1989 San Francisco Giants season

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1989  San Francisco Giants
National League Champions
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
(Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc, Hank Greenwald)
GiantsVision
(Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
Radio KNBR
(Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald)
KLOK
(Tito Fuentes, Julio Gonzalez)
  1988 Seasons 1990  

The 1989 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 107th season in Major League Baseball, their 32nd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 30th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses. It was their second division title in three years. The Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs in five games in the NLCS. However, they were swept by their cross-Bay rivals, the Oakland Athletics, in an earthquake-marred World Series.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters
#NamePosition
2 Brett Butler CF
6 Robby Thompson 2B
22 Will Clark 1B
7 Kevin Mitchell LF
21 Candy Maldonado RF
16 Terry Kennedy C
9 Matt Williams 3B
23 Jose Uribe SS
48 Rick Reuschel P

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Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 9270.56853283942
San Diego Padres 8973.549346354338
Houston Astros 8676.531647353941
Los Angeles Dodgers 7783.4811444373346
Cincinnati Reds 7587.4631738433744
Atlanta Braves 6397.3942833463051

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta 5–78–108–106–106–62–108–44–87–116–123–9
Chicago 7–57–55–77–510–810–810–812–68–46–611–7
Cincinnati 10–85–78–108–104–84–84–87–59–98–108–4
Houston 10–87–510–810–84–86–69–37–58–108–107–5
Los Angeles 10–65–710–88–107–55–76–67–56–1210–83–9
Montreal 6–68–108–48–45–79–99–911–75–77–55–13
New York 10–28–108–46–67–59–912–69–95–73–910–8
Philadelphia 4–88–108–43–96–69–96–1210–82–104–87–11
Pittsburgh 8–46–125–75–75–77–119–98–103–95–713–5
San Diego 11–74–89–910–812–67–57–510–29–38–102–10
San Francisco 12–66–610–810–88–105–79–38–47–510–87–5
St. Louis 9–37–114–85–79–313–58–1011–75–1310–25–7

Notable transactions

Major League debuts

Game log and schedule

Legend
 Giants win
 Giants loss
 Postponement
BoldGiants team member
1989 Game Log (92–70) (Home: 53–28; Road: 39–42)
April (12–12) (Home: 6–4; Road: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
1April 3@ Padres 5–3 Reuschel (1–0) LaCoss (1) Jack Murphy Stadium 52,7631–0 W1
2April 4@ Padres 8–3 Downs (1–0) Jack Murphy Stadium 21,7682–0 W2
3April 5@ Padres 3–4 Robinson (0–1) Jack Murphy Stadium 24,3092–1 L1
4April 7@ Reds 3–4 (16) Price (0–1) Riverfront Stadium 25,2782–2 L2
5April 9@ Reds 9–1 Reuschel (2–0) Riverfront Stadium 23,1523–2 W1
6April 10 Dodgers 4–7 LaCoss (0–1) Candlestick Park 53,0153–3 L1
7April 11 Dodgers 8–3 Downs (2–0) Lefferts (1) Candlestick Park 17,7224–3 W1
8April 12 Dodgers 3–1 Garrelts (1–0) LaCoss (2) Candlestick Park 19,0355–3 W2
9April 14 Braves 7–5 Reuschel (3–0) Lefferts (2) Candlestick Park 11,8086–3 W3
10April 15 Braves 1–0 Hammaker (1–0) Candlestick Park 29,7987–3 W4
11April 16 Braves 2–7 Downs (2–1) Candlestick Park n/a7–4 L1
12April 16 Braves 6–1 Price (1–1) Candlestick Park 26,0488–4 W1
13April 17 Padres 9–0 Garrelts (2–0) Candlestick Park 12,1619–4 W2
14April 18 Padres 2–4 Reuschel (3–1) Candlestick Park 11,5099–5 L1
15April 19 Padres 3–4 Hammaker (1–1) Candlestick Park 22,7019–6 L2
16April 21@ Dodgers 2–8 Downs (2–2) Dodger Stadium 47,2519–7 L3
17April 22@ Dodgers 5–4 Lefferts (1–0) Dodger Stadium 48,34710–7 W1
18April 23@ Dodgers 6–7 (10) Hammaker (1–2) Dodger Stadium 48,49310–8 L1
19April 25@ Cardinals 4–0 Robinson (1–1) Lefferts (3) Busch Stadium 27,91111–8 W1
20April 26@ Cardinals 1–3 Downs (2–3) Busch Stadium 27,51411–9 L1
21April 27@ Cardinals 1–10 Garrelts (2–1) Busch Stadium 30,82511–10 L2
22April 28@ Pirates 0–1 Reuschel (3–2) Three Rivers Stadium 12,91311–11 L1
23April 29@ Pirates 4–3 LaCoss (1–1) Three Rivers Stadium 11,50912–11 W1
24April 30@ Pirates 1–11 Robinson (1–2) Three Rivers Stadium 20,94012–12 L1
May (17–10) (Home: 10–6; Road: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
25May 1 Cubs 3–4 (12) LaCoss (1–2) Candlestick Park 17,91412–13 L2
26May 2 Cubs 4–0 Reuschel (4–2) Gossage (1) Candlestick Park 11,12813–13 W1
27May 3 Pirates 3–5 Robinson (1–3) Candlestick Park 8,53613–14 L1
28May 4 Pirates 6–3 Krukow (1–0) Lefferts (4) Candlestick Park 11,82014–14 W1
29May 5 Cardinals 1–3 LaCoss (1–3) Candlestick Park 24,40114–15 L1
30May 6 Cardinals 9–0 Reuschel (5–2) LaCoss (3) Candlestick Park 26,92515–15 W1
31May 7 Cardinals 5–1 Robinson (2–3) Candlestick Park 50,49216–15 W2
32May 9@ Cubs 4–2 Krukow (2–0) Lefferts (5) Wrigley Field 13,94917–15 W3
33May 10@ Cubs 4–3 LaCoss (2–3) Lefferts (6) Wrigley Field 25,63818–15 W4
34May 12@ Expos 2–1 Reuschel (6–2) Gossage (2) Olympic Stadium 15,85119–15 W5
35May 13@ Expos 4–5 Hammaker (1–3) Olympic Stadium 13,02919–16 L1
36May 14@ Expos 3–4 Krukow (2–1) Olympic Stadium 19,83519–17 L2
37May 15@ Phillies 2–3 (12) Lefferts (1–1) Veterans Stadium 15,70319–18 L3
38May 16@ Phillies 13–5 Hammaker (2–3) Veterans Stadium 14,07420–18 W1
39May 17@ Phillies 6–0 Reuschel (7–2) Veterans Stadium 18,94321–18 W2
40May 19@ Mets 2–3 (10) Lefferts (1–2) Shea Stadium 37,40221–19 L1
41May 20@ Mets 3–0 Krukow (3–1) LaCoss (4) Shea Stadium 45,56222–19 W1
42May 21@ Mets 10–6 Hammaker (3–3) Lefferts (7) Shea Stadium 44,66023–19 W2
43May 23 Expos 4–2 Reuschel (8–2) LaCoss (5) Candlestick Park 13,01824–19 W3
44May 24 Expos 0–1 Robinson (2–4) Candlestick Park 9,88924–20 L1
45May 25 Expos 0–2 Krukow (3–2) Candlestick Park 14,12524–21 L2
46May 26 Phillies 6–1 Garrelts (3–1) Candlestick Park 12,78725–21 W1
47May 27 Phillies 6–2 Hammaker (4–3) Lefferts (8) Candlestick Park 18,32526–21 W2
48May 28 Phillies 8–5 Reuschel (9–2) LaCoss (6) Candlestick Park 51,49827–21 W3
49May 29 Mets 3–2 Robinson (3–4) Lefferts (9) Candlestick Park 38,89928–21 W4
50May 30 Mets 10–3 Krukow (4–2) Candlestick Park 17,39829–21 W5
51May 31 Mets 1–3 (10) Lefferts (1–3) Candlestick Park 21,56829–22 L1
June (18–10) (Home: 11–3; Road: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
52June 2@ Braves 7–6 Reuschel (10–2) Gossage (3) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 14,05230–22 W1
53June 3@ Braves 4–0 Hammaker (5–3) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 16,18131–22 W2
54June 4@ Braves 3–6 Krukow (4–3) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 13,70031–23 L1
55June 5@ Reds 11–8 Garrelts (4–1) Riverfront Stadium 20,82832–23 W1
56June 6@ Reds 3–4 LaCoss (2–4) Riverfront Stadium n/a33–23 L1
57June 6@ Reds 3–2 Reuschel (11–2) Lefferts (10) Riverfront Stadium 28,83033–24 W1
58June 7@ Reds 5–12 Hammaker (5–4) Riverfront Stadium 25,89633–25 L1
59June 8@ Reds 2–3 LaCoss (2–5) Riverfront Stadium 29,21733–26 L2
60June 9 Padres 12–2 Robinson (4–4) Candlestick Park 17,46334–26 W1
61June 10 Padres 1–0 Garrelts (5–1) Lefferts (11) Candlestick Park 29,11635–26 W2
62June 11 Padres 3–1 (12) Gossage (1–0) Candlestick Park 42,00336–26 W3
63June 13 Braves 3–2 Hammaker (6–4) Lefferts (12) Candlestick Park 10,48437–26 W4
64June 14 Braves 10–1 Robinson (5–4) Candlestick Park 12,14038–26 W5
65June 15 Braves 1–2 Garrelts (5–2) Candlestick Park 9,40338–27 L1
66June 16 Reds 4–5 Gossage (1–1) Candlestick Park 23,98638–28 L2
67June 17 Reds 8–1 Cook (1–0) Candlestick Park 34,47639–28 W1
68June 18 Reds 2–1 LaCoss (3–5) Lefferts (13) Candlestick Park 44,54240–28 W2
69June 19 Astros 3–2 Robinson (6–4) Bedrosian (1) Candlestick Park 22,38641–28 W3
70June 20 Astros 4–0 Garrelts (6–2) Lefferts (14) Candlestick Park 21,07442–28 W4
71June 21 Astros 2–0 Reuschel (12–2) Bedrosian (2) Candlestick Park 32,73043–28 W5
72June 23@ Padres 8–7 Gossage (2–1) Bedrosian (3) Jack Murphy Stadium 21,72144–28 W6
73June 24@ Padres 3–1 Robinson (7–4) Bedrosian (4) Jack Murphy Stadium 32,61545–28 W7
74June 25@ Padres 7–10 Garrelts (6–3) Jack Murphy Stadium 41,02845–29 L1
75June 26@ Astros 4–3 Lefferts (2–3) Bedrosian (5) Astrodome 11,61646–29 W1
76June 27@ Astros 5–7 Bedrosian (0–1) Astrodome 33,23146–30 L1
77June 28@ Astros 3–7 Robinson (7–5) Astrodome 29,81746–31 L2
78June 29 Cubs 12–2 Brantley (1–0) Candlestick Park 12,33947–31 W1
79June 30 Cubs 4–6 Wilson (0–1) Candlestick Park 49,24147–32 L1
July (14–12) (Home: 6–2; Road: 8–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
80July 1 Cubs 2–3 Reuschel (12–3) Candlestick Park 29,01947–33 L2
81July 2 Cubs 4–3 Brantley (2–0) Bedrosian (6) Candlestick Park 41,35048–33 W1
82July 4@ Pirates 3–5 Robinson (7–6) Three Rivers Stadium 14,18648–34 L1
83July 5@ Pirates 6–4 Wilson (1–1) Three Rivers Stadium 22,24249–34 W1
84July 6@ Pirates 2–1 (10) Brantley (3–0) Lefferts (15) Three Rivers Stadium 18,16550–34 W2
85July 7@ Cardinals 4–6 LaCoss (3–6) Busch Stadium 42,62750–35 L1
86July 8@ Cardinals 8–5 Brantley (4–0) Busch Stadium 47,40051–35 W1
87July 9@ Cardinals 4–6 Wilson (1–2) Busch Stadium 41,98551–36 L1
88July 13 Pirates 3–2 (13) Brantley (5–0) Candlestick Park 17,17852–36 W1
89July 14 Pirates 4–7 Reuschel (12–4) Candlestick Park 18,23852–37 L1
90July 15 Pirates 8–3 LaCoss (4–6) Candlestick Park 27,88153–37 W1
91July 16 Pirates 3–1 Garrelts (7–3) Bedrosian (7) Candlestick Park 44,78154–37 W2
92July 17 Cardinals 8–4 McCament (1–0) Gossage (4) Candlestick Park 25,64355–37 W3
93July 18 Cardinals 7–3 Robinson (8–6) Candlestick Park 18,11256–37 W4
94July 19 Cardinals 7–5 Brantley (6–0) Lefferts (16) Candlestick Park 38,28257–37 W5
95July 20@ Cubs 3–4 (11) McCament (1–1) Wrigley Field 32,30657–38 L1
96July 21@ Cubs 4–3 Garrelts (8–3) Lefferts (17) Wrigley Field 34,72558–38 W1
97July 22@ Cubs 2–5 Hammaker (6–5) Wrigley Field 35,53058–39 L1
98July 23@ Cubs 5–9 Robinson (8–7) Wrigley Field 35,70758–40 L2
99July 24@ Braves 2–0 Reuschel (13–4) Bedrosian (8) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 12,98559–40 W1
100July 25@ Braves 5–4 LaCoss (5–6) Lefferts (18) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 10,56460–40 W2
101July 26@ Braves 4–5 Bedrosian (0–2) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 8,05560–41 L1
102July 27@ Braves 1–10 Hammaker (6–6) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 10,47160–42 L2
103July 28@ Astros 3–2 Robinson (9–7) Astrodome 38,84561–42 W1
104July 29@ Astros 1–8 Reuschel (13–5) Astrodome 39,60261–43 L1
105July 30@ Astros 2–6 LaCoss (5–7) Astrodome 41,08861–44 L2
August (14–14) (Home: 7–9; Road: 7–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
106August 1@ Dodgers 5–2 Garrelts (9–3) Lefferts (19) Dodger Stadium 35,71662–44 W1
107August 2@ Dodgers 4–7 Wilson (1–3) Dodger Stadium 45,47862–45 L1
108August 3@ Dodgers 3–6 Swan (0–1) Dodger Stadium 43,51662–46 L2
109August 4 Astros 4–2 Robinson (10–7) Candlestick Park 26,64863–46 W1
110August 5 Astros 7–0 LaCoss (6–7) Candlestick Park 33,73664–46 W2
111August 6 Astros 2–3 Lefferts (2–4) Candlestick Park 52,29265–46 W3
112August 7 Reds 2–10 Brantley (6–1) Candlestick Park 23,90565–47 L1
113August 8 Reds 4–10 Swan (0–2) Candlestick Park 20,76565–48 L2
114August 9 Reds 10–1 Robinson (11–7) Candlestick Park 29,44166–48 W1
115August 10 Reds 4–3 Dravecky (1–0) Bedrosian (9) Candlestick Park 34,81067–48 W2
116August 11 Dodgers 10–2 LaCoss (7–7) Candlestick Park 33,30768–48 W3
117August 12 Dodgers 1–5 Knepper (0–1) Candlestick Park 49,77268–49 L1
118August 13 Dodgers 2–3 (12) Robinson (11–8) Candlestick Park 53,82168–50 L2
119August 15@ Expos 3–2 Dravecky (2–0) Bedrosian (10) Olympic Stadium 24,49069–50 W1
120August 16@ Expos 2–4 Bedrosian (0–3) Olympic Stadium 24,71969–51 L1
121August 17@ Expos 10–5 Knepper (1–1) Olympic Stadium 21,05770–51 W1
122August 18@ Phillies 5–2 Reuschel (14–5) Bedrosian (11) Veterans Stadium 23,36871–51 W2
123August 19@ Phillies 0–1 Downs (2–4) Veterans Stadium 30,36671–52 L1
124August 20@ Phillies 5–2 Brantley (7–1) Veterans Stadium 36,53072–52 W1
125August 21@ Mets 1–4 LaCoss (7–8) Shea Stadium 41,20072–53 L1
126August 22@ Mets 5–0 Knepper (2–1) Shea Stadium 48,24973–53 W1
127August 23@ Mets 5–0 Reuschel (15–5) Shea Stadium 43,69474–53 W2
128August 25 Expos 2–12 Downs (2–5) Candlestick Park 23,27274–54 L1
129August 26 Expos 8–3 Garrelts (10–3) Candlestick Park 29,52774–55 W1
130August 27 Expos 3–6 LaCoss (7–9) Candlestick Park 31,53674–56 L1
131August 28 Phillies 1–9 Reuschel (15–6) Candlestick Park 15,61474–57 L2
132August 29 Phillies 1–6 Robinson (11–9) Candlestick Park 13,95274–58 L3
133August 30 Phillies 3–2 Downs (3–5) Bedrosian (12) Candlestick Park 19,05375–58 W1
September (17–11) (Home: 12–4; Road: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
134September 1 Mets 7–1 Garrelts (11–3) Candlestick Park 29,41376–58 W2
135September 2 Mets 6–2 Reuschel (16–6) Candlestick Park 31,06677–58 W3
136September 3 Mets 4–0 Robinson (12–9) Candlestick Park 44,08478–58 W4
137September 4@ Reds 9–8 Camacho (1–0) Bedrosian (13) Riverfront Stadium 15,14079–58 W5
138September 5@ Reds 5–6 LaCoss (7–10) Riverfront Stadium 16,38979–59 L1
139September 6@ Braves 7–2 Garrelts (12–3) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2,73580–59 W1
140September 7@ Braves 7–5 Bedrosian (1–3) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 4,47481–59 W2
141September 8@ Astros 2–5 Robinson (12–10) Astrodome 24,40581–60 L1
142September 9@ Astros 1–4 Downs (3–6) Astrodome 37,71181–61 L2
143September 10@ Astros 5–3 Knepper (3–1) Lefferts (20) Astrodome 26,00482–61 W1
144September 11 Braves 3–2 Garrelts (13–3) Bedrosian (14) Candlestick Park 11,93083–61 W2
145September 12 Braves 5–6 Bedrosian (1–4) Candlestick Park 11,07783–62 L1
146September 13 Reds 8–7 (13) Camacho (2–0) Candlestick Park 13,82784–62 W1
147September 14 Reds 4–3 (12) Camacho (3–0) Candlestick Park 15,96985–62 W2
148September 15 Padres 3–5 Knepper (3–2) Candlestick Park 33,92085–63 L1
149September 17 Padres 5–3 Garrelts (14–3) Bedrosian (15) Candlestick Park n/a86–63 W1
150September 17 Padres 1–6 Reuschel (16–7) Candlestick Park 25,54386–64 L1
151September 19 Dodgers 3–2 LaCoss (8–10) Bedrosian (16) Candlestick Park 20,66887–64 W1
152September 20 Dodgers 8–7 Wilson (2–3) Candlestick Park 21,42088–64 W2
153September 21 Dodgers 4–3 Downs (4–6) Bedrosian (17) Candlestick Park 24,89689–64 W3
154September 22 Astros 1–3 Garrelts (14–4) Candlestick Park 33,02089–65 L1
155September 23 Astros 3–1 Reuschel (17–7) Candlestick Park 46,66490–65 W1
156September 24 Astros 10–2 LaCoss (9–10) Candlestick Park 50,87191–65 W2
157September 25@ Dodgers 2–5 Robinson (12–11) Dodger Stadium 23,00791–66 L1
158September 26@ Dodgers 1–2 Downs (4–7) Dodger Stadium 27,66291–67 L2
159September 27@ Dodgers 0–1 Garrelts (14–5) Dodger Stadium 34,21091–68 L3
160September 29@ Padres 7–2 LaCoss (10–10) Jack Murphy Stadium 52,08992–68 W1
161September 30@ Padres 5–11 Reuschel (17–8) Jack Murphy Stadium 47,78792–69 L1
October (0–1) (Road: 0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
162October 1@ Padres 0–3 Downs (4–8) Jack Murphy Stadium 24,03192–70 L2

Postseason

1989 Postseason Game Log
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1 NLCS October 4@ Cubs 11–3 Garrelts (1–0) Maddux (0–1) Wrigley Field 39,1951–0 W1
2 NLCS October 5@ Cubs 5–9 Lancaster (1–0) Reuschel (0–1) Wrigley Field 39,1951–1 L1
3 NLCS October 7 Cubs 5–4 Robinson (1–0) Lancaster (1–1) Bedrosian (1) Candlestick Park 62,0652–1 W1
4 NLCS October 8 Cubs 6–4 Downs (1–0) Wilson (0–1) Bedrosian (2) Candlestick Park 62,0783–1 W2
5 NLCS October 9 Cubs 3–2 Reuschel (1–1) Bielecki (0–1) Bedrosian (3) Candlestick Park 62,0844–1 W3
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1 WS October 14@ Athletics 0–5 Stewart (1–0) Garrelts (0–1) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 49,3850–1 L1
2 WS October 15@ Athletics 1–5 Moore (1–0) Reuschel (0–1) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 49,3880–2 L2
3 WS October 27 Athletics 7–13 Stewart (2–0) Garrelts (0–2) Candlestick Park 62,0380–3 L3
4 WS October 28 Athletics 6–9 Moore (2–0) Robinson (0–1) Eckersley (1) Candlestick Park 62,0320–4 L4

Roster

1989 San Francisco Giants
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Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Dave Dravecky

The previous season, a cancerous desmoid tumor was found in Dravecky's pitching arm. He underwent surgery on October 7, 1988, removing half of the deltoid muscle in his pitching arm and freezing the humerus bone in an effort to eliminate all of the cancerous cells. By July 1989, he was pitching in the minors, and on August 10, he made a highly publicized return to the major leagues, pitching 8 innings and defeating Cincinnati 4–3. In his following start five days later against the Expos, Dravecky pitched three no-hit innings, but in the fifth inning, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. In the sixth inning he started off shaky, allowing a home run to the lead off batter and then hitting the second batter. Then, on his first pitch to Tim Raines, his humerus bone snapped, ending his career.

To see a pitcher break his arm with a loud cracking sound while doing something as ordinary as throwing a pitch, then fall to the ground rolling in agonizing pain, was shocking, unusual, and upsetting, especially for those who had followed his touching story. The pitch was replayed on television repeatedly over the following days.

The Giants won the National League pennant in 1989, and in the post-game celebration, Dravecky's arm was broken a second time. A doctor examining Dravecky's x-rays noticed a mass in his arm. Cancer had returned. Eighteen days later, Dravecky retired from baseball, aged 33, leaving a 64–57 record with 558 strikeouts and a 3.13 ERA in 1,062.2 innings. He won the 1989 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit and leadership.

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

Pos.PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Terry Kennedy 12535585.239534
1B Will Clark 159588196.33323111
2B Robby Thompson 148547132.2411350
3B Ernest Riles 12230284.278740
SS José Uribe 151453100.221130
LF Kevin Mitchell 154543158.29147125
CF Brett Butler 154594168.283436
RF Candy Maldonado 12934575.217941

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Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Matt Williams 8429259.2021850
Kirt Manwaring 8520042.210018
Donell Nixon 9516644.265115
Pat Sheridan 7016133.205314
Greg Litton 7114336.252417
Ken Oberkfell 8311637.319215
Tracy Jones 409718.186012
Ed Jurak 304210.23801
Chris Speier 28379.24302
Bill Bathe 30329.28106
Bob Brenly 12224.18203
Mike Laga 17204.20017
Jim Weaver 12204.20002
Jim Steels 13121.08300
Mike Benjamin 1461.16700
Charlie Hayes 351.20000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Rick Reuschel 32208.11782.94111
Don Robinson 34197.012113.4396
Scott Garrelts 30193.11452.28119
Kelly Downs 1882.2484.7949
Mike Krukow 843.0433.9818
Dennis Cook 215.0101.809
Dave Dravecky 213.0203.465
Russ Swan 26.20210.802

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Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mike LaCoss 45150.110103.1778
Atlee Hammaker 2876.2663.7630
Bob Knepper 1352.0323.4619
Trevor Wilson 1439.1234.3522
Joe Price 714.0115.7910
Terry Mulholland 511.0004.096

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Craig Lefferts 7024202.6971
Jeff Brantley 597104.0769
Steve Bedrosian 4014172.6534
Goose Gossage 312142.6824
Randy McCament 251103.9312
Ernie Camacho 133002.7614
Stu Tate 20003.384

