Cecil Fielder of the Detroit Tigers was...

Cecil Fielder of the Detroit Tigers was named the Associated Press’ player of the year.

Fielder, whose 51 home runs made him only the 11th player--and the first in 13 years--to reach the 50-homer plateau, was a clear winner in the nationwide poll of sportswriters and broadcasters. Fielder received 90 1/2 votes, Oakland A’s outfielder Rickey Henderson 39 1/2 and Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Barry Bonds 27.

Jeff Torborg, who led an about-face by the Chicago White Sox, was named the AP’s manager of the year. Torborg took a team that finished last in 1989 with a 69-92 record and guided the White Sox to 94-68 in 1990 for the second-best record in the American League and third-best in the majors.