1990 Toronto Blue Jays season
| 1990 Toronto Blue Jays | |
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| Record | 86–76 (.531) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
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| Owner(s) |
Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
| General manager(s) | Pat Gillick |
| Manager(s) | Cito Gaston |
| Local television |
CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Jim Hughson, Buck Martinez) |
| Local radio |
CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |
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The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's fourtheenth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing second in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses. It was their first full season in the SkyDome, where an MLB attendance record of 3,885,284 was set that year. The Blue Jays led the division by 1½ games over the Boston Red Sox with one week left in the season. However, they then proceeded to drop six of their last eight games, giving the division title to the Red Sox by a two-game margin.
The 1990 season belonged to third baseman Kelly Gruber. He had career highs in home runs and RBIs, with 31 and 118, respectively. Along with outfielder George Bell and pitcher Dave Stieb, Gruber was named an American League All-Star, stealing two bases in the All-Star Game on July 10 at Chicago's Wrigley Field. A finalist for the American League MVP Award, at season's end he was named the AL's Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Award winner at third base.
The Blue Jays were involved in two no-hitters during the 1990 season. On June 29, Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics no-hit them by a score of 5–0. On September 2, Jays ace Dave Stieb finally got the no-hitter that had eluded him, blanking the Cleveland Indians 3–0.
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