1990 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 5

rpriske · 06-16-2021, 08:13 AM

May 4th, 1990

Ramon Martinez was in fine form today as he led the Blue Jays to an easy, 8-1 win over the Tigers.

Eddie Murray hit his 5th homer of the season.

WP - Ramon Martinez (3-2)
LP - Guo-dong Law (0-1)

Record - 13-14

rpriske · 06-20-2021, 03:58 PM

May 5th, 1990

The Jays came from behind to beat the Tigers, 6-4.

Joe Carter and David Roberts homered for Toronto.

WP - Jim Kane (3-2)
Save - Lee Smith (3)
LP - Jeff Sellers (1-4)

Record - 14-14

rpriske · 06-25-2021, 09:44 AM

May 6th, 1990

The Jays seemed to have this in hand but the Tigers scored twice in the 9th to force extras and twice in the 11th to take the 5-3 win.

WP - John Wetteland (2-0)
LP - Orlando Contreras (0-1)

Record - 14-15

rpriske · 06-25-2021, 09:46 AM

Players of the Week: Nick O'Brian, Angels & Kevin Maas, Expos

The Jays edged up a spot to #13 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 06-28-2021, 08:21 AM

May 7th, 1990

Cal Ripken blasted two home runs and Robinson Lopez pitched eight shutout innings as the Jays beat the White Sox, 6-0.

George Brett also homered for Toronto.

WP - Robinson Lopez (4-1)
LP - Charles Nagy (1-3)

Record - 15-15

rpriske · 07-01-2021, 02:54 PM

May 8th, 1990

Back-to-back homers by George Brett and Arturo Vazquez in the 9th made it exciting but the Jays still fell, 9-8, to the White Sox.

Joe Carter also went deep for Toronto.

During the game, Paul Molitor crossed the plate for the 1000th time in his career.

WP - Francisco Alomar (3-0)
Save - Jeff Gray (7)
LP - Fernando Valenzuela (1-2)

Record - 15-16

rpriske · 07-04-2021, 11:04 AM

May 9th, 1990

Ramon Martinez struck out ten but it was in a futile effort to overcome Roger Clemens as the White Sox beat the Blue Jays 8-2.

WP - Roger Clemens (6-2)
LP - Ramon Martinez (3-3)

Record - 15-17

rpriske · 07-04-2021, 11:07 AM

In a freak accident, Robinson Lopez tore his miniscus... tying his shoes.

Brutal. He will be out for about six months.

Michael Hall is recalled from AAA.

The Jays are shuffling their staff, as Hall and Todd Stottlemyre rejoin the rotation and Dave Stieb goes to the pen.

rpriske · 07-06-2021, 09:19 PM

May 10th, 1990

Arturo Vazquez hit a game tying, pinch hit home run in the 9th only for Carlos Baerga to answer it with a walk-off homer in the bottom half. The Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 3-2.

Eddie Murray also homered for Toronto.

WP - John Wetteland (3-0)
LP - Jim Kane (3-3)

Record - 15-18

rpriske · 07-06-2021, 09:35 PM

May 11th, 1990

Joe Carter's Grand Slam put this game out of reach as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers, 11-5.

Gary Gaetti and George Brett also went deep for Toronto.

WP - Dave Stieb (2-0)
Save - Orlando Contreras (3)
LP - Bob Hook (0-1)

Record - 16-18

rpriske · 07-06-2021, 09:36 PM

Gerald Lambright signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 07-06-2021, 09:52 PM

May 12th, 1990

Todd Stottlemyre's return to the rotation was a success... until Lee Smith blew a three-run lead in the 9th.

The Tigers beat the Jays, 6-5.

Arturo Vazquez, Jesus Garza, and Darren Daulton homered for Toronto.

George Brett left the game with a stiff back, but nobody expects he will miss any time.

WP - John Wetteland (4-0)
LP - Lee Smith (1-3)

Record - 16-19

rpriske · 07-15-2021, 11:35 AM

May 13th, 1990

A gutsy game turned into a heartbreaker as the Jays lost 2-1 to the Tigers in 11 innings after Gary Sheffield hit a walk off homer.

The game ended with both David Roberts and Eddie Murray playing in the outfield.

WP - Jeff Parrett (1-0)
LP - Michael Klinger (1-2)

Record - 16-20

rpriske · 07-15-2021, 11:37 AM

Cal Ripken was named AL Player of the Week! This week he hit .290 with 5 dingers and 22 RBI.

Ed Forsyth won the award in Saint Hyacinthe for his AA league.

Dwight Smith of the Padres won for the NL.The Jays fell to #21 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 07-19-2021, 07:58 AM

May 15th, 1990

Ramon Martinez led the Jays into the 9th in a 6-3 win over the Mariners.

Toronto saw homers from Arturo Vazquez, Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, and George Brett.

WP - Ramon Martinez (4-3)
Save - Lee Smith (4)
LP - Michael Barnett (1-5)

Record - 17-20

rpriske · 07-22-2021, 11:29 AM

May 16th, 1990

Jim Kane kept the Mariners quiet as Toronto beat Seattle, 4-1.

George Brett hit his 8th homer of the year.

WP - Jim Kane (4-3)
Save - Lee Smith (5)
LP - Terry Mulholland (2-6)

Record - 18-20

rpriske · 07-22-2021, 11:46 AM

May 17th, 1990

The Jays lost a close one, falling 4-3 to the Mariners.

Randy Johnson and Arturo Vazquez homered for Toronto.

WP - Kevin Brown (3-4)
Save - Duane Ward (11)
LP - Todd Stottlemyre (1-5)

Record - 18-21

rpriske · 07-22-2021, 12:59 PM

May 18th, 1990

Joe Carter reached base safely all five times up as the Jays held off the Angels to win, 6-5.

WP - Fernando Valenzuela (2-2)
Save - Lee Smith (6)
LP - Alex Fernandez (3-2)

Record - 19-21

rpriske · 07-22-2021, 01:00 PM

Darryl Strawberry of the Royals hit his 300th career home run.

rpriske · 07-22-2021, 01:17 PM

May 19th, 1990

The Jays were roughed up and Michael Hall left the game with shoulder pain. The Jays lost 11-5 to the Angels.

Hall's next start will likely need to be moved back.

Paul Molitor and Eddie Murray homered for Toronto.

WP - Juan Nieves (3-1)
LP - Michael Hall (0-1)

Record - 19-22

06-16-2021, 08:13 AM	#81
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 4th, 1990 Ramon Martinez was in fine form today as he led the Blue Jays to an easy, 8-1 win over the Tigers. Eddie Murray hit his 5th homer of the season. WP - Ramon Martinez (3-2) LP - Guo-dong Law (0-1) Record - 13-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-20-2021, 03:58 PM	#82
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 5th, 1990 The Jays came from behind to beat the Tigers, 6-4. Joe Carter and David Roberts homered for Toronto. WP - Jim Kane (3-2) Save - Lee Smith (3) LP - Jeff Sellers (1-4) Record - 14-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-25-2021, 09:44 AM	#83
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 6th, 1990 The Jays seemed to have this in hand but the Tigers scored twice in the 9th to force extras and twice in the 11th to take the 5-3 win. WP - John Wetteland (2-0) LP - Orlando Contreras (0-1) Record - 14-15 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-28-2021 at 08:02 AM.

06-25-2021, 09:46 AM	#84
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	Players of the Week: Nick O'Brian, Angels & Kevin Maas, Expos The Jays edged up a spot to #13 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-28-2021, 08:21 AM	#85
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 7th, 1990 Cal Ripken blasted two home runs and Robinson Lopez pitched eight shutout innings as the Jays beat the White Sox, 6-0. George Brett also homered for Toronto. WP - Robinson Lopez (4-1) LP - Charles Nagy (1-3) Record - 15-15 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 07-01-2021 at 02:36 PM.

07-01-2021, 02:54 PM	#86
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 8th, 1990 Back-to-back homers by George Brett and Arturo Vazquez in the 9th made it exciting but the Jays still fell, 9-8, to the White Sox. Joe Carter also went deep for Toronto. During the game, Paul Molitor crossed the plate for the 1000th time in his career. WP - Francisco Alomar (3-0) Save - Jeff Gray (7) LP - Fernando Valenzuela (1-2) Record - 15-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-04-2021, 11:04 AM	#87
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 9th, 1990 Ramon Martinez struck out ten but it was in a futile effort to overcome Roger Clemens as the White Sox beat the Blue Jays 8-2. WP - Roger Clemens (6-2) LP - Ramon Martinez (3-3) Record - 15-17 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-04-2021, 11:07 AM	#88
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	In a freak accident, Robinson Lopez tore his miniscus... tying his shoes. Brutal. He will be out for about six months. Michael Hall is recalled from AAA. The Jays are shuffling their staff, as Hall and Todd Stottlemyre rejoin the rotation and Dave Stieb goes to the pen. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 07-04-2021 at 11:09 AM.

07-06-2021, 09:19 PM	#89
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 10th, 1990 Arturo Vazquez hit a game tying, pinch hit home run in the 9th only for Carlos Baerga to answer it with a walk-off homer in the bottom half. The Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 3-2. Eddie Murray also homered for Toronto. WP - John Wetteland (3-0) LP - Jim Kane (3-3) Record - 15-18 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-06-2021, 09:35 PM	#90
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 11th, 1990 Joe Carter's Grand Slam put this game out of reach as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers, 11-5. Gary Gaetti and George Brett also went deep for Toronto. WP - Dave Stieb (2-0) Save - Orlando Contreras (3) LP - Bob Hook (0-1) Record - 16-18 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-06-2021, 09:36 PM	#91
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	Gerald Lambright signed a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-06-2021, 09:52 PM	#92
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 12th, 1990 Todd Stottlemyre's return to the rotation was a success... until Lee Smith blew a three-run lead in the 9th. The Tigers beat the Jays, 6-5. Arturo Vazquez, Jesus Garza, and Darren Daulton homered for Toronto. George Brett left the game with a stiff back, but nobody expects he will miss any time. WP - John Wetteland (4-0) LP - Lee Smith (1-3) Record - 16-19 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-15-2021, 11:35 AM	#93
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 13th, 1990 A gutsy game turned into a heartbreaker as the Jays lost 2-1 to the Tigers in 11 innings after Gary Sheffield hit a walk off homer. The game ended with both David Roberts and Eddie Murray playing in the outfield. WP - Jeff Parrett (1-0) LP - Michael Klinger (1-2) Record - 16-20 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-15-2021, 11:37 AM	#94
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	Cal Ripken was named AL Player of the Week! This week he hit .290 with 5 dingers and 22 RBI. Ed Forsyth won the award in Saint Hyacinthe for his AA league. Dwight Smith of the Padres won for the NL.The Jays fell to #21 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-19-2021, 07:58 AM	#95
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 15th, 1990 Ramon Martinez led the Jays into the 9th in a 6-3 win over the Mariners. Toronto saw homers from Arturo Vazquez, Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, and George Brett. WP - Ramon Martinez (4-3) Save - Lee Smith (4) LP - Michael Barnett (1-5) Record - 17-20 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-22-2021, 11:29 AM	#96
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 16th, 1990 Jim Kane kept the Mariners quiet as Toronto beat Seattle, 4-1. George Brett hit his 8th homer of the year. WP - Jim Kane (4-3) Save - Lee Smith (5) LP - Terry Mulholland (2-6) Record - 18-20 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-22-2021, 11:46 AM	#97
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 17th, 1990 The Jays lost a close one, falling 4-3 to the Mariners. Randy Johnson and Arturo Vazquez homered for Toronto. WP - Kevin Brown (3-4) Save - Duane Ward (11) LP - Todd Stottlemyre (1-5) Record - 18-21 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-22-2021, 12:59 PM	#98
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 18th, 1990 Joe Carter reached base safely all five times up as the Jays held off the Angels to win, 6-5. WP - Fernando Valenzuela (2-2) Save - Lee Smith (6) LP - Alex Fernandez (3-2) Record - 19-21 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-22-2021, 01:00 PM	#99
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	Darryl Strawberry of the Royals hit his 300th career home run. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-22-2021, 01:17 PM	#100
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,837	May 19th, 1990 The Jays were roughed up and Michael Hall left the game with shoulder pain. The Jays lost 11-5 to the Angels. Hall's next start will likely need to be moved back. Paul Molitor and Eddie Murray homered for Toronto. WP - Juan Nieves (3-1) LP - Michael Hall (0-1) Record - 19-22 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````