I was three months old when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Oakland Athletics in Oakland to win the 1990 World Series and complete the wire-to-wire season, so I don’t have any first-hand memories of that team. But from the things my dad has told me, what I’ve read and the highlights I’ve watched, the 1990 team was one of the more exciting teams in Reds history. This weekend that team will be honored at GABP, celebrating the 25-year anniversary of their World Series win.
The team finished 91-71, first in the National League West division. They were the first NL team to go wire-to-wire in the 162 game schedule era.