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1990 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1990 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	Bobby Cox, John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Russ Nixon, Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation
Local radio	WSB (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Award winners
5 Farm system
6 References

Offseason

December 15, 1989: Gerald Perry and Jim LeMasters (minors) were traded by the Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Charlie Leibrandt and Rick Luecken.^[1]
December 17, 1989: Ricky Trlicek was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste.^[2]

Regular season

July 5, 1990: Ron Gant had 6 RBIs in one game against the New York Mets.

David Justice won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	91	71	--	.562
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	76	5.0	.531
San Francisco Giants	85	77	6.0	.525
Houston Astros	75	87	16.0	.463
San Diego Padres	75	87	16.0	.463
Atlanta Braves	65	97	26.0	.401

Notable transactions

April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Cleveland Indians.^[3]
May 2, 1990: Greg Tubbs was traded by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rico Rossy.^[4]
July 12, 1990: Derek Lilliquist was traded by the Braves to the San Diego Padres for Mark Grant.^[5]
July 23, 1990: Marvin Freeman was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Braves for Joe Boever.^[6]
August 3, 1990: Dale Murphy was traded by the Braves with a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later and Jeff Parrett. The Braves sent Tommy Greene (August 9, 1990) to the Phillies to complete the trade. The Phillies sent Jim Vatcher (August 9, 1990) and Víctor Rosario (September 4, 1990) to the Braves to complete the trade.^[7]
August 16, 1990: Billy Taylor was signed as a Free Agent by the Braves.^[8]

Draft Picks

June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
- Chipper Jones was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round.^[9]
- Joe Ayrault was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round.^[10]

Roster

1990 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

17 Jimmy Kremers
38 Kelly Mann
10 Greg Olson
12 Ernie Whitt

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Bobby Cox
2 Russ Nixon

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Olson, GregGreg Olson	100	298	78	.262	7	36
1B	Justice, DavidDavid Justice	127	439	124	.282	28	78
CF	Gant, RonRon Gant	152	575	174	.303	32	84
RF	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	97	349	81	.232	17	55

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Whitt, ErnieErnie Whitt	67	180	31	.172	2	10
Vatcher, JimJim Vatcher	21	27	7	.259	0	3
Rosario, VíctorVíctor Rosario	9	7	1	.143	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Leibrandt, CharlieCharlie Leibrandt	24	162	9	11	3.16	76

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Luecken, RickRick Luecken	36	1	4	1	5.77	35
Valdez, SergioSergio Valdez	6	0	0	0	6.75	3

Award winners

David Justice, Player of the Month, August
David Justice, National League Rookie of the Year Award

1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Greg Olson, Catcher

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Jim Beauchamp
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Buddy Bailey
A	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Grady Little
A	Burlington Braves	Midwest League	Jim Saul
A	Sumter Braves	South Atlantic League	Ned Yost
Rookie	Pulaski Braves	Appalachian League	Randy Ingle
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Jim Procopio
Rookie	Idaho Falls Braves	Pioneer League	Steve Curry

References

^ Gerald Perry page at Baseball Reference
^ Ricky Trlicek page at Baseball Reference
^ Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference
^ Rico Rossy page at Baseball Reference
^ Derek Lilliquist page at Baseball Reference
^ Marvin Freeman page at Baseball Reference
^ Dale Murphy page at Baseball Reference
^ Billy Taylor page at Baseball Reference
^ 1990 MLB Draft Round 1 at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Ayrault page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

1990 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1990 Major League Baseball Draft • 1990 Major League Baseball lockout • 1990 All-Star Game • 1990 World Series

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves · Based in Atlanta, Georgia

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Ballparks

South End Grounds · Congress Street Grounds · South End Grounds · Fenway Park · Braves Field · Milwaukee County Stadium · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Turner Field
Spring Training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park · McKechnie Field · Municipal Stadium · Champion Stadium

Culture

Chief Noc-A-Homa · Homer · Rally · Braves TBS Baseball · Tomahawk Buzzcut · Tomahawk Chop · Continental League · The Slide

Rivalries

New York Mets · Philadelphia Phillies

Important Figures

Hank Aaron · Bobby Cox · Tom Glavine · Greg Maddux · Eddie Mathews · Leo Mazzone · Dale Murphy · Phil Niekro · Johnny Sain · John Smoltz · Warren Spahn · Chipper Jones · Andruw Jones · Ted Turner · Stan Kasten · Skip Caray · Rabbit Maranville · Johnny Evers · Frank Selee · Kid Nichols · Hugh Duffy · Fred Tenney · Billy Hamilton · Julio Franco · Mark Wohlers · John Rocker · Jeff Blauser · Steve Avery · Terry Pendleton

Retired Numbers

3 · 21 · 31 · 35 · 41 · 42 · 44

Key Personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) · General Manager: Frank Wren · Club President: John Schuerholz · Manager: Bobby Cox

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Affiliates

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