⭐ Division Winner

1990 Oakland Athletics

103-59 • .636 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1990 Oakland Athletics went 103-59 (.636) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 733 runs, allowed 570, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Mark McGwire (39 HR, 108 RBI) and Bob Welch (27-6, 2.95 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

103 Wins
59 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
733 R 570 RA
Diff +163

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⚡ Quick Stats

733 Runs Scored
570 Runs Allowed
+163 Run Diff
2,903K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% below the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .336 3% above the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .390 1% above the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.18 19% better than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 733 5% above the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,903,203
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Avg per Game 35,842

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Rickey Henderson 0.325 2 Jamie Quirk 0.281 3 Jose Canseco 0.274 4 Willie McGee 0.274 5 Dave Henderson 0.271

Home Runs

1 Mark McGwire 39 2 Jose Canseco 37 3 Rickey Henderson 28 4 Dave Henderson 20 5 Terry Steinbach 9

RBI

1 Mark McGwire 108 2 Jose Canseco 101 3 Dave Henderson 63 4 Rickey Henderson 61 5 Terry Steinbach 57
1990 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mark McGwire 156 523 87 123 16 0 39 108 110 116 2 0.235
Carney Lansford 134 507 58 136 15 1 3 50 45 50 16 0.268
Rickey Henderson 136 489 119 159 33 3 28 61 97 60 65 0.325
Jose Canseco 131 481 83 132 14 2 37 101 72 158 19 0.274
Dave Henderson 127 450 65 122 28 0 20 63 40 105 3 0.271
Walt Weiss 138 445 50 118 17 1 2 35 46 53 9 0.265
Mike Gallego 140 389 36 80 13 2 3 34 35 50 5 0.206
Terry Steinbach 114 379 32 95 15 2 9 57 19 66 0 0.251
Felix Jose 101 341 42 90 12 0 8 39 16 65 8 0.264
Willie Randolph 93 292 37 75 9 3 1 21 32 25 6 0.257
Ron Hassey 94 254 18 54 7 0 5 22 27 29 0 0.213
Doug Jennings 64 156 19 30 7 2 2 14 17 48 0 0.192
Lance Blankenship 86 136 18 26 3 0 0 10 20 23 3 0.191
Jamie Quirk 56 121 12 34 5 1 3 26 14 34 0 0.281
Willie McGee 29 113 23 31 3 2 0 15 10 18 3 0.274
Harold Baines 32 94 11 25 5 0 3 21 20 17 0 0.266
Ken Phelps 32 59 6 11 2 0 1 6 12 10 0 0.186
Steve Howard 21 52 5 12 4 0 0 1 4 17 0 0.231
Darren Lewis 25 35 4 8 0 0 0 1 7 4 2 0.229
Stan Javier 19 33 4 8 0 2 0 3 3 6 0 0.242
Dann Howitt 14 22 3 3 0 1 0 1 3 12 0 0.136
Ozzie Canseco 9 19 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.105
Troy Afenir 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.143
Mike Bordick 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.071
Scott Hemond 7 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.154
Rick Honeycutt 66 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Bitker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Burns 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Chitren 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Harris 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Klink 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Moore 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Nelson 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Otto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sanderson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Welch 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Young 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Dennis Eckersley 0.61 2 Gene Nelson 1.57 3 Joe Klink 2.04 4 Dave Stewart 2.56 5 Rick Honeycutt 2.70

Wins

1 Bob Welch 27 2 Dave Stewart 22 3 Scott Sanderson 17 4 Mike Moore 13 5 Curt Young 9

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stewart 166 2 Scott Sanderson 128 3 Bob Welch 127 4 Dennis Eckersley 73 5 Mike Moore 73
1990 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stewart 22 11 2.56 36 36 0 267.0 226 76 83 166
Bob Welch 27 6 2.95 35 35 0 238.0 214 78 77 127
Scott Sanderson 17 11 3.88 34 34 0 206.1 205 89 66 128
Mike Moore 13 15 4.65 33 33 0 199.1 204 103 84 73
Curt Young 9 6 4.85 26 21 0 124.1 124 67 53 56
Todd Burns 3 3 2.97 43 2 3 78.2 78 26 32 43
Gene Nelson 3 3 1.57 51 0 5 74.2 55 13 17 38
Dennis Eckersley 4 2 0.61 63 0 48 73.1 41 5 4 73
Rick Honeycutt 2 2 2.70 63 0 7 63.1 46 19 22 38
Reggie Harris 1 0 3.48 16 1 0 41.1 25 16 21 31
Joe Klink 0 0 2.04 40 0 1 39.2 34 9 18 19
Mike Norris 1 0 3.00 14 0 0 27.0 24 9 9 16
Steve Chitren 1 0 1.02 8 0 0 17.2 7 2 4 19
Joe Bitker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 2
Dave Otto 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 2.1 3 2 3 2

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
OAK def. BOS 4-0
World Series
Lost to CIN 4-0

👥 Roster (40)

Troy Afenir Harold Baines Joe Bitker Lance Blankenship Mike Bordick Todd Burns Jose Canseco Ozzie Canseco Steve Chitren Dennis Eckersley Mike Gallego Reggie Harris +28 more

40 players

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The 1990 Oakland Athletics in brief

The 1990 Oakland Athletics won 103 games and lost 59, ending up 1st in the AL West. The club won the pennant and took the division title. Runs came in at 733 scored against 570 allowed (+163). At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .253, 2% worse than the league's .259. Pitchers allowed 3.18 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91.

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1990, drawing a total attendance of 2,903,203. Mark McGwire led the club in home runs with 39. On the mound, Bob Welch won 27 games to lead the staff. Dave Stewart struck out 166, the most on the club. In the AL Championship Series, the Oakland Athletics beat BOS 4-0. In the World Series, the Oakland Athletics lost to CIN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1990 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1990 Oakland Athletics finished 103-59 (.636 win pct).
Did the 1990 Oakland Athletics make the playoffs?
The 1990 Oakland Athletics finished first in their division.
Who led the 1990 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Mark McGwire led the 1990 Oakland Athletics with 39 home runs.
What was the 1990 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1990 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.18.
Did the 1990 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1990 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
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