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{{Short description|1990 Major League Baseball playoffs}}
{{Short description|1990 Major League Baseball playoffs}}
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{{Infobox hockey tournament season
{{Infobox international baseball tournament
| title = MLB Postseason
| title = Major League Baseball postseason
| year = 1990
| year = 1990
| dates = October 4–20, 1990<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Major Leagues Schedule|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1990-schedule.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>
| dates = October 4–20, 1990<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Major Leagues Schedule|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1990-schedule.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>
| num_teams = 4
| num_teams = 4
| defending_champions = [[1989 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]
| champion_other = [[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]<br>(5th title)
| winners = [[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] (5th title)
| second_other = [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]<br>(13th World Series appearance)
| mvp = [[José Rijo]]<br>(CIN)
| second = [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] (14th World Series appearance)
| prevseason = [[1989 MLB Postseason|1989]]
| prevseason = [[1989 Major League Baseball postseason|1989]]
| nextseason = [[1991 MLB Postseason|1991]]
| nextseason = [[1991 Major League Baseball postseason|1991]]
}}
}}


The '''1990 MLB Postseason''' was the playoff tournament of [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[1990 Major League Baseball season|1990 season]]. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a [[League Championship Series]] to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the [[World Series]]. The [[Cincinnati Reds]] were making their first postseason appearance since [[1976 MLB Postseason|1976]], the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] returned for the first time since [[1979 MLB Postseason|1979]], the [[Boston Red Sox]] returned for the third time in five years, and the [[Oakland Athletics]] made their third consecutive appearance.
The '''1990 Major League Baseball postseason''' was the playoff tournament of [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[1990 Major League Baseball season|1990 season]]. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a [[League Championship Series]] to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the [[World Series]].


In the National League, the [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] both returned to the postseason for the first time since [[1979 Major League Baseball postseason|1979]]. In the American League, the [[Boston Red Sox]] reached the postseason for the third time in five years, and the [[Oakland Athletics]] made their third consecutive appearance. The same four teams &ndash; the Reds, Pirates, Red Sox, and Athletics &ndash; had qualified for the postseason [[1975 Major League Baseball postseason|fifteen years before]]. They would all return again under an expanded format in the [[2013 MLB Postseason|2013]] postseason.
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The playoffs began on October 4, 1990, and concluded on October 28, 1990, with the Reds shocking the defending champion Athletics in a 4-game sweep to win their first title since [[1976 World Series|1976]]. It was the Reds fifth title in franchise history.

This was the last edition of the postseason until [[2006 Major League Baseball postseason|2006]] to not feature the [[Atlanta Braves]], who would make fourteen straight postseason appearances from [[1991 Major League Baseball postseason|1991]] to [[2005 Major League Baseball postseason|2005]], excluding 1994, when the season was cancelled due to a strike.

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The playoffs began on October 4, 1990, and concluded on October 28, 1990, with the Reds shocking the defending World Series champion Athletics in a four-game sweep to win their first title since [[1976 World Series|1976]]. It was the Reds’ fifth title in franchise history.


==Playoff seeds==
==Playoff seeds==
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The following teams qualified for the postseason:
===American League===
===American League===
# [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] – 88–74, Clinched AL East<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Boston Red Sox Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] – 88–74, [[American League East|AL East]] champions<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Boston Red Sox Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>
# [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] – 103–59, Clinched AL West<ref>{{Cite web|title=1990 Oakland Athletics Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=11 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] – 103–59, [[American League West|AL West]] champions<ref>{{Cite web|title=1990 Oakland Athletics Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=11 July 2022}}</ref>


===National League===
===National League===
# [[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] - 95–67, Clinched NL East<ref>{{Cite web|title=1990 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=11 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] – 95–67, [[National League East|NL East]] champions<ref>{{Cite web|title=1990 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=11 July 2022}}</ref>
# [[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] - 91–71, Clinched NL West<ref>{{Cite web|title=1990 Cincinnati Reds Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=11 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] – 91–71, [[National League West|NL West]] champions<ref>{{Cite web|title=1990 Cincinnati Reds Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1990.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=11 July 2022}}</ref>


