1987 San Francisco Giants season

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1987  San Francisco Giants
National League West Champions
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Candlestick Park
CitySan 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)
  1986 Seasons 1988  

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.

Contents

Giants players standing for the national anthem at Candlestick Park in 1987. 1987 Mother's Cookies - Candlestick Park.JPG
Giants players standing for the national anthem at Candlestick Park in 1987.

Offseason

Regular season

Mike 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

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 9072.55646354437
Cincinnati Reds 8478.519642394239
Houston Astros 7686.4691447342952
Los Angeles Dodgers 7389.4511740413348
Atlanta Braves 6992.42920½42392753
San Diego Padres 6597.4012537442853

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta 6–58–108–106–123–97–57–57–56–128–103–9
Chicago 5–66–68–46–610–89–98–104–149–35–76–12
Cincinnati 10–86–613–510–86–67–55–74–812–67–114–8
Houston 10–84–85–1312–67–56–66–66–65–1310–85–7
Los Angeles 12–66–68–106–123–96–62–106–611–710–83–9
Montreal 9–38–106–65–79–38–1010–811–79–35–711–7
New York 5–79–95–76–66–610–813–512–68–49–39–9
Philadelphia 5-710–87–56–610–28–105–1311–78–42–108–10
Pittsburgh 5–714–48–46–66–67–116–127–118–46–67–11
San Diego 12–63–96–1213–57–113–94–84–84–85–134–8
San Francisco 10–87–511–78–108–107–53–910–26–613–57–5
St. Louis 9–312–68–47–59–37–119–910–811–78–45–7

