike Bielecki 36 43 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 20 0 0.163
Steve Wilson 45 37 3 6 1 0 0 3 3 11 0 0.162
Shawn Boskie 15 36 1 8 3 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.222
Rick Wrona 16 29 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 0.172
Jeff Pico 31 22 2 6 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.273
Les Lancaster 55 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.050
Jose Nunez 21 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.000
Paul Assenmacher 74 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Kevin Coffman 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bill Long 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Rick Sutcliffe 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Mitch Williams 59 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Blankenship 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Lance Dickson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Kramer 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pavlas 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Kraemer 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dean Wilkins 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Paul Assenmacher 2.80 2 Mike Harkey 3.26 3 Greg Maddux 3.46 4 Shawn Boskie 3.69 5 Mitch Williams 3.93

Wins

1 Greg Maddux 15 2 Mike Harkey 12 3 Les Lancaster 9 4 Mike Bielecki 8 5 Paul Assenmacher 7

Strikeouts

1 Greg Maddux 144 2 Mike Bielecki 103 3 Paul Assenmacher 95 4 Steve Wilson 95 5 Mike Harkey 94
1990 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Maddux 15 15 3.46 35 35 0 237.0 242 91 71 144
Mike Harkey 12 6 3.26 27 27 0 173.2 153 63 59 94
Mike Bielecki 8 11 4.93 36 29 1 168.0 188 92 70 103
Steve Wilson 4 9 4.79 45 15 1 139.0 140 74 43 95
Les Lancaster 9 5 4.62 55 6 6 109.0 121 56 40 65
Paul Assenmacher 7 2 2.80 74 1 10 103.0 90 32 36 95
Shawn Boskie 5 6 3.69 15 15 0 97.2 99 40 31 49
Jeff Pico 4 4 4.79 31 8 2 92.0 120 49 37 37
Mitch Williams 1 8 3.93 59 2 16 66.1 60 29 50 55
Jose Nunez 4 7 6.53 21 10 0 60.2 61 44 34 40
Bill Long 6 1 4.37 42 0 5 55.2 66 27 21 32
Joe Kraemer 0 0 7.20 18 0 0 25.0 31 20 14 16
Dave Pavlas 2 0 2.11 13 0 0 21.1 23 5 6 12
Rick Sutcliffe 0 2 5.91 5 5 0 21.1 25 14 12 7
Randy Kramer 0 2 3.98 10 2 0 20.1 20 9 12 12
Kevin Coffman 0 2 11.29 8 2 0 18.1 26 23 19 9
Lance Dickson 0 3 7.24 3 3 0 13.2 20 11 4 4
Kevin Blankenship 0 2 5.84 3 2 0 12.1 13 8 6 5
Dean Wilkins 0 0 9.82 7 0 1 7.1 11 8 7 3
Doug Dascenzo 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Paul Assenmacher Damon Berryhill Mike Bielecki Kevin Blankenship Shawn Boskie Dave Clark Kevin Coffman Doug Dascenzo Andre Dawson Lance Dickson Shawon Dunston Joe Girardi +27 more

39 players

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The 1990 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1990 Chicago Cubs finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 690 for and 774 against. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .263, 3% better than the league's .256. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 4.34 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.79. Measured against the 681-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

Wrigley Field was home in 1990, drawing a total attendance of 2,243,394. Ryne Sandberg topped the Chicago Cubs with 40 home runs. On the mound, Greg Maddux won 15 games to lead the staff. Mitch Williams saved 16 games. The 1990 roster runs to 39 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1989 season and the 1991 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1990 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1990 Chicago Cubs finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ryne Sandberg led the 1990 Chicago Cubs with 40 home runs.
What was the 1990 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1990 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1990 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1990 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1990 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ryne Sandberg (40 HR, 100 RBI) and Greg Maddux (15-15, 3.46 ERA).
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