==Playoff bracket==
==Playoff bracket==
<section begin=Bracket/>
<section begin=Bracket/>
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| RD1=League Championship Series<br/>([[1990 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], [[1990 National League Championship Series|NLCS]])
| RD1=League Championship Series<br/>([[1990 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], [[1990 National League Championship Series|NLCS]])
| RD2=[[1990 World Series|World Series]]
| RD2=[[1990 World Series|World Series]]


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| RD1-seed1=East | RD1-team1=[[1990 Boston Red Sox season|Boston]]
| RD1-seed2=West | RD1-team2='''Oakland'''
| RD1-seed2=West | RD1-team2='''[[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland]]'''
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| RD1-seed4=West | RD1-team4='''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati]]'''
| RD1-score3-1='''4''' | RD1-score4-1=3
| RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score4-2='''2'''
| RD1-score3-3=3 | RD1-score4-3='''6'''
| RD1-score3-4=3 | RD1-score4-4='''5'''
| RD1-score3-5='''3''' | RD1-score4-5=2
| RD1-score3-6=1 | RD1-score4-6='''2'''
| RD2-seed1=AL | RD2-team1=Oakland
| RD2-seed1=AL | RD2-team1=Oakland
| RD2-seed2=NL | RD2-team2='''Cincinnati'''
| RD2-seed2=NL | RD2-team2='''Cincinnati'''
| RD2-score1=0 | RD2-score2='''4'''
| RD2-score1-1=0 | RD2-score2-1='''7'''
| RD2-score1-2=4 | RD2-score2-2='''5<sup>10</sup>*'''
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}}<section end=Bracket/>
| RD2-score1-3=3 | RD2-score2-3='''8'''
| RD2-score1-4=1 | RD2-score2-4='''2'''
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}}*Denotes walk-off<section end=Bracket/>


==American League Championship Series==
==American League Championship Series==
{{Main article|1990 ALCS}}
{{Main article|1990 American League Championship Series}}


===Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics===
===Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics===
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| winner = Oakland
| winner = Oakland
| score = 4–0
| score = 4–0
| score1 = '''Oakland Athletics''' – 9, Boston Red Sox – 1
| score1 = '''[[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]''' – 9, [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] – 1
| date1 = October 6
| date1 = October 6
| loc1 = [[Fenway Park]]
| loc1 = [[Fenway Park]]
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| att1 = 35,192
| att1 = 35,192
| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10060BOS1990.htm|title=1990 ALCS Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
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| score2 = '''Oakland Athletics''' – 4, Boston Red Sox – 1
| score2 = '''[[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]''' – 4, [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] – 1
| date2 = October 7
| date2 = October 7
| loc2 = Fenway Park
| loc2 = [[Fenway Park]]
| time2 = 3:42
| time2 = 3:42
| att2 = 35,070
| att2 = 35,070
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10070BOS1990.htm|title=1990 ALCS Game 2 - Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
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| score3 = Boston Red Sox – 1, '''Oakland Athletics''' – 4
| score3 = [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] – 1, '''[[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]''' – 4
| date3 = October 9
| date3 = October 9
| loc3 = [[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]]
| loc3 = [[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]]
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| att3 = 49,026
| att3 = 49,026
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| score4 = Boston Red Sox – 1, '''Oakland Athletics''' – 3
| score4 = [[1990 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] – 1, '''[[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]''' – 3
| date4 = October 10
| date4 = October 10
| loc4 = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| loc4 = [[McAfee Coliseum|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum]]
| time4 = 3:02
| time4 = 3:02
| att4 = 49,052
| att4 = 49,052
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This was the third postseason meeting the Red Sox and Athletics. The Athletics once again swept the Red Sox and advanced to the World Series for the third year in a row.
This was the third postseason meeting between the Red Sox and Athletics. The Athletics once again swept the Red Sox and advanced to the World Series for the third year in a row (in the process denying a rematch of the [[1975 World Series]] between the Red Sox and Reds). The series was not close - the Red Sox were held to just one run in all four games.

Both teams would meet in the postseason again in [[2003 MLB Postseason|2003]], where the Red Sox defeated the Athletics in five games in the [[2003 ALDS|ALDS]] before falling in the ALCS.

As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, this is the last time the Athletics won the AL pennant, and it would ultimately be the final one they would win during their time in Oakland, as the team would relocate to [[Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|Las Vegas]]. The Red Sox would not return to the postseason again until [[1995 MLB Postseason|1995]]. They would return to the ALCS in [[1999 ALCS|1999]] and [[2003 ALCS|2003]], but they lost both to their archrival in the [[New York Yankees]]. The Red Sox would win their next AL pennant in [[2004 ALCS|2004]] over the Yankees in seven games after trailing three games to none en route to a World Series title.


==National League Championship Series==
==National League Championship Series==
{{Main article|1990 NLCS}}
{{Main article|1990 National League Championship Series}}


===Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates===
===Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates===
{{See also|Pirates–Reds rivalry}}
{{MLB Playoff Summary
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary =
| summary =
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| score = 4–2
| score = 4–2


| score1 = '''Pittsburgh Pirates''' – 4, Cincinnati Reds – 3
| score1 = '''[[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]]''' – 4, [[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] – 3
| date1 = October 4
| date1 = October 4
| loc1 = [[Cinergy Field|Riverfront Stadium]]
| loc1 = [[Cinergy Field|Riverfront Stadium]]
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| ref1 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10040CIN1990.htm|title=1990 NLCS Game 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>


| score2 = Pittsburgh Pirates – 1, '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 2
| score2 = [[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] – 1, '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 2
| date2 = October 5
| date2 = October 5
| loc2 = Riverfront Stadium
| loc2 = [[Cinergy Field|Riverfront Stadium]]
| time2 = 2:38
| time2 = 2:38
| att2 = 54,456
| att2 = 54,456
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10050CIN1990.htm|title=1990 NLCS Game 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10050CIN1990.htm|title=1990 NLCS Game 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>


| score3 = '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 6, Pittsburgh Pirates – 3
| score3 = '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 6, [[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] – 3
| date3 = October 8
| date3 = October 8
| loc3 = [[Three Rivers Stadium]]
| loc3 = [[Three Rivers Stadium]]
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| ref3 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10080PIT1990.htm|title=1990 NLCS Game 3 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
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| score4 = '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 5, Pittsburgh Pirates – 3
| score4 = '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 5, [[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] – 3
| date4 = October 9
| date4 = October 9
| loc4 = Three Rivers Stadium
| loc4 = [[Three Rivers Stadium]]
| time4 = 3:00
| time4 = 3:00
| att4 = 50,461
| att4 = 50,461
| ref4 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10090PIT1990.htm|title=1990 NLCS Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| ref4 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10090PIT1990.htm|title=1990 NLCS Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>


| score5 = Cincinnati Reds – 2, '''Pittsburgh Pirates''' – 3
| score5 = [[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] – 2, '''[[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]]''' – 3
| date5 = October 10
| date5 = October 10
| loc5 = Three Rivers Stadium
| loc5 = [[Three Rivers Stadium]]
| time5 = 2:48
| time5 = 2:48
| att5 = 48,221
| att5 = 48,221
| ref5 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10100PIT1990.htm|title=1990 NLCS Game 5 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
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| score6 = Pittsburgh Pirates – 1, '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 2
| score6 = [[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] – 1, '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 2
| date6 = October 12
| date6 = October 12
| loc6 = Riverfront Stadium
| loc6 = [[Cinergy Field|Riverfront Stadium]]
| time6 = 2:57
| time6 = 2:57
| att6 = 56,079
| att6 = 56,079
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}}


This was the fifth postseason meeting between the Reds and Pirates. The Reds defeated the Pirates in six games to advance to their first World Series since [[1976 World Series|1976]].
This was the fifth postseason meeting in the history of the [[Pirates–Reds rivalry]]. The Reds defeated the Pirates in six games to advance to their first World Series since [[1976 World Series|1976]].

The Pirates stole Game 1 on the road by overcoming a 3–0 Reds lead to win 4–3. Despite [[Doug Drabek]] pitching a complete game for the Pirates in Game 2, it wasn't enough as the Reds evened the series with a 2–1 victory thanks to excellent pitching as [[Tom Browning]] out-dueled Drabek for the win. When the series moved to Pittsburgh, the Reds convincingly took Game 3, 6–3, to take the series lead. The Reds would overcome an early Pirates lead to take Game 4 by a 5–3 score and go up 3–1 in the series. The Pirates sent the series back to Cincinnati with a 3–2 victory in Game 5, as Drabek out-dueled Browning. In Game 6, the Reds narrowly prevailed as [[Luis Quiñones (baseball)|Luis Quiñones]] hit an RBI single to put the Reds ahead for good, securing the pennant.

This was the first of three consecutive losses in the NLCS for the Pirates. They returned [[1991 NLCS|the next year]], as well as in [[1992 NLCS|1992]], and they lost both to the [[Atlanta Braves]] in seven games.

As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, this is the last time that the Reds won the NL pennant. The Reds would return to the NLCS in [[1995 NLCS|1995]], but were swept by the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves.


==1990 World Series==
==1990 World Series==
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| summary =
| winner = Cincinnati
| winner = Cincinnati
| score = 4-0
| score = 4–0
| score1 = Oakland Athletics – 0, '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 7
| score1 = [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] – 0, '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 7
| date1 = October 16
| date1 = October 16
| loc1 = [[Riverfront Stadium]]
| loc1 = [[Riverfront Stadium]]
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| att1 = 55,830
| att1 = 55,830
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| score2 = Oakland Athletics – 4, '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 5 (10 innings)
| score2 = [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] – 4, '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 5 <small>(10)</small>
| date2 = October 17
| date2 = October 17
| loc2 = Riverfront Stadium
| loc2 = [[Riverfront Stadium]]
| time2 = 3:31
| time2 = 3:31
| att2 = 55,832
| att2 = 55,832
| ref2 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B10170CIN1990.htm|title=1990 World Series Game 2 – Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds|access-date=12 July 2022|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
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| score3 = '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 8, Oakland Athletics – 3
| score3 = '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 8, [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] – 3
| date3 = October 19
| date3 = October 19
| loc3 = [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]]
| loc3 = [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]]
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| att3 = 48,269
| att3 = 48,269
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| score4 = '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 2, Oakland Athletics – 1
| score4 = '''[[1990 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]]''' – 2, [[1990 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] – 1
| date4 = October 20
| date4 = October 20
| loc4 = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
| loc4 = [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]]
| time4 = 2:48
| time4 = 2:48
| att4 = 48,613
| att4 = 48,613
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This was a rematch of the [[1972 World Series]], which the Athletics won in seven games. In what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in World Series history, the Reds shockingly swept the Athletics to win their first championship since [[1976 World Series|1976]] and their fifth overall. To date, this is the last World Series appearance by the Athletics and Reds. This would be the last postseason appearance by the Reds until [[1995 NLCS|1995]], the Athletics would return to the postseason in 1992, only to lose to the eventual champion [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in six games in the [[1992 ALCS|ALCS]].
This was a rematch of the [[1972 World Series]], which the Athletics won in seven games. In what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in World Series history, the Reds shockingly swept the Athletics to win their first championship since [[1976 World Series|1976]] and their fifth overall.

In Game 1, the Reds blew out the Athletics, 7–0, thanks to excellent pitching from [[José Rijo]] and closer [[Randy Myers]], who blanked the A's offense the whole game. Game 2 was the only contest of the series to go into extra innings, and the Reds prevailed thanks to a walk-off RBI single from [[Joe Oliver (baseball)|Joe Oliver]]. When the series shifted to Oakland, the Reds blew out the Athletics again in Game 3 to take a 3–0 series lead. In Game 4, Rijo, who was on three-days rest, along with Myers, helped preserve a one run Reds lead to complete the sweep and clinch the title. The 1990 Athletics became the sixth 100+ win team to be swept in the postseason.

As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, this is the last World Series appearance by either the Athletics or Reds, as well as the last time that the World Series was won by a team from [[Ohio]]. This would be the Athletics' last World Series appearance during their time in Oakland, as the team would move to [[Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|Las Vegas]].

