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1990 Houston Astros season

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1990 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkThe Astrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record75–87 (.463)
Divisional place4th—tied
OwnersJohn McMullen
General managersBill Wood
ManagersArt Howe
TelevisionKTXH
HSE
RadioKTRH
(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell)
KXYZ
(Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)
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The 1990 Houston Astros season was the 29th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 26th as the Astros, 29th in the National League (NL), 22nd in the NL West division, and 26th at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season having posted a record of 86–76 for third place in the NL West, six games behind the division-champion and NL pennant-winning San Francisco Giants.

On April 9, pitcher Mike Scott made his fourth Opening Day start for Houston, who hosted the Cincinnati Reds, but were defeated, 4–2. In the amateur draft, the Astros' first round selections included shortstop Tom Nevers (21st overall) and pitcher Brian Williams (31st).

Pitcher Dave Smith earned his second career MLB All-Star selection, representing the Astros and playing for the National League. Second baseman Joe Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, at the time the longest-tenured former Astro to receive this honor. He started his major league career with Houston in 1965 and played 10 of his 22 major league seasons for the franchise. Pitcher Danny Darwin, who worked primarily out of the bullpen, was the NL earned run average (ERA) leader (2.21).

The Astros concluded the season with a 75–87 record, tied for fourth place with the San Diego Padres and 16 games behind the division- and World Series-champion Reds. The 87 losses were the most for Houston since 1978.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Summary

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Astros slugger Glenn Davis connected for three home runs and five runs batted in (RBI) on June 1. However, the score remained tied with the San Francisco Giants through the bottom of the ninth. It was not until the 12th inning that Greg Litton drove home the winning run.[4]

After both starting pitchers having exchanged shutout ball for nine innings on June 8, the Cincinnati Reds scored first in the 10th inning on an RBI single. In the bottom of the tenth, the Astros' Glenn Wilson cranked a walk-off home run with two runners on for a 3–1 Houston win.[5]

Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 91 71 .562 — 46‍–‍35 45‍–‍36
Los Angeles Dodgers 86 76 .531 5 47‍–‍34 39‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants 85 77 .525 6 49‍–‍32 36‍–‍45
Houston Astros 75 87 .463 16 49‍–‍32 26‍–‍55
San Diego Padres 75 87 .463 16 37‍–‍44 38‍–‍43
Atlanta Braves 65 97 .401 26 37‍–‍44 28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

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1990 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 6–6 8–10 5–13 6–12 6–6 4–8 5–7 5–7 8–10 5–13 7–5
Chicago 6–6 — 4–8 6–6 3–9 11–7 9–9 11–7 4–14 8–4 7–5 8–10
Cincinnati 10–8 8–4 — 11–7 9–9 9–3 6–6 7–5 6–6 9–9 7–11 9–3
Houston 13–5 6–6 7–11 — 9–9 5–7 5–7 5–7 5–7 4–14 10–8 6–6
Los Angeles 12–6 9–3 9–9 9–9 — 6–6 5–7 8–4 4–8 9–9 8–10 7–5
Montreal 6–6 7–11 3–9 7–5 6–6 — 8–10 10–8 13–5 7–5 7–5 11–7
New York 8–4 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 10–8 — 10–8 10–8 5–7 7–5 12–6
Philadelphia 7-5 7–11 5–7 7–5 4–8 8–10 8–10 — 6–12 7–5 8–4 10–8
Pittsburgh 7–5 14–4 6–6 7–5 8–4 5–13 8–10 12–6 — 10–2 8–4 10–8
San Diego 10–8 4–8 9–9 14–4 9–9 5–7 7–5 5–7 2–10 — 7–11 3–9
San Francisco 13–5 5–7 11–7 8–10 10–8 5–7 5–7 4–8 4–8 11–7 — 9–3
St. Louis 5–7 10–8 3–9 6–6 5–7 7–11 6–12 8–10 8–10 9–3 3–9 —


Notable transactions

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  • April 3, 1990: Roger Mason was released by the Houston Astros.[6]
  • August 30, 1990: Larry Andersen was traded by the Astros to the Boston Red Sox for Jeff Bagwell.[7]
  • August 30, 1990: Bill Doran was traded by the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later.[8]
  • September 10, 1990: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors).[2]
  • September 7, 1990: Butch Henry was sent by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on August 30, 1990.[9] Catcher Terry McGriff was also sent by the Cincinnati Reds to complete the deal.[10]

Roster

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1990 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

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Regular season

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Legend
  Astros win
  Astros loss
  Postponement
  Eliminated from playoff race
Bold Astros team member
1990 regular season game log: 75–87 (Home: 49–32; Away: 26–55)[11]
April: 9–10 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–2)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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May: 11–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–11)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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June: 12–16 (Home: 11–3; Away: 1–13)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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July: 11–18 (Home: 7–4; Away: 4–14)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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— July 10 7:35 p.m. CDT 61st All-Star Game in Chicago, IL
August: 16–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–5)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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September: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–8)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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October: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–2)
# Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
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Detailed records

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Craig Biggio 150 555 153 .276 4 42
1B Glenn Davis 93 327 82 .251 22 64
2B Bill Doran 109 344 99 .288 6 32
3B Ken Caminiti 153 541 131 .242 4 51
SS Rafael Ramírez 132 445 116 .261 2 37
LF Franklin Stubbs 146 448 117 .261 23 71
CF Eric Yelding 142 511 130 .254 1 20
RF Glenn Wilson 118 368 90 .245 10 55

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Casey Candaele 130 262 75 .286 3 22
Eric Anthony 84 239 46 .192 10 29
Gerald Young 57 154 27 .175 1 4
Ken Oberkfell 77 150 31 .207 1 12
Mark Davidson 57 130 38 .292 1 11
Rich Gedman 40 104 21 .202 1 10
Dave Rohde 59 98 18 .184 0 5
Tuffy Rhodes 38 86 21 .244 1 3
Javier Ortiz 30 77 21 .273 1 10
Alex Treviño 42 69 13 .188 1 10
Carl Nichols 32 49 10 .204 1 11
Terry Puhl 37 41 12 .293 0 8
Luis Gonzalez 12 21 4 .190 0 0
Louie Meadows 15 14 2 .143 0 0
Mike Simms 12 13 4 .308 1 2
Jeff Baldwin 7 8 0 .000 0 0
Andújar Cedeño 7 8 0 .000 0 0
Terry McGriff 4 5 0 .000 0 0
Steve Lombardozzi 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Deshaies 34 209.1 7 12 3.78 119
Mike Scott 32 205.2 9 13 3.81 121
Mark Portugal 32 196.2 11 10 3.62 136
Bill Gullickson 32 193.1 10 14 3.82 73
Terry Clark 1 4.0 0 0 13.50 2

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Danny Darwin 48 162.2 11 4 2.21 109
Jim Clancy 33 76.0 2 8 6.51 44
Randy Hennis 3 9.2 0 0 0.00 4

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Dave Smith 49 6 6 23 2.39 50
Juan Agosto 82 9 8 4 4.29 50
Larry Andersen 50 5 2 6 1.95 68
Dan Schatzeder 45 1 3 0 2.39 37
Xavier Hernandez 34 2 1 0 4.62 24
Brian Meyer 14 0 4 1 2.21 6
Al Osuna 12 2 0 0 4.76 6
Charlie Kerfeld 5 0 2 0 16.20 4
Brian Fisher 4 0 0 0 7.20 1

Awards and achievements

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NL batting leaders
NL pitching leaders[14]

Minor league system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Bob Skinner
AA Columbus Mudcats Southern League Rick Sweet
A Osceola Astros Florida State League Sal Butera
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Frank Cacciatore
A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Ricky Peters
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ a b Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Dave Silvestri at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Schwartzberg, Seth (June 1, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 1". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Schwartzberg, Seth (June 8, 2025). "Today in Astros history - June 8". The Crawfish Boxes. SB Nation. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "Roger Mason Stats".
  7. ^ Larry Andersen at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ "Bill Doran Stats".
  9. ^ "Butch Henry Stats".
  10. ^ "Terry McGriff Stats".
  11. ^ "1990 Houston Astros Schedule & Results". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "MLB Players of the Week Awards". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  13. ^ "Major League Baseball Pitchers of the Month". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  14. ^ "1990 National League pitching leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
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