1990 Cincinnati Reds season
| 1990 Cincinnati Reds | |
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| 1990 NL West Champions 1990 NL Champions 1990 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Marge Schott |
| General manager(s) | Bob Quinn |
| Manager(s) | Lou Piniella |
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WLWT (Johnny Bench, Tom Hume, Steve Lamar, Gordy Coleman) |
| Local radio |
WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1990 season was the Reds' 108th season in American baseball. Starting with a club best nine straight wins to open the season, as well as holding the top spot in the National League West every game during the season, the Reds went 41-21 after 62 games, splitting the remaining 100 games 50-50 to end up with a 91-71 record. It consisted of the 91-71 Reds winning the National League West by five games over the second-place Dodgers, as well as the National League Championship Series in six games over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the World Series in a four-game sweep over the overwhelming favorite Oakland Athletics, who had won the World Series the previous year. It was their fifth World Championship for the Reds, and their first since winning two consecutive titles in 1975 and '76.
Led by new manager Lou Piniella, the Reds achieved the rare feat of being in first place everyday of the season ("wire-to-wire"). Starting pitcher Jack Armstrong was a catalyst for the team's fast start, as he won 8 of his first 9 games and was 11-3 through the All Star break. Because of his strong first half, Armstrong was selected as the starting pitcher for the All Star Game.
Cincinnati was well represented at the 1990 All-Star Game in Chicago. In addition to Armstrong at pitcher, Chris Sabo, Barry Larkin, Rob Dibble, and Randy Myers were reserves.
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