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1990 Atlanta Braves season

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Record
  
65–97 (.401)

Owner(s)
  
Ted Turner

Divisional place
  
6th

Manager(s)
  
Russ Nixon, Bobby Cox

General manager(s)
  
Bobby Cox, John Schuerholz

Local television
  
WTBSTBS Superstation(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton)SportSouth(Ernie Johnson)

The 1990 Atlanta Braves season was the team's 25th in Atlanta, and the 115th in franchise history as a member of the National League. The Braves won 65 and lost 97, en route to their sixth-place finish in the NL West, 26 games behind the World Champion Cincinnati Reds, and ending up with the worst record that year. On June 23, Bobby Cox replaced Russ Nixon as the team's manager, a job Cox would hold for the next two decades.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 15, 1989: Gerald Perry and Jim LeMasters (minors) were traded by the Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Charlie Leibrandt and Rick Luecken.
  • December 17, 1989: Ricky Trlicek was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste.

    • Regular season

  • July 5, 1990: Ron Gant had 6 RBIs in one game against the New York Mets.
  • David Justice won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Cleveland Indians.
  • May 2, 1990: Greg Tubbs was traded by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rico Rossy.
  • July 12, 1990: Derek Lilliquist was traded by the Braves to the San Diego Padres for Mark Grant.
  • July 23, 1990: Marvin Freeman was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Braves for Joe Boever.
  • August 3, 1990: Dale Murphy was traded by the Braves with a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later and Jeff Parrett. The Braves sent Tommy Greene (August 9, 1990) to the Phillies to complete the trade. The Phillies sent Jim Vatcher (August 9, 1990) and Víctor Rosario (September 4, 1990) to the Braves to complete the trade.
  • August 16, 1990: Billy Taylor was signed as a Free Agent by the Braves.

    • Draft Picks

  • June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Chipper Jones was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round.
  • Joe Ayrault was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Award winners

  • David Justice, Player of the Month, August
  • David Justice, National League Rookie of the Year Award

    • 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Greg Olson, Catcher

    • References

    1990 Atlanta Braves season Wikipedia
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