1990 Atlanta Braves season

Offseason

• November 20, 1989: Mark Eichhorn was released by the Atlanta Braves.
• 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.
• December 17, 1989: Ricky Trlicek was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste.

Regular season

• July 4, 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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers from the Braves by the Cleveland Indians.
• May 2, 1990: Greg Tubbs was traded by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rico Rossy.
• July 12, 1990: Derek Lilliquist was traded by the Braves to the San Diego Padres for Mark Grant.
• July 23, 1990: Marvin Freeman was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Braves for Joe Boever.
• 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.
• August 16, 1990: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent by the Braves.

Draft picks

• June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball draft
  • Chipper Jones was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round.
  • Joe Ayrault was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round.

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

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

References

• 1990 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference
• Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac

References

1. "Mark Eichhorn: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference.
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perryge01.shtml Gerald Perry page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trlicri01.shtml Ricky Trlicek page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valdese01.shtml Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml Rico Rossy page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lillide01.shtml Derek Lilliquist page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freemma02.shtml Marvin Freeman page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/murphda05.shtml Dale Murphy page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/taylobi04.shtml Billy Taylor page at Baseball Reference]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1990&round=1&draft_type=junreg 1990 MLB Draft Round 1 at Baseball Reference]
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/ayraujo01.shtml Joe Ayrault page at Baseball Reference]
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997