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco30140003011130
Chicago201000000381
W: Scott Garrelts (1-0)   L: Greg Maddux (0-1)   S: None
HR: SF Will Clark (1), (2), Kevin Mitchell (1)  CHC Mark Grace (1), Ryne Sandberg (1)
Pitchers: SF Garrelts, Brantley (8), Hammaker (9)  CHC Maddux, Kilgus (5), Wilson (8)
Attendance: 39,195

Game 2

October 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team123456789RHE
San Francisco0002000215100
Chicago60000300X9110
W: Les Lancaster (1-0)   L: Rick Reuschel (0-1)   S: None
HR: SF Kevin Mitchell (2), Matt Williams (1), Robby Thompson (1)  CHC None
Pitchers: SF Reuschel, Downs (1), Lefferts (6), Brantley (7), Bedrosian (8)  CHC Bielecki, Assenmacher (5), Lancaster (6)
Attendance: 39,195

Game 3

October 7 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California

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W: Don Robinson (1-0)   L: Les Lancaster (1-1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (1)
HR: CHC None  SF Robby Thompson (2)
Pitchers: CHC Sutcliffe, Assenmacher (7), Lancaster (7)  SF LaCoss, Brantley (4), Robinson (7), Lefferts (8), Bedrosian (9)
Attendance: 62,065

Game 4

October 8 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California

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W: Kelly Downs (1-0)   L: Steve Wilson (0-1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (2)
HR: CHC Luis Salazar (1)  SF Matt Williams (2)
Pitchers: CHC Maddux, Wilson (4), Sanderson (6), Williams (8)  SF Garrelts, Downs (5), Bedrosian (9)
Attendance: 62,078

Game 5

October 9 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California

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W: Rick Reuschel (1-1)   L: Mike Bielecki (0-1)   S: Steve Bedrosian (3)
HR: CHC None  SF None
Pitchers: CHC Bielecki, Williams (8), Lancaster (8)  SF Reuschel, Bedrosian (9)
Attendance: 62,084

The Giants made it to their first World Series since 1962 with a 3–2 win over the Cubs to win the 1989 National League pennant, four games to one. The final game pitted Mike Bielecki against a well-rested (due to his quick exit from Game 2) Rick Reuschel. Reuschel made amends for his poor start in Game 2 by giving up only one run over eight innings. The one run Reuschel gave up was an unearned run the Cubs scored when Walton reached on an error by Mitchell and then scored on Sandberg's double. The Cubs held the 1–0 lead until the seventh inning when Will Clark tripled and scored on Mitchell's sacrifice fly.

With two outs in the eighth, the Cubs appeared ready to perhaps send the series back to Chicago. But Candy Maldonado pinch-hit for Reuschel and walked. Bielcki then proceeded the load the bases by walking both Butler and Thompson. Don Zimmer sent for Mitch Williams to end the jam, but Clark drove a single to center that gave the Giants a 3–1 lead. The Cubs strung together three straight singles with two outs in the ninth to pull within a run, but Bedrosian got Sandberg to ground out to second to end the game and the series.

The Giants were in their first World Series since 1962. Clark's stellar performance earned him Most Valuable Player honors for the Giants. Clark hit .650 with eight RBIs.

World series

It was the first World Series in which the losing team never had the lead and never had the tying run at the plate in its final turn at-bat. [10]

Game 1

October 14, 1989, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.

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W: Dave Stewart (1-0) L: Scott Garrelts (0-1)

Game 2

October 15, 1989, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California

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W: Mike Moore (1-0) L: Rick Reuschel (0-1)

Game 3

October 17, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

The game was delayed until October 27, or about ten days, due to the Loma Prieta earthquake.

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W: Dave Stewart (2-0) L: Scott Garrelts (0-2)

Game 4

October 28, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco

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W: Mike Moore (2-0) L: Don Robinson (0-1) S:Dennis Eckersley

Award winners

All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Phoenix Firebirds Pacific Coast League Gordon Mackenzie
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Bill Evers
A San Jose Giants California League Duane Espy
A Clinton Giants Midwest League Keith Bodie
A-Short Season Everett Giants Northwest League Joe Strain
Rookie Pocatello Giants Pioneer League Deron McCue

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