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The 1990 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1990 season.The 87th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the defending champions and heavily favored American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Cincinnati Reds.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The trade proved beneficial for the Reds as Morris was a part of the 1990 Cincinnati Reds, who won the World Series. He hit .340 on the year, which, at the time, was the third highest batting average by a rookie in 50 years. Also, his 136 OPS+ led the team. His sacrifice fly in game 4 turned out to be the series-winning RBI.
A series-by-series look at each of the World Series the Dodgers franchise played in before winning it all again in 2024.
October 20 – The talk of an Oakland Athletics dynasty is proven premature, as the Cincinnati Reds beat Oakland 2–1 to complete one of the most stunning sweeps in World Series history. Series MVP José Rijo (2–0, 0.59 ERA) retires the last 20 batters he faces to give the Reds their first World Championship since 1976 .
AL pennant winners have gone on to win the World Series 68 times, most recently in 2023. The New York Yankees have won 41 AL pennants, [11] winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2024. [12] This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team, the Oakland Athletics, who have won 15. [13]
The 1990 Cincinnati Reds season was the 121st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 21st and 20th full season at Riverfront Stadium.Starting with a team 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 ...
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