The 1990 Atlanta Braves season was the team's 25th season in

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, the 115th in franchise history as a member of the

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and the 120th season overall. The Braves went 65–97, en route to their sixth-place finish in the

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, 26 games behind the World Champion Cincinnati Reds, and ending up with the worst record that year. On June 23,

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replaced

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as the team's manager, a job Cox would hold for the next two decades.

Offseason

* November 20, 1989: Mark Eichhorn was released by the Atlanta Braves. * December 15, 1989:

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and Jim LeMasters (minors) were traded by the Braves to the Kansas City Royals for

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and Rick Luecken. * December 17, 1989: Ricky Trlicek was traded by the Braves to the

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for Ernie Whitt and Kevin Batiste.

Regular season

* July 4, 1990:

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had 6 RBIs in one game against the

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. * David Justice won the

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Award.

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 30, 1990:

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was selected off waivers from the Braves by the

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. * May 2, 1990: Greg Tubbs was traded by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for

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. * July 12, 1990:

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was traded by the Braves to the

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for Mark Grant. * July 23, 1990:

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was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Braves for

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. * August 3, 1990:

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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

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(August 9, 1990) to the Phillies to complete the trade. The Phillies sent

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(August 9, 1990) and Víctor Rosario (September 4, 1990) to the Braves to complete the trade. * August 16, 1990:

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was signed as a free agent by the Braves.

Draft picks

* June 4, 1990:

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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

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* Greg Olson, catcher

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

1990 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference

Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac
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