Midwest League 1990

Summary

• Midwest League Champion: Quad City Angels (Angels)
• Team with Best Won/Lost Record: Cedar Rapids Reds (Reds) 88-46, .657
• Most Valuable Player: Reggie Sanders (Cedar Rapids/Reds)
• Prospect of the Year: Reggie Sanders (Cedar Rapids/Reds)
• Manager of the Year: Don Long (Quad City/Angels)

• League Attendance: 1,648,095
  • 14 teams in two divisions played a 140 game, split-season schedule.
  • The MWL had teams in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Overview

Composite Record for Each Team

                Nickname        Affiliate    Won Lost  Pct (Rank)
Appleton        Foxes           Royals       62  71   .466  (8)
Beloit          Brewers         Brewers      72  63   .533  (7)
Burlington      Braves          Braves       78  59   .569  (4)
Cedar Rapids    Reds            Reds         88  46   .657  (1)
Clinton         Giants          Giants       76  58   .567  (5)
Kenosha         Twins           Twins        61  77   .442 (10)
Madison         Muskies         Athletics    74  61   .548  (6)
Peoria          Chiefs          Cubs         55  82   .401 (13)
Quad City       Angels          Angels       81  59   .579  (2)
Rockford        Expos           Expos        56  80   .412 (12)
South Bend      White Sox       White Sox    77  57   .575  (3)
Springfield     Cardinals       Cardinals    63  76   .453  (9)
Waterloo        Diamonds        Padres       60  76   .441 (11)
Wausau          Timbers         Orioles      49  87   .360 (14)

First Half

Northern Division           Southern Division
Madison    40 28 .588  ---  Cedar Rapids 45 21 .682  ---
South Bend 35 31 .530  4.0  Burlington   42 26 .623  3.5
Beloit     35 32 .522  4.5  Clinton      40 25 .615  4.5
Rockford   34 34 .500  6.0  Quad City    36 34 .514 11.0
Kenosha    29 39 .426 11.0  Springfield  32 38 .457 15.0
Appleton   26 37 .413 11.5  Peoria       27 41 .397 19.0
Wausau     23 45 .338 17.0  Waterloo     26 40 .394 19.0

Second Half

Northern Division           Southern Division
South Bend 42 26 .618  ---  Quad City    45 25 .643  ---
Beloit     37 31 .544  5.0  Cedar Rapids 43 25 .632  1.0
Appleton   36 34 .514  7.0  Clinton      36 33 .522  8.5
Madison    34 33 .507  7.5  Burlington   35 33 .515  9.0
Kenosha    32 38 .457 11.0  Waterloo     34 36 .486 11.0
Wausau     26 42 .382 16.0  Springfield  31 38 .449 13.5
Rockford   22 46 .324 20.0  Peoria       28 41 .406 16.5

1990 Post Season

Round 1:
South Bend d. Madison, 2-0
Quad City d. Cedar Rapids, 2-0

Championship:
Quad City d. South Bend, 3-1

1990 All-Star Game at Quad City

June 25
South 10, North 5

1990 Individual Achievements

Batting

Runs            Kerwin Moore, Appleton            93
Hits            Chad Curtis, Quad City           151
Home Runs       Fred Cooley, Madison              22
Runs Batted In  John Byington, Beloit             89
Stolen Bases    Jason McFarlin, Clinton           73
Batting Avg     Scott Cepicki, South Bend       .312

Pitching

Games           Christopher Gorton, Springfield   59
Complete Games  Fili Martinez, Quad City           7
                Brian McKeon, Waterloo             7
                William Risley, Cedar Rapids       7
Innings Pitched Brian McKeon, Waterloo           180
Strikeouts      Fili Martinez, Quad City         195
Saves           Clyde Keller, Springfield         26
                David McAuliffe, Cedar Rapids     26
Won             Marcus Moore, Quad City           16
Earned Run Avg  Alan Newman, Kenosha            1.64

1990 Post Season All-Stars

Catcher                 Eddie Taubensee, Cedar Rapids 
First Base              Rich Tunison, Appleton
Second Base             Chad Curtis, Quad City
Third Base              John Byington, Beloit
Shortstop               Damion Easley, Quad City
Outfield                Reggie Sanders, Cedar Rapids
                        Troy O'Leary, Beloit
                        Scott Bryant, Cedar Rapids
Designated Hitter       Fred Cooley, Madison
Left Handed Pitcher     Alan Newman, Kenosha
Right Handed Pitcher    Darin Kracl, Madison
Left Handed Reliever    Mike Hook, Quad City
Right Handed Reliever   Clyde Keller, Springfield

1990 Awards

Most Valuable Player    Reggie Sanders, Cedar Rapids
Manager of the Year     Don Long, Quad City

1990 League Information

Officers

President  George Spelius   Beloit, WI

Umpires

Umpire staff as assigned before the season. The actual staff was almost certainly somewhat different.

# Name                Hometown
 3 Erik deSonnaville   Meadow Vista, CA
 4 Michael Snader      Phoenix, AZ
 5 Robert Ashley       Springfield, OR
 6 Andrew Fletcher     Memphis, TN
 7 Martin Foster       Denver, CO
 8 Paul Nauert         Shively, KY
 9 Marvin Wright       Covington, KY
10 Jeff Nelson         Salt Lake City, UT
11 Gerald Schmitt      Crestwood, IL
12 Bryan Wilber        Madison, WI
13 Mike Everitt        Aztec, NM
14 Mark Erramouspe     Rock Springs, WY
16 James D. Hacker
17 Michael Huber       Greenville, IL
19 Michael Pietro      Phoenix, AZ
20 Chris Jarboe        Lutherville, MD

1990 Team Information

Leadership

                Joined
                MWL    President           GM
Appleton        1962   Paul VanderHeyden   Jim Rodgers
Beloit          1982   Tim Monahan         Steve Kretz
Burlington      1962   Dave Walker         Paul Marshall
Cedar Rapids    1962   Bob Nance           Don Buchheister
Clinton         1956   Ed Kross            Kevin Temperly
Kenosha         1985   Bob Lee             Bob Lee
Madison         1982   Chuck Barnhill      Jeff Jurgella
Peoria          1983                       John Butler
Quad City       1960   Richard Holtzman    Mike Tatoian
Rockford        1988   William McKee       Bill Larsen
South Bend      1988                       John Baxter
Springfield     1982   Fred Kuhlman        Lee Landers
Waterloo        1958   Dan Yates           Jim Peterson
Wausau          1975   Pete Heitman        Jack Roeder

Coaching Staff

                Manager          Coaches
Appleton        Joe Breeden      Mike Jirschele Andre Rabouin
Beloit          Rob Derksen      Jeff Nate
Burlington      Jim Saul         Eddie Watt     Phil Wellman
Cedar Rapids    Dave Miley       Terry Abbott
Clinton         Jack Mull        Steve Cline
Kenosha         Steve Liddle     Rick Anderson
Madison         Casey Parsons    Bert Bradley
Peoria          Greg Mahlberg    Lester Strode
Quad City       Don Long         Mitch Seoane   Joe Georger
Rockford        Mike Quade       Sid Monge      Rob Leary
South Bend      Rick Patterson   Kirk Champion  Mike Barnett  Jim Reinebold
Springfield     Keith Champion   Roger Erickson
Waterloo        Bryan Little     Ron Oglesby    Glen Glynn
Wausau          Mike Young       Chet Nichols   Carlos Bernhardt

Ballparks

                           Stadium                   Capacity Attendance
Appleton                   Goodland Field            4,300       84,396
Beloit                     Harry C Pohlman Field     3,100       95,876
Burlington                 Community Field           3,500       81,230
Cedar Rapids               Veterans Memorial Stadium 6,000      121,340
Clinton                    Riverview Stadium         3,600       75,325
Kenosha                    Simmons Field             3,000       53,373
Madison                    Warner Park               4,000       82,490
Peoria                     Meinen Field              5,000      195,671
Quad City (Davenport, IA)  John O'Donnell Stadium    5,000      204,889
Rockford                   Marinelli Field           4,500      140,864
South Bend                 Stanley Coveleski Stadium 5,200      212,485
Springfield                Lanphier Park             5,000      161,271
Waterloo                   Municipal Stadium         5,400       82,451
Wausau                     Athletic Park             3,000       56,434

MWL changes during the 1989-90 off-season

Franchise changes

• None.

Sources:

• 1990 Yearbook for South Bend White Sox
• 1990 Yearbook for Kenosha Twins
• Baseball America's 1991 Almanac
• Johnson & Wolff, eds., Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball