the reds beat oakland athletics in the 1990 world series.
the reds beat oakland athletics in the 1990 world series.
who did the reds beat in the 1990 world series?
oakland athletics
the 1990 world series was the 87th edition of major league baseball's championship series and the conclusion of the 1990 major league baseball season. the series featured the defending champions and heavily favored american league (al) champion oakland athletics against the national league (nl) champion cincinnati reds. the reds defeated the athletics in a four-game sweep. it was the fifth 4-game sweep by the national league and second by the reds after they did it in 1976, as well as the second consecutive world series to end in a sweep, after the a's themselves did it to the san francisco giants in . it is remembered for billy hatcher's seven consecutive hits. the sweep extended the reds' world series winning streak to nine games, dating back to . this also was the second world series meeting between the two clubs (oakland won four games to three in 1972). as of 2018, this remains both teams' most recent appearance in the world series.
1990 world series
both teams stayed close throughout the season, but on aug. 29, the reds beat pittsburgh, 5–3, to begin a seven-game winning streak. after losing two to the braves, the reds began another seven-game winning streak to gain some space between the dodgers. los angeles came into cincinnati for a two-game series, sept. 11–12, trailing the reds by 3 games with 18 left on the schedule. a two-run home run by rookie ken griffey was the big hit in the reds' 6–3 victory on sept. 11, and the reds completed the sweep the next day as jack billingham hurled a complete-game and, the typically poor hitter (.065 average), also belted a bases-clearing double off la starter claude osteen in a 7–3 victory. the dodgers left cincinnati trailing by five games. on sept. 24, the reds beat san diego, 2–1, to clinch their second-straight division title and third in four years. it sent the reds to the 1973 nlcs against the new york mets.
1973 cincinnati reds season