The 1987 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 105th season in Major League Baseball, their 30th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 28th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the NLCS in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their first playoff appearance since 1971.
1987 San Francisco Giants | ||
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National League West Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
City | San Francisco | |
Owners | Bob Lurie | |
General managers | Al Rosen | |
Managers | Roger Craig | |
Television | KTVU (Ron Fairly, Gary Park) GiantsVision (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper) | |
Radio | KNBR (Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin) KIQI (Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez) | |
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Offseason
edit- October 16, 1986: Brad Gulden was released by the San Francisco Giants.[1]
- October 16, 1986: Chuck Hensley was released by the San Francisco Giants.[2]
- October 21, 1986: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the San Francisco Giants.[3]
- February 4, 1987: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[4]
- March 31, 1987: Dan Gladden and David Blakely (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Minnesota Twins for Jose Dominguez (minors), Ray Velasquez (minors) and a player to be named later. The Twins completed the deal by sending Bryan Hickerson to the Giants on June 15.[5]
Regular season
editMike LaCoss pitched a 10-inning complete game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 16; as of 2021, he remains the last Giants pitcher to throw more than nine innings in a game.[6] On September 9, Nolan Ryan struck out Mike Aldrete for the 4,500th strikeout of his career.[7]
Opening Day starters
edit- Bob Brenly
- Chris Brown
- Will Clark
- Chili Davis
- Mike Krukow
- Jeffrey Leonard
- Candy Maldonado
- Robby Thompson
- José Uribe[8]
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 46–35 | 44–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 47–34 | 29–52 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
Atlanta Braves | 69 | 92 | .429 | 20½ | 42–39 | 27–53 |
San Diego Padres | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 | 37–44 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 4–8 | 5–13 | — | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 9–3 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- April 25, 1987: Colin Ward and Steve Miller (minors) were traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Mark Wasinger and Tim Meagher (minors).[9]
- May 28, 1987: Greg Minton was released by the Giants.[10]
- June 2, 1987: Mike Benjamin was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 14, 1987.[11]
- July 5, 1987: Mark Davis, Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, and Mark Grant were traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts, and Kevin Mitchell.[12]
- July 31, 1987: Mackey Sasser and $50,000 were traded by the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Don Robinson.[13]
- August 21, 1987: Jeff Robinson and Scott Medvin were traded by the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Reuschel.[14]
- September 1, 1987: Dave Henderson was acquired by the Giants from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later.[15]
Major League debuts
edit- Batters:
- Kirt Manwaring (Sep 15)
- Jessie Reid (Sep 9)
- Mackey Sasser (Jul 17)
- Matt Williams (Apr 11)
- Pitchers:
- John Burkett (Sep 15) [16]
Game log and schedule
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April (16–7) (Home: 6–2; Road: 10–5)
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May (11–15) (Home: 4–9; Road: 7–6)
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June (11–16) (Home: 6–9; Road: 5–7)
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July (14–13) (Home: 7–5; Road: 7–8)
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August (18–11) (Home: 11–4; Road: 7–7)
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September (18–8) (Home: 10–4; Road: 8–4)
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October (2–2) (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
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Postseason
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Roster
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Outfielders
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Player stats
edit= Indicates team leader |
Batting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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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C | Bob Brenly | 123 | 375 | 100 | .267 | 18 | 51 |
1B | Will Clark | 150 | 529 | 163 | .308 | 35 | 91 |
2B | Robby Thompson | 132 | 420 | 110 | .262 | 10 | 44 |
3B | Kevin Mitchell | 69 | 268 | 82 | .306 | 15 | 44 |
SS | José Uribe | 95 | 309 | 90 | .291 | 5 | 30 |
LF | Jeffrey Leonard | 131 | 503 | 141 | .280 | 19 | 63 |
CF | Chili Davis | 149 | 500 | 125 | .250 | 24 | 76 |
RF | Candy Maldonado | 118 | 442 | 129 | .292 | 20 | 85 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mike Aldrete | 126 | 357 | 116 | .325 | 9 | 51 |
Chris Speier | 111 | 317 | 79 | .249 | 11 | 39 |
Bob Melvin | 84 | 246 | 49 | .199 | 11 | 31 |
Matt Williams | 84 | 245 | 46 | .188 | 8 | 21 |
Eddie Milner | 101 | 214 | 54 | .252 | 4 | 19 |
Chris Brown | 38 | 132 | 32 | .242 | 6 | 17 |
Joel Youngblood | 69 | 91 | 23 | .253 | 3 | 11 |
Harry Spilman | 83 | 90 | 24 | .267 | 1 | 14 |
Mark Wasinger | 44 | 80 | 22 | .275 | 1 | 3 |
Dave Henderson | 15 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Woodard | 10 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
Randy Kutcher | 14 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
Francisco Meléndez | 12 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 1 | 1 |
Iván DeJesús | 9 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Jessie Reid | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 1 | 1 |
Rob Wilfong | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 1 | 2 |
Kirt Manwaring | 6 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Mackey Sasser | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Atlee Hammaker | 31 | 168.1 | 10 | 10 | 3.58 | 107 |
Mike Krukow | 30 | 163.0 | 5 | 6 | 4.80 | 104 |
Dave Dravecky | 18 | 112.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.20 | 78 |
Rick Reuschel | 9 | 50.0 | 5 | 3 | 4.32 | 27 |
Roger Mason | 5 | 26.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 18 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kelly Downs | 41 | 186.0 | 12 | 9 | 3.63 | 137 |
Mike LaCoss | 39 | 171.0 | 13 | 10 | 3.68 | 79 |
Mark Davis | 20 | 70.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.71 | 51 |
Mark Grant | 16 | 61.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.54 | 32 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Scott Garrelts | 64 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3.22 | 127 |
Jeff Robinson | 63 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2.79 | 82 |
Craig Lefferts | 44 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.23 | 18 |
Jim Gott | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 63 |
Don Robinson | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2.74 | 26 |
Joe Price | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.57 | 42 |
Greg Minton | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.47 | 9 |
Keith Comstock | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.05 | 21 |
Randy Bockus | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 9 |
Jon Perlman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 3 |
John Burkett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
National League Championship Series
editAward winners
editFarm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno[17]
References
edit- ^ "Brad Gulden Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Chuck Hensley Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Mike Jeffcoat Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dan Gladden at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Player Pitching Game Finder: In the Regular Season, from 1980 to 2021, Playing for SFG, requiring Innings Pitched >= 9.1, sorted by latest Date". Stathead. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "1987 San Francisco Giants Roster". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Minton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Benjamin at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Davis at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mackey Sasser at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Reuschel at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Henderson at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Baseball Teams - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
- ^ 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
edit- 1987 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1987 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac