1990 Houston Astros season
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Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

' 1990 season
1990 Major League Baseball season
-Awards and honors:*Most Valuable Player**Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics **Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates *Cy Young Award**Bob Welch, Oakland Athletics **Doug Drabek, Pittsburgh Pirates *Rookie of the Year...

was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West
National League West
The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

.

Offseason

  • December 6, 1989: Bill Gullickson
    Bill Gullickson
    William Lee Gullickson is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for six different major-league teams, in Canada, the U.S...

     was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
  • December 19, 1989: Dan Schatzeder
    Dan Schatzeder
    Daniel Ernest Schatzeder is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from - for nine different teams. Schatzeder played college baseball at the University of Denver...

     was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
  • March 13, 1990: Dave Silvestri
    Dave Silvestri
    David Joseph Silvestri was an infielder in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999. He also played on the United States Baseball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.- External links :...

     and a player to be named later were traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees
    New York Yankees
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     for Orlando Miller
    Orlando Miller
    Orlando Miller Salmon , is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball primarily as a shortstop from 1994-97.Orlando Miller got his pro career started in the minor leagues in 1991...

    . The Astros completed the deal by sending Daven Bond (minors) to the Yankees on June 11.

Notable transactions

  • April 3, 1990: Roger Mason was released by the Houston Astros.
  • August 30, 1990: Larry Andersen was traded by the Astros to the Boston Red Sox
    Boston Red Sox
    The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

     for Jeff Bagwell
    Jeff Bagwell
    Jeffrey Robert Bagwell , is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball career as a first baseman for the Houston Astros and was a four-time All-Star...

    .
  • August 30, 1990: Bill Doran was traded by the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later.
  • September 10, 1990: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets
    New York Mets
    The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

     for Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors).
  • September 7, 1990: Butch Henry was sent by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on August 30, 1990. Catcher Terry McGriff was also sent by the Cincinnati Reds to complete the deal.

Roster

1990 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders
Other batters
Manager

Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
G Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C 150 555 153 .276 4 42
1B 93 327 82 .251 22 64
2B 109 344 99 .288 6 32
3B 153 541 131 .242 4 51
SS 132 445 116 .261 2 37
LF 146 448 117 .261 23 71
CF 142 511 130 .254 1 20
RF 118 368 90 .245 10 55

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
130 262 75 .286 3 22
84 239 46 .192 10 29
30 77 21 .273 1 10
32 49 10 .204 1 11
12 13 4 .308 1 2
7 8 0 .000 0 0
2 1 0 .000 0 0

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
32 193.1 10 14 3.82 73
48 162.2 11 4 2.21 109
1 4 0 0 13.50 2

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
33 76 2 8 6.51 44

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
82 9 8 4 4.29 50
50 5 2 6 1.95 68
45 1 3 0 2.39 37
34 2 1 0 4.62 24

Farm system

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