1969 San Francisco Giants season
1969 San Francisco Giants | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
City | San Francisco, California | |
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
Managers | Clyde King | |
Television | KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
Radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson, Bill Rigney) | |
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The 1969 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 87th year in Major League Baseball, their twelfth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their tenth at Candlestick Park. The team finished second in the newly established National League West with a record of 90–72, 3 games behind the Atlanta Braves, their fifth consecutive season of finishing second. The Giants set a Major League record which still stands for the most double plays grounded into by a team in a single game, with 7 against the Houston Astros on May 4.[1]
Offseason
- October 14, 1968: Jesús Alou was drafted from the Giants by the Montreal Expos as the 13th pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.[2]
- December 6, 1968: Nate Oliver was traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees for Charley Smith.[3]
- March 16, 1969, Giants pitching prospect Néstor Chávez was killed in a plane crash
- March 28, 1969: Charley Smith was purchased from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs.[3]
Regular season
- July 20, 1969: Pitcher Gaylord Perry hit the first home run of his career (he hit 6). It was in the third inning off pitcher Claude Osteen.[4]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 50–31 | 43–38 |
San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 | 52–29 | 38–43 |
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 50–31 | 39–42 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 8 | 50–31 | 35–46 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12 | 52–29 | 29–52 |
San Diego Padres | 52 | 110 | .321 | 41 | 28–53 | 24–57 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 9–3 | — | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 6–6–1 | — | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 3–15 | 4–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–12 | 11–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 2–10 | — | 5–13 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 12–6 | 10–8 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 10–2 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 5–13 | 1–11 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 12–6 | — | 3–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Opening Day starters
- Bobby Bonds
- Dick Dietz
- Bobby Etheridge
- Jim Ray Hart
- Ron Hunt
- Hal Lanier
- Juan Marichal
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
Notable transactions
- August 8, 1969: The Giants traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Don McMahon. The Giants completed the deal by sending César Gutiérrez to the Tigers on September 2.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos. | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Dick Dietz | 79 | 244 | 28 | 56 | .230 | 11 | 35 | 0 |
1B | Willie McCovey | 149 | 491 | 101 | 157 | .320 | 45 | 126 | 0 |
2B | Ron Hunt | 128 | 478 | 72 | 125 | .262 | 3 | 41 | 9 |
3B | Jim Davenport | 112 | 303 | 20 | 73 | .241 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
SS | Hal Lanier | 150 | 495 | 37 | 113 | .228 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
LF | Dave Marshall | 110 | 267 | 32 | 62 | .232 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
CF | Willie Mays | 117 | 403 | 64 | 114 | .283 | 13 | 58 | 6 |
RF | Bobby Bonds | 158 | 622 | 120 | 161 | .259 | 32 | 90 | 45 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Ken Henderson | 113 | 374 | 42 | 84 | .225 | 6 | 44 | 6 |
Don Mason | 104 | 250 | 43 | 57 | .228 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Jim Ray Hart | 95 | 236 | 27 | 60 | .254 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
Jack Hiatt | 69 | 194 | 18 | 38 | .196 | 7 | 34 | 0 |
Tito Fuentes | 67 | 183 | 28 | 54 | .295 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
Bob Burda | 97 | 161 | 20 | 37 | .230 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
Bobby Etheridge | 56 | 131 | 13 | 34 | .260 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Bob Barton | 49 | 106 | 5 | 18 | .170 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
John Stephenson | 22 | 27 | 2 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
César Gutiérrez | 15 | 23 | 4 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Leon Wagner | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Frank Johnson | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Harrell | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
George Foster | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ozzie Virgil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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Gaylord Perry | 40 | 39 | 325.1 | 19 | 14 | 2.49 | 91 | 233 |
Juan Marichal | 37 | 36 | 299.2 | 21 | 11 | 2.10 | 54 | 205 |
Mike McCormick | 32 | 28 | 196.2 | 11 | 9 | 3.34 | 77 | 76 |
Bobby Bolin | 30 | 22 | 146.1 | 7 | 7 | 4.43 | 49 | 102 |
Ray Sadecki | 29 | 17 | 138.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.23 | 53 | 104 |
Other pitchers
Note: 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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Ron Bryant | 16 | 57.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.37 | 30 |
Rich Robertson | 17 | 44.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.48 | 20 |
Ron Kline | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4.09 | 7 |
Mike Davison | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Frank Linzy | 58 | 116.1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3.64 | 62 |
Ron Herbel | 39 | 87.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.02 | 34 |
Joe Gibbon | 16 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.60 | 9 |
Don McMahon | 13 | 23.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.04 | 21 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Notes
- ^ "Game Related Grounding Into Double Play Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ Jesús Alou at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Charley Smith at Baseball-Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196907200SFN
- ^ César Gutiérrez at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b c 1969 San Francisco Giants Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1969 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
- 1969 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac