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1990 Major League Baseball postseason
Tournament details
DatesOctober 4–20, 1990[1]
Teams4
Defending championsOakland Athletics
Final positions
ChampionsCincinnati Reds (5th title)
Runner-upOakland Athletics (14th World Series appearance)

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 were making their first postseason appearance since 1976, and the Pittsburgh Pirates returned for the first time since 1979. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox returned for the third time in five years, and the Oakland Athletics made their third consecutive appearance. This was the first postseason since 1975 to feature only these four teams.

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. It was the Reds fifth title in franchise history.

Playoff seeds

American League

  1. Boston Red Sox – 88–74, Clinched AL East[2]
  2. Oakland Athletics – 103–59, Clinched AL West[3]

National League

  1. Pittsburgh Pirates - 95–67, Clinched NL East[4]
  2. Cincinnati Reds - 91–71, Clinched NL West[5]

Playoff bracket

Template:4TeamBracket-MLB

American League Championship Series

Main article: 1990 ALCS

Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics

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 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.

As of 2022, this is the last time the Athletics won the AL pennant.

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1990 NLCS

Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

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 between the Reds and Pirates. The Reds defeated the Pirates in six games to advance to their first World Series since 1976.

As of 2022, this is the last time that the Reds won the NL pennant.

1990 World Series

Main article: 1990 World Series

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

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 innings) 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. 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, the Athletics would return to the postseason in 1992, only to lose to the eventual 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.

References

  1. ^ "1990 Major Leagues Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "1990 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "1990 Oakland Athletics Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  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.
  9. ^ "1990 ALCS Game 4 - Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  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.
  18. ^ "1990 World Series Game 3 – Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "1990 World Series Game 4 – Cincinnati Reds vs. Oakland Athletics". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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