Notable transactions

Major League debuts

Game log and schedule

Legend
 Giants win
 Giants loss
 Postponement
BoldGiants team member
1987 Game Log (90–72) (Home: 46–35; Road: 44–37)
April (16–7) (Home: 6–2; Road: 10–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
1April 6 Padres 4–3 (12) Candlestick Park 1–0 W1
2April 7 Padres 4–3 Candlestick Park 2–0 W2
3April 8 Padres 2–1 Candlestick Park 3–0 W3
4April 9@ Dodgers 8–1 Dodger Stadium 4–0 W4
5April 10@ Dodgers 5–4 (11) Dodger Stadium 5–0 W5
6April 11@ Dodgers 1–5 Dodger Stadium 5–1 L1
7April 12@ Dodgers 5–7 Dodger Stadium 5–2 L2
8April 13@ Padres 13–6 Jack Murphy Stadium 6–2 W1
9April 14@ Padres 3–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 7–2 W2
10April 15@ Padres 1–0 Jack Murphy Stadium 8–2 W3
11April 17 Braves 0–2 Candlestick Park 8–3 L1
12April 18 Braves 2–1 (10) Candlestick Park 9–3 W1
13April 19 Braves 4–3 Candlestick Park 10–3 W2
14April 20 Dodgers 4–3 Candlestick Park 11–3 W3
15April 21 Dodgers 8–11 (10) Candlestick Park 11–4 L1
16April 22 Dodgers 3–5 Candlestick Park 11–5 L2
17April 24@ Braves 7–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 12–5 W1
18April 25@ Braves 3–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 12–6 L1
19April 26@ Braves 6–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 13–6 W1
20April 27@ Braves 7–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 14–6 W2
21April 28@ Cubs 6–2 Wrigley Field 15–6 W3
22April 29@ Cubs 4–8 Wrigley Field 15–7 L1
23April 30@ Cubs 5–4 Wrigley Field 16–7 W1
May (11–15) (Home: 4–9; Road: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
24May 1@ Pirates 2–4 Three Rivers Stadium 16–8 L1
25May 2@ Pirates 0–1 Three Rivers Stadium 16–9 L2
26May 4@ Cardinals 10–7 Busch Stadium 17–9 W1
27May 5@ Cardinals 10–6 Busch Stadium 18–9 W2
28May 6 Cubs 4–9 Candlestick Park 18–10 L1
29May 7 Cubs 11–1 Candlestick Park 19–10 W1
30May 8 Pirates 4–2 Candlestick Park 20–10 W2
31May 9 Pirates 9–4 Candlestick Park 21–10 W3
32May 10 Pirates 1–4 (11) Candlestick Park 21–11 L1
33May 12 Cardinals 5–6 Candlestick Park 21–12 L2
34May 13 Cardinals 6–7 Candlestick Park 21–13 L3
35May 15@ Mets 3–8 Shea Stadium 21–14 L4
36May 16@ Mets 5–4 (10) Shea Stadium 22–14 W1
37May 17@ Mets 4–6 Shea Stadium 22–15 L1
38May 18@ Expos 2–7 Olympic Stadium 22–16 L2
39May 19@ Expos 6–2 Olympic Stadium 23–16 W1
40May 20@ Expos 9–7 Olympic Stadium 24–16 W2
41May 22@ Phillies 2–1 Veterans Stadium 25–16 W3
42May 23@ Phillies 8–9 Veterans Stadium 25–17 L1
43May 24@ Phillies 6–3 Veterans Stadium 26–17 W1
44May 25 Mets 7–8 Candlestick Park 26–18 L1
45May 26 Mets 2–3 Candlestick Park 26–19 L2
46May 27 Mets 3–4 Candlestick Park 26–20 L3
47May 29 Expos 4–10 Candlestick Park 26–21 L4
48May 30 Expos 4–6 Candlestick Park 26–22 L5
49May 31 Expos 8–0 Candlestick Park 27–22 W1
June (11–16) (Home: 6–9; Road: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
50June 1 Phillies 9–2 Candlestick Park 28–22 W2
51June 2 Phillies 6–7 Candlestick Park 28–23 L1
52June 3 Phillies 4–1 Candlestick Park 29–23 W1
53June 5@ Astros 1–6 Astrodome 29–24 L1
54June 6@ Astros 4–3 (12) Astrodome 30–24 W1
55June 7@ Astros 0–3 Astrodome 30–25 L1
56June 8@ Reds 6–7 Riverfront Stadium 30–26 L2
57June 9@ Reds 10–2 Riverfront Stadium 31–26 W1
58June 10@ Reds 9–4 Riverfront Stadium 32–26 W2
59June 11 Padres 1–0 Candlestick Park 33–26 W3
60June 12 Padres 0–5 Candlestick Park 33–27 L1
61June 13 Padres 2–11 Candlestick Park 33–28 L2
62June 14 Padres 1–4 Candlestick Park 33–29 L3
63June 16@ Braves 2–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 33–30 L4
64June 17@ Braves 1–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 33–31 L5
65June 18@ Padres 1–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 33–32 L6
66June 19@ Padres 7–6 Jack Murphy Stadium 34–32 W1
67June 20@ Padres 4–10 Jack Murphy Stadium 34–33 L1
68June 21@ Padres 11–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 35–33 W1
69June 23 Reds 1–4 Candlestick Park 35–34 L1
70June 24 Reds 4–5 (10) Candlestick Park 35–35 L2
71June 25 Reds 7–6 Candlestick Park 36–35 W1
72June 26 Astros 6–9 Candlestick Park 36–36 L1
73June 27 Astros 5–6 Candlestick Park 36–37 L2
74June 28 Astros 8–4 Candlestick Park 37–37 W1
75June 29 Braves 0–1 Candlestick Park 37–38 L1
76June 30 Braves 5–2 Candlestick Park 38–38 W1
July (14–13) (Home: 7–5; Road: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
77July 1 Braves 3–8 Candlestick Park 38–39 W2
78July 3@ Cubs 3–1 Wrigley Field 39–39 W3
79July 4@ Cubs 3–5 Wrigley Field 39–40 L1
80July 5@ Cubs 7–5 Wrigley Field 40–40 W1
81July 6@ Pirates 7–5 Three Rivers Stadium 41–40 W2 [ permanent dead link ]
82July 6@ Pirates 7–4 Three Rivers Stadium 42–40 W3 [ permanent dead link ]
83July 7@ Pirates 4–6 (12) Three Rivers Stadium 42–41 L1
84July 8@ Pirates 8–4 (14) Three Rivers Stadium 43–41 W1
85July 9@ Cardinals 6–7 (10) Busch Stadium 43–42 L1
86July 10@ Cardinals 5–7 (13) Busch Stadium 43–43 L2
87July 11@ Cardinals 3–1 Busch Stadium 44–43 W1
88July 12@ Cardinals 2–3 Busch Stadium 44–44 L1
89July 16 Cubs 1–4 Candlestick Park 44–45 L1
90July 17 Cubs 1–5 Candlestick Park 44–46 L2
91July 18 Cubs 9–2 Candlestick Park 45–46 W1
92July 19 Cubs 4–3 Candlestick Park 46–46 W2
93July 20 Pirates 6–7 Candlestick Park 46–47 L1
94July 21 Pirates 7–0 Candlestick Park 47–47 W1
95July 22 Pirates 0–4 Candlestick Park 47–48 L1
96July 24 Cardinals 4–3 Candlestick Park 48–48 W1
97July 25 Cardinals 5–4 Candlestick Park 49–48 W2
98July 26 Cardinals 6–3 (10) Candlestick Park 50–48 W3 [ permanent dead link ]
99July 26 Cardinals 5–2 Candlestick Park 51–48 W4 [ permanent dead link ]
100July 27@ Dodgers 5–6 (12) Dodger Stadium 51–49 L1
101July 28@ Dodgers 2–4 Dodger Stadium 51–50 L2
102July 29@ Dodgers 16–2 Dodger Stadium 52–50 W1
103July 31@ Reds 2–9 Riverfront Stadium 52–51 L1
August (18–11) (Home: 11–4; Road: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
104August 1@ Reds 7–3 Riverfront Stadium 53–51 W1
105August 2@ Reds 4–5 (11) Riverfront Stadium 53–52 L1
106August 3@ Astros 3–5 (13) Astrodome 53–53 L2
107August 4@ Astros 4–5 Astrodome 53–54 L3
108August 5@ Astros 5–6 (11) Astrodome 53–55 L4
109August 7 Reds 3–1 Candlestick Park 54–55 W1
110August 8 Reds 5–2 Candlestick Park 55–55 W2
111August 9 Reds 3–2 Candlestick Park 56–55 W3 [ permanent dead link ]
112August 9 Reds 5–2 Candlestick Park 57–55 W4 [ permanent dead link ]
113August 10 Astros 6–5 Candlestick Park 58–55 W5
114August 11 Astros 3–7 Candlestick Park 58–56 L1
115August 12 Astros 8–1 Candlestick Park 59–56 W1
116August 13 Astros 7–6 (11) Candlestick Park 60–56 W2
117August 14 Dodgers 3–4 Candlestick Park 60–57 L1
118August 15 Dodgers 5–0 Candlestick Park 61–57 W1
119August 16 Dodgers 1–0 (10) Candlestick Park 62–57 W2
120August 18@ Mets 2–7 Shea Stadium 62–58 L1
121August 19@ Mets 10–6 (10) Shea Stadium 63–58 W1
122August 20@ Mets 4–7 Shea Stadium 63–59 L1
123August 21@ Expos 6–3 Olympic Stadium 64–59 W1
124August 22@ Expos 4–5 (10) Olympic Stadium 64–60 L1
125August 23@ Expos 5–3 Olympic Stadium 65–60 W1
126August 24@ Phillies 6–1 Veterans Stadium 66–60 W2
127August 25@ Phillies 3–2 Veterans Stadium 67–60 W3
128August 26@ Phillies 2–0 Veterans Stadium 68–60 W4
129August 28 Mets 0–4 Candlestick Park 68–61 L1
130August 29 Mets 9–1 Candlestick Park 69–61 W1
131August 30 Mets 3–5 Candlestick Park 69–62 L1
132August 31 Expos 5–0 Candlestick Park 70–62 W1
September (18–8) (Home: 10–4; Road: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
133September 1 Expos 14–4 Candlestick Park 71–62 W2
134September 2 Expos 3–7 Candlestick Park 71–63 L1
135September 4 Phillies 3–2 (10) Candlestick Park 72–63 W1
136September 5 Phillies 6–3 Candlestick Park 73–63 W2
137September 6 Phillies 4–1 Candlestick Park 74–63 W3
138September 7@ Astros 2–4 Astrodome 74–64 L1
139September 8@ Astros 6–4 Astrodome 75–64 W1
140September 9@ Astros 2–4 Astrodome 75–65 L1
141September 11@ Reds 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 75–66 L2
142September 12@ Reds 7–1 Riverfront Stadium 76–66 W1
143September 13@ Reds 6–1 Riverfront Stadium 77–66 W2
144September 14 Padres 4–3 Candlestick Park 78–66 W3
145September 15 Padres 13–3 Candlestick Park 79–66 W4
146September 16 Astros 7–1 Candlestick Park 80–66 W5
147September 17 Astros 4–0 Candlestick Park 81–66 W6
148September 19 Reds 5–1 Candlestick Park 82–66 W7
149September 20 Reds 6–10 Candlestick Park 82–67 L1
150September 21 Dodgers 2–4 Candlestick Park 82–68 L2
151September 22 Dodgers 3–4 Candlestick Park 82–69 L3
152September 23 Dodgers 9–8 Candlestick Park 83–69 W1
153September 25@ Braves 9–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 84–69 W2
154September 26@ Braves 5–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 84–70 L1
155September 27@ Braves 15–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 85–70 W1
156September 28@ Padres 5–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 86–70 W2
157September 29@ Padres 5–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 87–70 W3
158September 30@ Dodgers 3–0 Dodger Stadium 88–70 W4
October (2–2) (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
159October 1@ Dodgers 0–7 Dodger Stadium 88–71 L1
160October 2 Braves 4–6 Candlestick Park 88–72 L2
161October 3 Braves 6–3 Candlestick Park 89–72 W1
162October 4 Braves 5–4 (10) Candlestick Park 90–72 W2

Postseason

1987 Postseason Game Log
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1 NLCS October 6@ Cardinals 3–5 Mathews (1–0) Reuschel (0–1) Dayley (1) Busch Stadium 55,3310–1 L1
2 NLCS October 7@ Cardinals 5–0 Dravecky (1–0) Tudor (0–1) Busch Stadium 55,3311–1 W1
3 NLCS October 9 Cardinals 5–6 Forsch (1–0) Robinson (0–1) Worrell (1) Candlestick Park 57,9131–2 L1
4 NLCS October 10 Cardinals 4–2 Krukow (1–0) Cox (0–1) Candlestick Park 57,9972–2 W1
5 NLCS October 11 Cardinals 6–3 Price (1–0) Forsch (1–1) Candlestick Park 59,3633–2 W2
6 NLCS October 13@ Cardinals 0–1 Tudor (1–1) Dravecky (1–1) Dayley (2) Busch Stadium 55,3313–3 L1
7 NLCS October 14@ Cardinals 0–6 Cox (1–1) Hammaker (0–1) Busch Stadium 55,3313–4 L2

Roster

1987 San Francisco Giants
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Bob Brenly 123375100.2671851
1B Will Clark 150529163.3083591
2B Robby Thompson 132420110.2621044
3B Kevin Mitchell 6926882.3061544
SS José Uribe 9530990.291530
LF Jeffrey Leonard 131503141.2801963
CF Chili Davis 149500125.2502476
RF Candy Maldonado 118442129.2922085

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Mike Aldrete 126357116.325951
Chris Speier 11131779.2491139
Bob Melvin 8424649.1991131
Matt Williams 8424546.188821
Eddie Milner 10121454.252419
Chris Brown 3813232.242617
Joel Youngblood 699123.253311
Harry Spilman 839024.267114
Mark Wasinger 448022.27513
Dave Henderson 15215.23801
Mike Woodard 10194.21101
Randy Kutcher 14163.18801
Francisco Meléndez 12165.31311
Iván DeJesús 9102.20001
Jessie Reid 681.12511
Rob Wilfong 281.12512
Kirt Manwaring 671.14300
Mackey Sasser 240.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Atlee Hammaker 31168.110103.58107
Mike Krukow 30163.0564.80104
Dave Dravecky 18112.1753.2078
Rick Reuschel 950.0534.3227
Roger Mason 526.0114.5018

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Kelly Downs 41186.01293.63137
Mike LaCoss 39171.013103.6879
Mark Davis 2070.2454.7151
Mark Grant 1661.0123.5432

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Scott Garrelts 64117123.22127
Jeff Robinson 6368102.7982
Craig Lefferts 443343.2318
Jim Gott 301004.5063
Don Robinson 255172.7426
Joe Price 202212.5742
Greg Minton 151013.479
Keith Comstock 152013.0521
Randy Bockus 121003.639
Jon Perlman 100003.973
John Burkett 30004.505

National League Championship Series

Award winners

All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Phoenix Firebirds Pacific Coast League Wendell Kim
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Jack Mull
A Fresno Giants California League R. J. Harrison
A Clinton Giants Midwest League Bill Evers
A-Short Season Everett Giants Northwest League Joe Strain
Rookie Pocatello Giants Pioneer League Rafael Landestoy

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno [17]

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