1990 Philadelphia Phillies season

1990 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Veterans Stadium (since 1971)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Giles
General manager(s)	Lee Thomas
Manager(s)	Nick Leyva
Local television	WTXF-TV (Harry Kalas, Chris Wheeler, Andy Musser) PRISM (Jim Barniak, Mike Schmidt, Garry Maddox) SportsChannel Philadelphia (Chris Wheeler, Andy Musser)
Local radio	WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
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Offseason

• October 11, 1989: Steve Stanicek was released by the Phillies.
• December 4, 1989: Rule 5 draft
  • Sil Campusano was drafted by the Phillies from the Toronto Blue Jays in the .
  • Gordon Dillard was drafted from the Phillies by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• December 6, 1989: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
• March 31, 1990: Steve Jeltz was traded by the Phillies to the Kansas City Royals for José DeJesús.

Regular season

Mike Schmidt 3B Retired 1990

Terry Mulholland pitched the eighth no-hitter of the 1990 season on August 15 as the Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-0. The season's eighth no-hitter surpassed the modern record of seven set in 1917 and 1908. Mulholland's no-hitter was the first in the 20th century by a Phillies' pitcher in Philadelphia, and was also the first nine-inning no-hitter pitched at Veterans Stadium. The game was played in two hours and nine minutes and attendance was 32,156.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	67	0.586	—	49–32	46–35
New York Mets	91	71	0.562	4	52–29	39–42
Montreal Expos	85	77	0.525	10	47–34	38–43
Chicago Cubs	77	85	0.475	18	39–42	38–43
Philadelphia Phillies	77	85	0.475	18	41–40	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	70	92	0.432	25	34–47	36–45

Record vs. opponents

1990 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	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

Mike Lieberthal

• April 6, 1990: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
• June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball draft
  • Mike Lieberthal was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round.
  • Marvin Benard was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round, but did not sign.
• July 23, 1990: Marvin Freeman was traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Joe Boever.
• August 3, 1990: Jeff Parrett and players to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Dale Murphy and a player to be named later. The Braves completed their part of the deal by sending Tommy Greene to the Phillies on August 9. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Jim Vatcher to the Braves on August 9 and Víctor Rosario to the Braves on September 4.

1990 Game Log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

Roster

1990 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 35 Darrel Akerfelds 30 Joe Boever 42 Don Carman 38 Pat Combs 39 Dennis Cook 54 José DeJesús 48 Marvin Freeman 52 Todd Frohwirth 49 Tommy Greene 54 Jason Grimsley 43 Ken Howell 53 Chuck Malone 13 Roger McDowell 51 Chuck McElroy 46 Brad Moore 45 Terry Mulholland 34 Dickie Noles 41 Steve Ontiveros 49 Jeff Parrett 47 Bruce Ruffin		Catchers 10 Darren Daulton 24 Darrin Fletcher 25 Steve Lake 11 Tom Nieto Infielders 37 Rod Booker  8 Charlie Hayes 28 Tom Herr 15 Dave Hollins 17 Ricky Jordan 24 Carmelo Martínez 12 Mickey Morandini 21 Dickie Thon		Outfielders  6 Sil Campusano 31 Wes Chamberlain  4 Lenny Dykstra 27 Curt Ford  9 Von Hayes 26 Ron Jones 11,19 John Kruk 29 Louie Meadows  3 Dale Murphy 23 Randy Ready 31 Jim Vatcher		Manager 16 Nick Leyva Coaches  2 Larry Bowa (third base)  3 Darold Knowles (pitching) 22 Hal Lanier (first base) 14 Denis Menke (hitting) 18 John Vukovich (bench)  5 Mike Ryan (bullpen)

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

Other batters

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
Steve Lake	29	80	20	.250	0	6
Jim Vatcher	36	46	12	.261	1	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bruce Ruffin	32	149	6	13	5.38	79

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Darrel Akerfelds	71	5	2	3	3.77	42
Steve Ontiveros	5	0	0	0	2.70	6

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	International League	Bill Dancy
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Don McCormack
A	Clearwater Phillies	Florida State League	Lee Elia
A	Spartanburg Phillies	South Atlantic League	Mel Roberts
A-Short Season	Batavia Clippers	New York–Penn League	Dave Cash, Tony Scott and Ramón Avilés
Rookie	Martinsville Phillies	Appalachian League	Roly de Armas

References

• 1990 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference