1990 San Francisco Giants season

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.

1990 San Francisco Giants
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Candlestick Park
City	San Francisco, California
Owners	Bob Lurie
General managers	Al Rosen
Managers	Roger Craig
Television	KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald) SportsChannel America (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
Radio	KNBR (Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald, Mike Krukow) KLOK (Tito Fuentes, Julio Gonzalez)
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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

• v
• t
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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	91	71	.562	—	46‍–‍35	45‍–‍36
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	76	.531	5	47‍–‍34	39‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants	85	77	.525	6	49‍–‍32	36‍–‍45
Houston Astros	75	87	.463	16	49‍–‍32	26‍–‍55
San Diego Padres	75	87	.463	16	37‍–‍44	38‍–‍43
Atlanta Braves	65	97	.401	26	37‍–‍44	28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1990 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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

1990 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 40 Steve Bedrosian 51 Greg Booker 49 Jeff Brantley 33 John Burkett 13 Ernie Camacho 14 Mark Dewey 37 Kelly Downs 50 Scott Garrelts 53 Eric Gunderson 14 Atlee Hammaker 39 Bob Knepper 29 Mike LaCoss 36 Randy McCament 28 Paul McClellan 26 Andy McGaffigan 36 Rafael Novoa 55 Randy O'Neal 45 Francisco Oliveras 47 Dan Quisenberry 48 Rick Reuschel 31 Don Robinson 59 Rick Rodriguez 59 Russ Swan 30 Mark Thurmond 28 Ed Vosberg 46 Trevor Wilson		Catchers 45 Mark Bailey 18 Bill Bathe  8 Gary Carter 47 Steve Decker 16 Terry Kennedy 19 Kirt Manwaring Infielders 10 Dave Anderson 51 Mike Benjamin 22 Will Clark 39 Mike Laga 28 Tony Perezchica  1 Ernest Riles 35 Andres Santana  6 Robby Thompson 23 José Uribe  9 Matt Williams		Outfielders 17 Kevin Bass  2 Brett Butler 26 Mike Kingery 32 Brad Komminsk 25 Rick Leach 21 Mark Leonard 15 Greg Litton  7 Kevin Mitchell 32 Rick Parker		Manager 38 Roger Craig Coaches 12 Dusty Baker (hitting) 42 Bill Fahey (third base) 20 Wendell Kim (first base)  5 Bob Lillis (bench) 34 Norm Sherry (pitching)

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
C	Terry Kennedy	107	303	84	.277	2	26
1B	Will Clark	154	600	177	.295	19	95
2B	Robby Thompson	144	498	122	.245	15	56
SS	José Uribe	138	415	103	.248	1	24
3B	Matt Williams	159	617	171	.277	33	122
LF	Kevin Mitchell	140	524	152	.290	35	93
CF	Brett Butler	160	622	192	.309	3	44
RF	Kevin Bass	61	214	54	.252	7	32

Other batters

Note; 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
Gary Carter	92	244	62	.254	9	27
Mike Kingery	105	207	61	.295	0	24
Greg Litton	93	204	50	.245	1	24
Rick Leach	78	174	51	.293	2	16
Ernie Riles	92	155	31	.200	8	21
Rick Parker	54	107	26	.243	2	14
Dave Anderson	60	100	35	.350	1	6
Mike Benjamin	22	56	12	.214	2	3
Steve Decker	15	54	16	.296	3	8
Bill Bathe	52	48	11	.229	3	12
Mike Laga	23	27	5	.185	2	4
Mark Leonard	11	17	3	.176	1	2
Kirt Manwaring	8	13	2	.154	0	1
Mark Bailey	5	7	1	.143	1	3
Brad Komminsk	8	5	1	.200	0	0
Tony Perezchica	4	3	1	.333	0	0
Andrés Santana	6	2	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting 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
John Burkett	33	204.0	14	7	3.79	118
Scott Garrelts	31	182.0	12	11	4.15	80
Don Robinson	26	157.2	10	7	4.57	78
Rick Reuschel	15	87.0	3	6	3.93	49
Mike LaCoss	13	77.2	6	4	3.94	39

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
Trevor Wilson	27	110.1	8	7	4.00	66
Atlee Hammaker	25	67.1	4	5	4.28	28
Kelly Downs	13	63.0	3	2	3.43	31
Bob Knepper	12	44.1	3	3	5.68	24
Eric Gunderson	7	19.2	1	2	5.49	14
Rafael Novoa	7	18.2	0	1	6.75	14
Paul McClellan	4	7.2	0	1	11.74	2
Russ Swan	2	2.1	0	1	3.86	1

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Jeff Brantley	55	5	3	19	1.56	61
Steve Bedrosian	68	9	9	17	4.20	43
Mark Thurmond	43	2	3	4	3.34	24
Francisco Oliveras	33	2	2	2	2.77	41
Randy O'Neal	26	1	0	0	3.83	30
Ed Vosberg	18	1	1	0	5.55	12
Mark Dewey	14	1	1	0	2.78	11
Ernie Camacho	8	0	0	0	3.60	8
Dan Quisenberry	5	0	1	0	13.50	2
Andy McGaffigan	4	0	0	0	17.36	4
Randy McCament	3	0	0	0	3.00	5
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)

All-Star Game

• Kevin Mitchell, Matt Williams

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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]