1990 Cleveland Indians

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1990 Cleveland Indians went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 732 runs, allowed 737, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Candy Maldonado (22 HR, 95 RBI) and Tom Candiotti (15-11, 3.65 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
732 R 737 RA
Diff -5

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⚡ Quick Stats

732 Runs Scored
737 Runs Allowed
-5 Run Diff
1,228K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 3% above the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .323 1% below the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .390 1% above the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.26 9% worse than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 732 5% above the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,228,031
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Avg per Game 15,160

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Alex Cole 0.300 2 Chris James 0.299 3 Brook Jacoby 0.293 4 Sandy Alomar 0.290 5 Stan Jefferson 0.276

Home Runs

1 Candy Maldonado 22 2 Brook Jacoby 14 3 Cory Snyder 14 4 Chris James 12 5 Mitch Webster 12

RBI

1 Candy Maldonado 95 2 Brook Jacoby 75 3 Chris James 70 4 Sandy Alomar 66 5 Cory Snyder 55
1990 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Candy Maldonado 155 590 76 161 32 2 22 95 49 134 3 0.273
Brook Jacoby 155 553 77 162 24 4 14 75 63 58 1 0.293
Chris James 140 528 62 158 32 4 12 70 31 71 4 0.299
Jerry Browne 140 513 92 137 26 5 6 50 72 46 12 0.267
Sandy Alomar 132 445 60 129 26 2 9 66 25 46 4 0.290
Cory Snyder 123 438 46 102 27 3 14 55 21 118 1 0.233
Mitch Webster 128 437 58 110 20 6 12 55 20 61 22 0.252
Felix Fermin 148 414 47 106 13 2 1 40 26 22 3 0.256
Carlos Baerga 108 312 46 81 17 2 7 47 16 57 0 0.260
Dion James 87 248 28 68 15 2 1 22 27 23 5 0.274
Alex Cole 63 227 43 68 5 4 0 13 28 38 40 0.300
Tom Brookens 64 154 18 41 7 2 1 20 14 25 0 0.266
Joel Skinner 49 139 16 35 4 1 2 16 7 44 0 0.252
Keith Hernandez 43 130 7 26 2 0 1 8 14 17 0 0.200
Stan Jefferson 49 98 21 27 8 0 2 10 8 18 8 0.276
Jeff Manto 30 76 12 17 5 1 2 14 21 18 0 0.224
Ken Phelps 24 61 4 7 0 0 0 0 10 11 1 0.115
Turner Ward 14 46 10 16 2 1 1 10 3 8 3 0.348
Albert Belle 9 23 1 4 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 0.174
Beau Allred 4 16 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0.188
Rafael Santana 7 13 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.231
Mark McLemore 8 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.167
Steve Springer 4 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.167
Kevin Bearse 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Candiotti 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Farrell 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mauro Gozzo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecilio Guante 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Kaiser 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Nagy 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Nichols 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Nipper 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Olin 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Seanez 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Shaw 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Efrain Valdez 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sergio Valdez 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Walker 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Colby Ward 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Wickander 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Doug Jones 2.56 2 Steve Olin 3.41 3 Buddy Black 3.53 4 Tom Candiotti 3.65 5 Jesse Orosco 3.90

Wins

1 Tom Candiotti 15 2 Greg Swindell 12 3 Buddy Black 11 4 Sergio Valdez 6 5 Doug Jones 5

Strikeouts

1 Greg Swindell 135 2 Tom Candiotti 128 3 Buddy Black 103 4 Steve Olin 64 5 Sergio Valdez 63
1990 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Swindell 12 9 4.40 34 34 0 214.2 245 105 47 135
Tom Candiotti 15 11 3.65 31 29 0 202.0 207 82 55 128
Buddy Black 11 10 3.53 29 29 0 191.0 171 75 58 103
Sergio Valdez 6 6 4.75 24 13 0 102.1 109 54 35 63
John Farrell 4 5 4.28 17 17 0 96.2 108 46 33 44
Steve Olin 4 4 3.41 50 1 1 92.1 96 35 26 64
Doug Jones 5 5 2.56 66 0 43 84.1 66 24 22 55
Mike Walker 2 6 4.88 18 11 0 75.2 82 41 42 34
Jesse Orosco 5 4 3.90 55 0 2 64.2 58 28 38 55
Jeff Shaw 3 4 6.66 12 9 0 48.2 73 36 20 25
Cecilio Guante 2 3 5.01 26 1 0 46.2 38 26 18 30
Charles Nagy 2 4 5.91 9 8 0 45.2 58 30 21 26
Colby Ward 1 3 4.25 22 0 1 36.0 31 17 21 23
Rudy Seanez 2 1 5.60 24 0 0 27.1 22 17 25 24
Al Nipper 2 3 6.75 9 5 0 24.0 35 18 19 12
Efrain Valdez 1 1 3.04 13 0 0 23.2 20 8 14 13
Rod Nichols 0 3 7.88 4 2 0 16.0 24 14 6 3
Jeff Kaiser 0 0 3.55 5 0 0 12.2 16 5 7 9
Kevin Wickander 0 1 3.65 10 0 0 12.1 14 5 4 10
Kevin Bearse 0 2 12.91 3 3 0 7.2 16 11 5 2
Mauro Gozzo 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 2

👥 Roster (44)

Beau Allred Sandy Alomar Carlos Baerga Kevin Bearse Albert Belle Buddy Black Tom Brookens Jerry Browne Tom Candiotti Alex Cole John Farrell Felix Fermin +32 more

44 players

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The 1990 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1990 Cleveland Indians won 77 games and lost 85, ending up 4th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 732 runs and allowed 737, a run differential of -5. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .267, 3% better than the league's .259. The staff ERA of 4.26 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.91. The 1990 Cleveland Indians outscored the average club by 5% (732 against 696).

The home park, Cleveland Stadium, recorded 1,228,031 in attendance, about 15,160 a game. For power, Candy Maldonado led the way with 22 homers. The hits leader was Brook Jacoby with 162. Tom Candiotti led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Greg Swindell with 135. The saves leader was Doug Jones with 43.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1990 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1990 Cleveland Indians finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Candy Maldonado led the 1990 Cleveland Indians with 22 home runs.
What was the 1990 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1990 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.26.
Did the 1990 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1990 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1990 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Candy Maldonado (22 HR, 95 RBI) and Tom Candiotti (15-11, 3.65 ERA).
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