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Home > Baseball > World Series History > (1990) Cincinnati 4, Oakland 0
(1990) Cincinnati 4, Oakland 0
The Athletics, defending World Series Champions, came into the Series as heavy favorites after cruising through the regular season, then sweeping Boston in the American League Championship Series. But Game 1, matching 22 game winner, Dave Stewart against Reds ace Jose Rijo was no contest, as Rijo and Nasty Boys relievers Rob Dibble and Randy Myers teamed up on a nine hit shutout.
Oakland led with 4-2 early in the game 2 only to see Cincinnati tie the game with single runs in the 4th and 8th and when they scored in the 9th, they went to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Dennis Eckersley retired Eric Davis but was then touched for consecutive singles by Billy Bates, Chris Sabo and Joe Oliver, Oliver's blow plating Bates with the winning run.
The Series traveled to Oakland for Game 3, but the change of scenery did the Athletics little benefit. Reds third baseman, Chris Sabo opened the scoring with a single homer in the second inning, and he added a 2 run shot in the third. After 3 innings, the Reds led with 8-3, and that was the final score.
Game 4 featured a rematch of the Game 1 starters, Stewart and Rijo. The latter permitted a leadoff double to Willie McGee and an RBI, Runs Batted In single to Carney Lansford in the first inning and not another hit prior to leaving in the 9th. Stewart wasn't as sharp, but he still owned a 1-0 lead after 7 frames. In the bottom of the eighth, though, the Reds came up with a pair of runs, one of them unearned to take a 2-1 lead. With one out in the top of the 9th, Randy Myers substituted Rijo and retired after the next two Athletics to settle the series. And for the first time from 1938 and 1939, two straight World Series resulted in sweeps.
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