1990 San Francisco Giants season
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Owner(s) | Bob Lurie |
General manager(s) | Al Rosen |
Manager(s) | Roger Craig |
Local television |
KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald) SportsChannel America (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper) |
Local radio |
KNBR (Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald, Mike Krukow) KLOK (Tito Fuentes, Julio Gonzalez) |
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The 1990 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 108th season in Major League Baseball, their 33rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 31st at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 85-77 record, 6 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
Offseason
- December 3, 1990: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[1]
- January 19, 1990: Gary Carter was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[2]
Regular season
- In a game against the San Diego Padres, Gary Carter broke the National League record set by Al López for most games caught by a catcher. It was Carter's 1,862nd game as a catcher.
Opening Day starters
- Kevin Bass
- Brett Butler
- Gary Carter
- Will Clark
- Kevin Mitchell
- Rick Reuschel
- Robby Thompson
- José Uribe
- Matt Williams[3]
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 46–35 | 45–36 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 5 | 47–34 | 39–42 |
San Francisco Giants | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 49–32 | 36–45 |
Houston Astros | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 16 | 49–32 | 26–55 |
San Diego Padres | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 16 | 37–44 | 38–43 |
Atlanta Braves | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 26 | 37–44 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
1990 National League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–8 | 8–4 | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 9–3 | |||||
Houston | 13–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | — | 7–11 | 3–9 | |||||
San Francisco | 13–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 3–9 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 5, 1990: Greg Booker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[4]
- April 8, 1990: Rick Leach was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.[5]
- June 23, 1990: Ernie Camacho was released by the Giants.[6]
- June 24, 1990: Rick Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[7]
- August 12, 1990: Atlee Hammaker was released by the Giants.[8]
Draft picks
- June 4, 1990: Rikkert Faneyte was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed March 19, 1991.[9]
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Steve Decker (Sep 18)
- Mark Leonard (Jul 21)
- Rick Parker (May 4)
- Andres Santana (Sep 16)
- Pitchers:
- Mark Dewey (Aug 24)
- Eric Gunderson (Apr 11)
- Paul McClellan (Sep 2)
- Rafael Novoa (Jul 31) [10]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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1B | Will Clark | 154 | 600 | 177 | .295 | 19 | 95 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Gary Carter | 92 | 244 | 62 | .254 | 9 | 27 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Rick Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
Greg Booker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Award winners
- Steve Bedrosian P, Willie Mac Award
- Will Clark, National League Leader, Sacrifice Flies (13)
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Duane Espy |
AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Bill Evers |
A | San Jose Giants | California League | Tom Spencer |
A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Jack Mull |
A-Short Season | Everett Giants | Northwest League | Deron McCue |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Shreveport[11]
References
- ↑ Willie McGee at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Gary Carter at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=SFN
- ↑ Greg Booker at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leachri01.shtml
- ↑ Ernie Camacho at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rick Rodriguez at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/faneyri01.shtml?redir
- ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1990/25.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1990 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1990 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
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