1990 American Association season

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The 1990 American Association season was the 83rd in the league's history, and ended with the Omaha Royals winning their first championship since 1978. The Royals would go on to win the Triple-A Classic over the IL's Rochester Red Wings.

Buffalo and Nashville finished the season tied, so a one-game playoff took place September 3 in Buffalo, NY for the East Division title. Nashville won 9-8 in 18 innings, and this result is reflected in the standings below.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Nashville Sounds	86	61	.585	--	Pete Mackanin	Cincinnati Reds
Buffalo Bisons	85	62	.578	1	Terry Collins	Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Redbirds	74	72	.507	11½	Mike Jorgensen	St. Louis Cardinals
Indianapolis Indians	61	85	.418	24½	Tim Johnson	Montreal Expos

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Omaha Royals	86	60	.589	--	Sal Rende	Kansas City Royals
Iowa Cubs	72	74	.493	14	Jim Essian	Chicago Cubs
Denver Zephyrs	68	78	.466	18	Dave Machemer	Milwaukee Brewers
Oklahoma City 89ers	58	87	.400	27½	Steve Smith	Texas Rangers

Championship Finals

Omaha vs. Nashville Date Away Home September 4 Nashville 0 Omaha 1 September 5 Nashville 5 Omaha 3 September 6 Omaha 8 Nashville 7 20 innings September 7 Omaha 4 Nashville 5 September 8 Omaha 8 Nashville 7 Omaha wins series 3-2 and advances to Triple-A Classic

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Mark Ryal, Buffalo, .334
• Runs Scored Joe Redfield, Denver, 87
• Hits Skeeter Barnes, Nashville, 156
• Doubles Ryal, 31
• Triples Steve Carter, Buffalo, 12
• Home Runs Juan González, Oklahoma City, 29
• Runs Batted In González, 101
• Stolen Bases Ced Landrum, Iowa, 46

Pitching

• Wins Chris Hammond, Nashville, 15
• Earned Run Average Hammond, 2.17
• Complete Games Scott Anderson, Indianapolis, 6
• Shutouts Hammond, 3
• Strikeouts Hammond, 144
• Saves Mike Perez, Louisville, 31

All-Star Team

• First Base Orlando Merced, Buffalo
• Second Base Jeff Small, Iowa
• Shortstop Paul Zuvella, Omaha
• Third Base Joe Redfield, Denver
• Outfield Bernard Gilkey, Louisville; Juan González, Oklahoma City; Ray Lankford, Louisville
• Catcher Tim McIntosh, Denver
• Designated Hitter Mark Ryal, Buffalo
• Right-Handed Pitcher Dorn Taylor, Buffalo
• Left-Handed Pitcher Chris Hammond, Nashville

References

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1991 Baseball Almanac

External Links

1990 AA - The Baseball Cube