1990 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1990
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = Bobby Cox, John Schuerholz
managers =Russ Nixon, Bobby Cox
television = WTBS
TBS Superstation
radio = WSB
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton)|

The season was defined by David Justice and his National League Rookie of the Year Award. Steve Avery would make his major league debut with the club while Dale Murphy would be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

* December 15, 1989 – The Braves sent Gerald Perry and Jim LeMasters to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Charlie Liebrandt and Rick Luecken.

* December 17, 1989 - The Atlanta Braves sent Ricky Trlicek to the Toronto Blue Jays for Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste.

Regular season

* July 5, 1990 - Ron Gant had 6 RBIs in one game versus the New York Mets.

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 30, 1990: Sergio Valdez was selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valdese01.shtml]
*May 2, 1990: Rico Rossy was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Braves for Greg Tubbs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml Rico Rossy page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 12, 1990: Derek Lilliquist was traded by the Braves to the San Diego Padres for Mark Grant. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lillide01.shtml Derek Lilliquist page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 23, 1990: Marvin Freeman was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Braves for Joe Boever. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freemma02.shtml Marvin Freeman page at Baseball Reference] ]
* 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 Victor Rosario (September 4, 1990) to the Braves to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/murphda05.shtml Dale Murphy page at Baseball Reference] ]

Draft Picks

*June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
**Chipper Jones was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1990&round=1&draft_type=junreg 1990 MLB Draft Round 1 at Baseball Reference] ]
**Joe Ayrault was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/ayraujo01.shtml Joe Ayrault page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

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 [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Jim Beauchamp, manager)
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Buddy Bailey, manager)
* Class A: Durham Bulls (Carolina League; Grady Little, manager)
* Class A: Burlington Braves (Midwest League; Jim Saul, manager)
* Class A: Sumter Braves (South Atlantic League; Ned Yost, manager)
* Rookie: Pulaski Braves (Appalachian League; Randy Ingle, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Jim Procopio, manager)
* Rookie: Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League; Steve Curry, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1990.shtml 1990 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=ATL Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac]