90s Baseball

1990 AL MVP

OF Rickey Henderson (OAK) (1st & only of career)

1990 NL MVP

OF Barry Bonds (PIT) (1st of career)

1990 AL Cy Young

SP Bob Welch (OAK) (1st & only of career)

1990 NL Cy Young

SP Doug Drabek (PIT) (1st & only of career)

1991 AL MVP

C Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL) (2nd, 1983, & final of career)

1991 NL MVP

3B Terry Pendleton (ATL) (base hit machine)

1991 AL Cy Young

SP Roger Clemens (BOS) (3rd of 7)

1991 NL Cy Young

SP Tom Glavine (ATL) (1st of career)

1992 AL MVP

CP Dennis Eckersley (OAK) (first pitcher to win since Clemens in ‘86, transitioned to closing pitcher ‘87 after 12 years of being SP)

1992 NL MVP

OF Barry Bonds (PIT) (2nd in 3 years, final year w/ Pirates)

1992 AL Cy Young

CP Dennis Eckersley (OAK) (also won MVP, one of 12 players ever to do so)

1992 NL Cy Young

SP Greg Maddux (CHC) (1st of career, last year w/ Cubs)

1993 AL MVP

1B Frank Thomas (CHW) (1st of career)

1993 NL MVP

OF Barry Bonds (SF) (Back-to-back, 3rd in 4 years, 1st w/ Giants)

1993 AL Cy Young

SP Jack McDowell (CHW) (1st & only of career)

1993 NL Cy Young

SP Greg Maddux (ATL) (2nd in a row, 1st in 1st year w/ Braves)

1994 AL MVP

1B Frank Thomas (CHW) (2nd in a row, led league in OBP, SLG, OPS)

1994 NL MVP

1B Jeff Bagwell (HOU) (1st & only of career)

1994 AL Cy Young

SP David Cone (KC) (1st & only of career)

1994 NL Cy Young

SP Greg Maddux (ATL) (3rd in a row, 1.56 ERA)

1995 AL MVP

1B Mo Vaughn (BOS) (1st & only of career)

1995 NL MVP

SS Barry Larkin (CIN) (1st & only of career)

1995 AL Cy Young

SP Randy Johnson (SEA) (1st of career, went 18-2)

1995 NL Cy Young

SP Greg Maddux (ATL) (4th in a row, went 19-2 w/ 1.63 ERA, final Cy Young of career)

1996 AL MVP

RF Juan González (TEX) (1st of career)

1996 NL MVP

3B Ken Caminiti (SD) (1st & only of career)

1996 AL Cy Young

SP Pat Hentgen (TOR) (1st & only of career, 265.2 IP)

1996 NL Cy Young

SP John Smoltz (ATL) (1st & only of career, Braves 4th straight Cy Young)

1997 AL MVP

OF Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) (1st & only of career, 147 RBI)

1997 NL MVP

OF Larry Walker (COL) (1st & only of career)

1997 AL Cy Young

SP Roger Clemens (TOR) (4th of career, 1st w/ Blue Jays)

1997 NL Cy Young

SP Pedro Martinez (MON) (1st of career, final year w/ Expos)

1998 AL MVP

RF Juan González (TEX) (2nd of career, 2nd in 3 years)

1998 NL MVP

OF Sammy Sosa (CHC) (1st & only of career, home run race w/ McQwire)

1998 AL Cy Young

SP Roger Clemens (TOR) (5th of career, 2nd in a row, final year w/ Blue Jays)

1998 NL Cy Young

SP Tom Glavine (ATL) (2nd & final of career, 6th Braves Cy Young of decade)

1999 AL MVP

C Iván Rodríguez (TEX) (1st & only of career, 3rd Rangers MVP of decade)

1999 NL MVP

3B Chipper Jones (ATL) (1st & only of career)

1999 AL Cy Young

SP Pedro Martinez (BOS) (2nd of career, first w/ Red Sox)

1999 NL Cy Young

SP Randy Johnson (ARI) (2nd of career, first w/ D-backs…)

1990 World Series

Cincinnati Reds over OAK in 4 (SP José Rijo, SS Barry Larkin, 3B Chris Sabo) (5th & most recent title)

1991 World Series

Minnesota Twins over ATL in 7 (SP Kevin Tapani, RF Shane Mack, SP Scott Erickson) (3rd & most recent title)

1992 World Series

Toronto Blue Jays over ATL (x2) in 6 (2B Roberto Alomar, CF Devon White, SP Juan Guzmán) (first franchise title)

1993 World Series

Toronto Blue Jays (x2) over PHI in 6 (1B John Olerud, CF Devon White, 2B Roberto Alomar) (second & last franchise title)

1994 World Series

Canceled due to player’s strike

1995 World Series

Atlanta Braves over CLE in 6 (CY SP Greg Maddux, SP Tom Glavine, SP John Smoltz) (3rd franchise title)

1996 World Series

New York Yankees over ATL (4th WS of decade) in 6 (SP Andy Pettitte, RP Mariano Rivera, CF Bernie Williams) (23rd franchise title)

1997 World Series

Florida Marlins over CLE in 7 (SP Kevin Brown, C Charles Johnson, SP Alex Fernandez) (1st franchise title)

1998 World Series

New York Yankees over SD in 4 (SS Derek Jeter, RF Paul O’Neill, 3B Scott Brosius) (24th franchise title, 2nd of decade)

1999 World Series

New York Yankees (x2) over ATL in 4 (SS Derek Jeter, CF Bernie Williams, SP David Cone) (25th franchise title, 3rd of decade)

1990 Top 5 Records

Athletics (103), Pirates (95), White Sox (94), Mets (91), Reds (91)

1991 Top 5 Records

Pirates (98), Twins (95), Braves (94), Dodgers (93), Blue Jays (91)

1992 Top 5 Records

Braves (98), Athletics (96), Blue Jays (96), Pirates (96), Brewers (92)

1993 Top 5 Records

Braves (104), Giants (103), Phillies (97), Blue Jays (95), Expos (94)

1994 Top 5 Records (played 114 games - player’s strike)

Expos (74), Yankees (70), Braves (68), White Sox (67), Indians (66)

1995 Top 5 Records (played 140 games - player’s strike)

Indians (100), Braves (90), Red Sox (86), Reds (85), Yankees (79)

1996 Top 5 Records

Indians (99), Braves (96), Yankees (92), Padres (91), Dodgers-Rangers (90)

1997 Top 5 Records

Braves (101), Orioles (98), Yankees (96), Marlins (92), Giants-Mariners (90)

1998 Top 5 Records

Yankees (114), Braves (106), Astros (102), Padres (98), Red Sox (92)

1999 Top 5 Records

Braves (103), Diamondbacks (100), Yankees (98), Astros-Indians-Mets (97)

What year was the first year of the postseason Division Series?

1995

What changes in strategy came from the 90s?

Less steals, adopted the “closer”

Who’s this and what did he do in 1998?

SP Kerry Woods, threw 20 Ks in a complete game as a 21-year-old rookie

Who is this and what did he do in 1993?

SP Jim Abbott, threw a no-hitter despite being born with one hand

Who is this and what did he do in 1997?

SP Jack Morris, threw 10 shutout innings in Game 7 of 97’ World Series vs. Braves

When did Cal Ripken Jr. break the consecutive game streak?

Sept 6, 1995. | 2,130 consecutive games played

Who’s this and what did he do in 1993?

OF Joe Carter, hit a walk-off home run in ‘93 World Series to win Toronto consecutive titles

Who’s this and what did he do?

“Fay” Vincent, MLB Commissioner from 1989-1992

Who’s this and what did he do?

Bob Selig, MLB Commissioner from 1998-2015

What happened from 1993-1997 when there was no determined Commissioners?

Owner’s concern around Commissioner’s responsibilities. Bob Selig took over as acting Commissioner,