October 12, 1990
The Red Sox held a press conference this morning at Fenway Park to introduce Jim Fregosi as the 43rd manager in their franchise’s history. The 48 year old Fregosi was most recently fired by the Chicago White Sox after the 1988 season. He has spent the last two seasons as a TV analyst. Prior to managing the White Sox, Fregosi spent 4 seasons as manager of the California Angels. His overall managerial record is 430-474 across 7 seasons, with one playoff appearance with the Angels in 1979.
“We are excited to bring someone like Jim into our organization,” said President of Baseball Operations Jack Brady. “He brings a veteran presence to our team, and we are looking forward to having him work with our players.”
When asked about potential coaches, Brady and Fregosi were both non-committal. They noted that they would be working together in the coming days to reach out to potential candidates.
Fregosi played 18 seasons in the majors, and was a 6 time All-Star. He spent time with the Angels, Mets, Rangers, and Pirates.
Playoff Update
In a thrilling Game 5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5, to advance to their first World Series since 1976. Trailing 5-2 late, Cincinnati used the long ball to get back in the game and ultimately win it. Light hitting catcher Terry McGriff hit a 3 run home run in the 7th inning off Doug Drabek to tie the game. That set the stage for Chris Sabo to be the hero, as he hit a walkoff home run off Pirates closer Lee Smith, who suffered his second loss of the series. Sabo, an MVP candidate, was named the Most Valuable Player of the series, hitting .500 with 3 home runs in the 5 games.
In the ALCS, Baltimore, having been playing catch up the entire series, completed their comeback by winning Games 6 and 7 at home in Baltimore to advance to the World Series, and eliminate the defending champion Oakland Athletics. They staved off elimination in Game 6 behind 7 strong innings from Greg Maddux. They finally got to Oakland starter Mike Moore, who couldn’t make it through 5 innings for the Athletics. In Game 7, it was Oakland who was forced to play from behind, as they scored early and often, winning 11-0 with Pete Harnisch pitching 7.2 shutout innings, striking out 9.
Baltimore DH Sam Horn was named the MVP of the series, hitting .346 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI.
ALCS Game 7 at Memorial Stadium
The World Series kicks off tonight in Cincinnati with Jose Rijo taking the ball for the Reds against Ben McDonald.