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.
Offseason December 3, 1990: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Willie McGee at Baseball Reference January 19, 1990: Gary Carter was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Gary Carter at Baseball Reference
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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 5, 1990: Greg Booker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Greg Booker at Baseball Reference April 8, 1990: Rick Leach was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. June 23, 1990: Ernie Camacho was released by the Giants.Ernie Camacho at Baseball Reference June 24, 1990: Rick Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Rick Rodriguez at Baseball Reference August 12, 1990: Atlee Hammaker was released by the Giants.Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
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.
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)
Roster 1990 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ShreveportJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1990 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1990 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac