- May 11
- New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to California Angels for Mike Witt. [1]
- May 13
- Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic. [1]
- May 14
- 46th time opposing pitchers hit homerun, Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers)/Gross (Montreal Expos). [1]
- May 16
- Juventus wins 19th UEFA Cup in Avellino. [1]
- May 17
- WIBC Bowling Queens won by Patty Ann. [1]
- May 18
- Chicago Cubs' Ryne Sandberg ends second baseman record 123 errorless game streak. [1]
- May 19
- 116th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6. [1]
- May 20
- Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Golf International. [1]
- May 22
- In a 16-inning game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs' right fielder Andre Dawson is walked five times intentionally, establishing a major league record. [1] [56]
- May 23
- A C Milan wins 35th Europe Cup 1 at Vienna, Austria. [1]
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- New York Yankees hit six homeruns to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0. [1]
- May 24
- The Edmonton Oilers defeat the Boston Bruins in the 1990 NHL Finals for their fifth Stanley Cup. [1] [42]
- May 26
- Philadelphia Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20. [1]
- May 27
- 74th Indianapolis 500 runs; Arie Luyendyk wins with an average speed of 185.981 mph. [1]
- Jan Stephenson wins J C Penney LPGA Golf Skins Game. [1]
- Pat Bradley wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1]
- May 29
- New York Mets fire manager Davey Johnson and hire Bud Harrelson. [1]
- Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record. [1]
- May 31
- BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dana Miller-Mackie. [1]
- June 6
- Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as New York Yankees' manager. [56]
- June 8
- The 1990 FIFA World Cup begins in Italy. [42]
- Phil Bradley hits the 18th inside-the-park home run in Baltimore Orioles' history. [1]
- June 9
- Czechoslovakia beats US 5-1 in World Cup soccer. [1]
- Go and Go wins the 122nd Belmont Stakes horse race. [1]
- Monica Salas beats Steffi Graff for French Open women's tennis title. [1]
- June 10
- Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers for first time since 1974 in Portland, Oregon. [1]
- June 12
- New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field; Chicago Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning. [1]
- New York Yankees' reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves. [1]
- Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson becomes second to steal 900 bases. [1]
- June 14
- Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers, four games to one for NBA championship. [1] [42]
- June 18
- First ever loss for Cameroon in the World Cup, USSR-4 Cameroon-0. [1]
- First sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin. [1]
- June 22
- Longest game in Toronto, New York Yankees beat Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 innings. [1]
- June 27
- José Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oakland Athletics contract. [1]
- June 29
- New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak. [1]
- July 5
- Zina Garrison upsets Steffi Graf in Wimbeldon semi-finals. [1]
- July 7
- Greg Lemond wins his third Tour de France (90:43:20 average 23.3 mph). [1]
- Martina Navratilova beats Zina Garrison for record 9th Wimbeldon title. [1]
- July 8
- Federal Republic of Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th FIFA World Cup at Rome, Italy. [1] [37] [42]
- Italy beats England in soccer's FIFA World Cup consolation game. [1]
- Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon title. [1]
- Trailing 7-0, Milwaukee Brewers tie California Angels and then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7. [1]
- July 10
- American League beats National League 2-0 in 61st All Star Game at Wrigley Field, Chicago. [1]
- July 12
- Chicago White Sox player Melido Perez no-hits the New York Yankees 8-0 in a rain. [1]
- July 17
- New York Yankees' player Deion Sanders hits an inside the park homer. [1]
- The Minnesota Twins become the first team in baseball history to turn two triple plays in the same game, against the Boston Red Sox. [56]
- July 19
- Cincinnati Reds' player Pete Rose is sentence to five months for tax evasion. [1]
- July 21
- Goodwill Games opens in Seattle, Washington. [1]
- July 22
- Greg Lemond of US wins bicycling's third tour de France. [1]
- Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship. [1]
- July 25
- Kansas City Royals' player George Brett hits for the cycle. [1]
- Nadezhda Ryashkina of USSR sets 10km walk woman's record (41:56.23). [1]
- Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at San Diego Padres game. [1]
- July 26
- US beats the Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at the Goodwill Games. [1]
- July 29
- Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game. [1]
- July 30
- George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign. [1]
- July 31
- Nolan Ryan becomes the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games. [1] [56]
- August 3
- For the third time in 1990 a no-hitter is broken up with two outs in the 8th inning. Doug Drabek of Pittsburgh Pirates still beats Philadelphia Phillies 11-0. [1]
- New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass sets record with 10th home run in first 72 at bats. [1]
- August 6
- New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass sets record with 11th home run in first 86 at bats. [1]
- August 7
- New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in first 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into third deck of Seattle's Kingdome. [1]
- August 8
- Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 versus Oakland Athletics). [1]
- Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher. [1]
- August 11
- New York Yankees' player Kevin Maas is fastest to get 13 home runs (110 at bats). [1]
- August 14
- California Angels' Louis Palonia is 74th to hit an inside the park grandslam. [1]
- Denver votes for a 1 percent sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise. [1]
- August 19
- New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 14 home runs (approx 128 at bat). [1]
- August 20
- George Steinbrenner steps down as New York Yankees owner. [1]
- New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 15 home runs (approx 132 at bat). [1]
- August 25
- Li Hui Rong of China sets the triple jump women's record (47 feet 8.5 inches). [1]
- August 29
- Seattle Mariners becomes first team to have father-son teammates, signing Ken Griffey to play with son Ken Griffey Junior. [1]
- August 30
- Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Junior become first father and son to play on the same baseball team (Seattle Mariners). [1] (August 31 [56])
- September 2
- Toronto Blue Jays' Dave Stieb pitches the ninth no-hitter of the season beating the Cleveland Indians 3-0, a major league record. [56] (September 3 [1])
- September 3
- Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego). [1]
- September 8
- Gabriella Sabitini beats Steffi Graff to win the US Open. [1]
- September 10
- Nineteen-year old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win the US Open of tennis. [1]
- First time in New York Yankees' history they are completely swept in a season series, Oakland Athletics beat them 12 games to 0. [1]
- First time since 1966 that all eight grand slam tennis champions are different. [1]
- Seattle Mariners' Matt Young becomes 21st American League player to strike out four in one inning. [1]
- September 17
- The Toronto Blue Jays set a major league single-season attendance record of 49,902. [56]
- September 18
- In Tokyo, Japan, the International Olympic Committee chooses Atlanta, Georgia, to host the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. [1] [42]
- September 21
- Faye Vincent turns down Chicago White Sox bid to reinstate Minnie Minoso, 68, (so he can play in six decades) because it is a publicity stunt. [1]
- Oakland Athletics' Bob Welch becomes the first 25-game winner in ten years. [1]
- Pittsburgh Pirates' player Bobby Bond is second to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season. [1]
- September 22
- Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits. [1]
- September 25
- First eight New York Yankeesl players hit safely versus Baltimore Orioles to tie record. [1]
- Oakland Athletics clinch third straight American League West title. [1]
- October 3
- George Brett becomes first to lead league in batting in three decades. [1]
- Detroit Tigers' Cecil Fielder becomes 11th to hit 50 home runs (and 51st). [1]
- October 5
- Death of Peter Taylor, English football player and manager (born 1928). [42]
- October 14
- San Francisco 49ers' Joe Montana passes for six touchdowns versus Atlanta Falcons (45-35). [1]
- October 20
- Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland Athletics in four games in the 87th World Series. [1] [42] [56]
- October 25
- Evander Hollyfield knocks out James "Buster" Douglas for heavyweight boxing title. [1] [42]
- November 18
- NFL New York Giants beat Detroit Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0. [1]
- November 23
- Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at age 37. [1]
- November 25
- NFL's New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers after winning their first 10 games both lose, Philadelphia Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and Los Angeles Rams beat 49ers 28-17. [1]
- November 26
- Buffalo Bills become 6th first place NFL team to lose on same weekend. [1]
- December 1
- 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (quarterback). [1]
- New York Knicks' Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte Hornets 113-96. [1]
- December 2
- 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Saint Petersburg (3-2). [1]
- Beth Daniel/Davis Love win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1]
- December 3
- National League batting champion Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants. [1]
- December 5
- Toronto Blue Jays trade Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez to San Diego Padres for Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter. [1]
- December 6
- NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning. [1]
- Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100. [1]
- December 8
- Cleveland Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field). [1]
- December 9
- Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship. [1]
- Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3k ladies (4:10.80). [1]
- Houston Oilers (58) scores most points against Cleveland Browns (14). [1]
- NFL New York Giants' Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard. [1]
- December 18
- National League announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St Petersburg, and Washington DC as six finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win). [1]
- December 20
- Robert F X Sillerman purchases WAFL New York-New Jersey Knights for $11 million. [1]
- December 21
- Steve and Mark Waugh complete 464 partnership for New South Wales versus Western Australia. [1]
- December 24
- Montreal Expos trade Tim Raines to Chicago White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones. [1]
- December 26
- Reggie Williams becomes first general manager of WLAF's New York-New Jersey Knights. [1]
- Due to a financial dispute between the club owners, the Fort Myers Sun Sox franchise collapses causing the Senior Professional Association League to fold in the middle of its second season. [1] [56]
- December 28
- Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Pennsylvania State, 24-17. [1]
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