August 10, 1990: Craig Grebeck, Ozzie Guillen derail Ryan Express

Chicago’s Comiskey Park, built in the heyday of the first wave…
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June 3, 1990: Mark Gubicza can’t watch as Royals hammer Dave Stewart, champion A’s

The Oakland A’s ruled the American League from 1988 to 1990,…
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August 15, 1990: Terry Mulholland hurls Phillies’ first no-hitter at Veterans Stadium

The Philadelphia Phillies’ modern, circular, multipurpose,…

April 16, 1990: Milwaukee Brewers crush the Red Sox 18-0 on Patriots Day

The Boston Red Sox began their 1990 campaign by winning three…
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April 9, 1990: Orioles’ Sam Horn homers twice, drives in six in Opening Day win

Late in the 1987 season, Sam Horn took Boston by storm. After…
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August 19, 1990: Hector Villanueva’s pinch-hit home run lifts Maddux, Cubs past Braves

The Cubs called up Puerto Rico native Hector Villanueva on June…

April 9, 1990: White Sox eke out a win in final Opening Day at Comiskey Park

The rising rafters of New Comiskey Park peered over the wall…

July 17, 1990: Bo Jackson clouts three home runs in Royals’ victory over Yankees

One year after the debut of the “Bo Knows” Nike ad campaign,1…
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April 11, 1990: Mike Norris makes a comeback against all odds

Baseball takes on an extended mythology when accompanied by a…

July 10, 1990: Julio Franco wins MVP honors in a rainy All-Star Game at Wrigley

The crowd at Wrigley Field wore slickers and raincoats. Some…

July 25, 1990: Mets survive exciting 6-run ninth-inning rally by Phillies

As July 1990 neared its end, the New York Mets were closing in…

May 13, 1990: Tim Wallach notches eight RBIs as Expos drub Padres

Tim Wallach picked a pretty good day to have one of the best…

July 25, 1990: George Brett hits for second career cycle

A day after George Brett powered the Royals to a 6-1 victory…

July 1, 1990: Andy Hawkins no-hitter is ‘no winner’ for Yankees

In 1906 the Chicago White Sox won the World Series with a team…

June 8, 1990: Mike Scott strikes out 15 as Astros walk it off in 10th

The 1990 season was two months old, and two teams heading in…

September 5, 1990: Bo knows ‘sombreros’

It goes by many names: the whiff, the punchout, or simply a K.…

June 11, 1990: Rangers’ Nolan Ryan fires his sixth career no-hitter

“This has a special place right up there with the fifth one…

July 31, 1990: The Ryan Express wins 300th career game

“I’m just relieved to have this over with,” said 43-year-old…

July 8, 1990: Brewers score County Stadium-record 20 runs in rout of Angels

“We got seven runs early and felt we were in pretty good shape,”…

June 29, 1990: Oakland’s Dave Stewart hurls no-hitter in Toronto

After right-hander Dave Stewart suffered a tough loss to the…

September 2, 1990: Dave Stieb pitches first no-hitter in Blue Jays history

If there was ever a pitcher who was the face of bad luck, it…

July 17, 1990: Minnesota Twins turn two triple plays, but lose to Boston

In a game played before a Fenway Park crowd of 34,113, the Minnesota…