This would be the last postseason appearance by the Reds until [[1995 MLB Postseason|1995]], where the team was swept by the eventual World Series champion [[Atlanta Braves]] in the [[1995 NLCS|NLCS]]. The Athletics would return to the postseason in [[1992 MLB Postseason|1992]], only to lose to the eventual World Series champion [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in six games in the [[1992 ALCS|ALCS]].


This was the last championship of the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|four major North American sports leagues]] won by a team from [[Ohio]] until the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] made and won the [[2016 NBA Finals]].
This was the last championship of the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|four major North American sports leagues]] won by a team from [[Ohio]] until the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] made and won the [[2016 NBA Finals]].

==Broadcasting==
This marked the first year of a four-year agreement with [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] to televise all postseason games nationally in the United States.


==References==
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* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1990-standings.shtml/Major League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings - 1990]


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1990 Major League Baseball postseason
Tournament details
DatesOctober 4–20, 1990[1]
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsCincinnati Reds
(5th title)
Runner-upOakland Athletics
(13th World Series appearance)
Tournament statistics
MVPJosé Rijo
(CIN)
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1990 season. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.

In the National League, the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates both returned to the postseason for the first time since 1979. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox reached the postseason for the third time in five years, and the Oakland Athletics made their third consecutive appearance. The same four teams – the Reds, Pirates, Red Sox, and Athletics – had qualified for the postseason fifteen years before. They would all return again under an expanded format in the 2013 postseason.

This was the last edition of the postseason until 2006 to not feature the Atlanta Braves, who would make fourteen straight postseason appearances from 1991 to 2005, excluding 1994, when the season was cancelled due to a strike.

The playoffs began on October 4, 1990, and concluded on October 28, 1990, with the Reds shocking the defending World Series champion Athletics in a four-game sweep to win their first title since 1976. It was the Reds’ fifth title in franchise history.

Playoff seeds

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American League Teams National League Teams

The following teams qualified for the postseason:

American League

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National League

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Playoff bracket

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League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)		World Series
EastBoston1111
WestOakland9443
ALOakland0431
NLCincinnati7510*82
EastPittsburgh413331
WestCincinnati326522

*Denotes walk-off

American League Championship Series

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Main article: 1990 American League Championship Series

Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics

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Oakland won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 6 Oakland Athletics – 9, Boston Red Sox – 1 Fenway Park 3:26 35,192[6] 
2 October 7 Oakland Athletics – 4, Boston Red Sox – 1 Fenway Park 3:42 35,070[7] 
3 October 9 Boston Red Sox – 1, Oakland Athletics – 4 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 2:47 49,026[8] 
4 October 10 Boston Red Sox – 1, Oakland Athletics – 3 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 3:02 49,052[9]

This was the third postseason meeting between the Red Sox and Athletics. The Athletics once again swept the Red Sox and advanced to the World Series for the third year in a row (in the process denying a rematch of the 1975 World Series between the Red Sox and Reds). The series was not close - the Red Sox were held to just one run in all four games.

Both teams would meet in the postseason again in 2003, where the Red Sox defeated the Athletics in five games in the ALDS before falling in the ALCS.

As of 2025, this is the last time the Athletics won the AL pennant, and it would ultimately be the final one they would win during their time in Oakland, as the team would relocate to Las Vegas. The Red Sox would not return to the postseason again until 1995. They would return to the ALCS in 1999 and 2003, but they lost both to their archrival in the New York Yankees. The Red Sox would win their next AL pennant in 2004 over the Yankees in seven games after trailing three games to none en route to a World Series title.

National League Championship Series

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Main article: 1990 National League Championship Series

Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

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See also: Pirates–Reds rivalry

Cincinnati won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 4 Pittsburgh Pirates – 4, Cincinnati Reds – 3 Riverfront Stadium 2:51 52,911[10] 
2 October 5 Pittsburgh Pirates – 1, Cincinnati Reds – 2 Riverfront Stadium 2:38 54,456[11] 
3 October 8 Cincinnati Reds – 6, Pittsburgh Pirates – 3 Three Rivers Stadium 2:51 45,611[12] 
4 October 9 Cincinnati Reds – 5, Pittsburgh Pirates – 3 Three Rivers Stadium 3:00 50,461[13] 
5 October 10 Cincinnati Reds – 2, Pittsburgh Pirates – 3 Three Rivers Stadium 2:48 48,221[14] 
6 October 12 Pittsburgh Pirates – 1, Cincinnati Reds – 2 Riverfront Stadium 2:57 56,079[15]

This was the fifth postseason meeting in the history of the Pirates–Reds rivalry. The Reds defeated the Pirates in six games to advance to their first World Series since 1976.

The Pirates stole Game 1 on the road by overcoming a 3–0 Reds lead to win 4–3. Despite Doug Drabek pitching a complete game for the Pirates in Game 2, it wasn't enough as the Reds evened the series with a 2–1 victory thanks to excellent pitching as Tom Browning out-dueled Drabek for the win. When the series moved to Pittsburgh, the Reds convincingly took Game 3, 6–3, to take the series lead. The Reds would overcome an early Pirates lead to take Game 4 by a 5–3 score and go up 3–1 in the series. The Pirates sent the series back to Cincinnati with a 3–2 victory in Game 5, as Drabek out-dueled Browning. In Game 6, the Reds narrowly prevailed as Luis Quiñones hit an RBI single to put the Reds ahead for good, securing the pennant.

This was the first of three consecutive losses in the NLCS for the Pirates. They returned the next year, as well as in 1992, and they lost both to the Atlanta Braves in seven games.

As of 2025, this is the last time that the Reds won the NL pennant. The Reds would return to the NLCS in 1995, but were swept by the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves.

1990 World Series

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Main article: 1990 World Series

Oakland Athletics (AL) vs. Cincinnati Reds (NL)

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Cincinnati won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 16 Oakland Athletics – 0, Cincinnati Reds – 7 Riverfront Stadium 2:48 55,830[16] 
2 October 17 Oakland Athletics – 4, Cincinnati Reds – 5 (10) Riverfront Stadium 3:31 55,832[17] 
3 October 19 Cincinnati Reds – 8, Oakland Athletics – 3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 3:01 48,269[18] 
4 October 20 Cincinnati Reds – 2, Oakland Athletics – 1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 2:48 48,613[19]

This was a rematch of the 1972 World Series, which the Athletics won in seven games. In what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in World Series history, the Reds shockingly swept the Athletics to win their first championship since 1976 and their fifth overall.

In Game 1, the Reds blew out the Athletics, 7–0, thanks to excellent pitching from José Rijo and closer Randy Myers, who blanked the A's offense the whole game. Game 2 was the only contest of the series to go into extra innings, and the Reds prevailed thanks to a walk-off RBI single from Joe Oliver. When the series shifted to Oakland, the Reds blew out the Athletics again in Game 3 to take a 3–0 series lead. In Game 4, Rijo, who was on three-days rest, along with Myers, helped preserve a one run Reds lead to complete the sweep and clinch the title. The 1990 Athletics became the sixth 100+ win team to be swept in the postseason.

As of 2025, this is the last World Series appearance by either the Athletics or Reds, as well as the last time that the World Series was won by a team from Ohio. This would be the Athletics' last World Series appearance during their time in Oakland, as the team would move to Las Vegas.

This would be the last postseason appearance by the Reds until 1995, where the team was swept by the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. The Athletics would return to the postseason in 1992, only to lose to the eventual World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays in six games in the ALCS.

This was the last championship of the four major North American sports leagues won by a team from Ohio until the Cleveland Cavaliers made and won the 2016 NBA Finals.

Broadcasting

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This marked the first year of a four-year agreement with CBS to televise all postseason games nationally in the United States.

References

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  2. ^ "1990 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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  4. ^ "1990 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "1990 Cincinnati Reds Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "1990 ALCS Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "1990 ALCS Game 2 - Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "1990 ALCS Game 3 - Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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  10. ^ "1990 NLCS Game 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "1990 NLCS Game 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "1990 NLCS Game 3 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "1990 NLCS Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "1990 NLCS Game 5 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "1990 NLCS Game 6 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "1990 World Series Game 1 – Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "1990 World Series Game 2 – Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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  19. ^ "1990 World Series Game 4 – Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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