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1992 San Francisco Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1992 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 110th season in Major League Baseball, their 35th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 33rd at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses.
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| 1992 San Francisco Giants | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |||
| City | San Francisco, California | |||
| Owners | Bob Lurie | |||
| General managers | Al Rosen | |||
| Managers | Roger Craig | |||
| Television | KTVU SportsChannel Pacific | |||
| Radio | KNBR (Ron Fairly, Hank Greenwald, Duane Kuiper, Joe Morgan, Mike Krukow) SP Radio (Carlos Rivera) | |||
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This year, Giants owner Bob Lurie agreed in principle to sell his team to a Tampa Bay-based group of investors led by Vince Naimoli, who would then move the team to St. Petersburg. However, in November 1992, National League owners nixed the move under pressure from San Francisco officials, and the Giants were sold to a group that kept them in San Francisco.[1]
- December 11, 1991: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Mike Remlinger to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, and Dave Burba.[2]
- January 13, 1992: Cory Snyder was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[3]
- January 30, 1992: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[4]
Opening Day starters
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Atlanta Braves | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 8 | 53–28 | 37–44 |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 16 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 17 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 26 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 35 | 37–44 | 26–55 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
| Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 | |||||
| San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
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Notable transactions
- April 2, 1992: Steve Lake was released by the San Francisco Giants.[4]
- June 1, 1992: Marvin Benard was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992.[5]
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Craig Colbert (Apr 6)
- Steve Hosey (Aug 29)
- Jim McNamara (Apr 9)
- John Patterson (Apr 6)
- Pitchers:
- Larry Carter (Sep 6)
- Jim Pena (Jul 7)
- Pat Rapp (Jul 10)
- Steve Reed (Aug 30)
- Kevin Rogers (Sep 4) [6]
Roster
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Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Kirt Manwaring | 109 | 349 | 85 | .244 | 4 | 26 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 144 | 513 | 154 | .300 | 16 | 73 |
| 2B | Robby Thompson | 128 | 443 | 115 | .260 | 14 | 49 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 146 | 529 | 120 | .227 | 20 | 66 |
| SS | Royce Clayton | 98 | 321 | 72 | .224 | 4 | 24 |
| LF | Chris James | 111 | 248 | 60 | .242 | 5 | 32 |
| CF | Darren Lewis | 100 | 320 | 74 | .231 | 1 | 18 |
| RF | Willie McGee | 138 | 474 | 141 | .297 | 1 | 36 |
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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
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Cory Snyder | 124 | 390 | 105 | .269 | 14 | 57 |
| Mike Felder | 145 | 322 | 92 | .286 | 4 | 23 |
| Kevin Bass | 89 | 265 | 71 | .268 | 7 | 30 |
| José Uribe | 66 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 2 | 13 |
| Greg Litton | 68 | 140 | 32 | .229 | 4 | 15 |
| Mark Leonard | 55 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 4 | 16 |
| Craig Colbert | 49 | 126 | 29 | .230 | 1 | 16 |
| John Patterson | 32 | 103 | 19 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Benjamin | 40 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim McNamara | 30 | 74 | 16 | .216 | 1 | 9 |
| Ted Wood | 24 | 58 | 12 | .207 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Hosey | 21 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Decker | 15 | 43 | 7 | .163 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Bailey | 13 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| John Burkett | 32 | 189.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.84 | 107 |
| Bud Black | 28 | 177.0 | 10 | 12 | 3.97 | 82 |
| Bill Swift | 30 | 164.2 | 10 | 4 | 2.08 | 77 |
| Trevor Wilson | 26 | 154.0 | 8 | 14 | 4.21 | 88 |
| Kevin Rogers | 6 | 34.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.24 | 26 |
| Larry Carter | 6 | 33.0 | 1 | 5 | 4.64 | 21 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dave Burba | 23 | 70.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.97 | 47 |
| Kelly Downs | 19 | 62.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.47 | 33 |
| Francisco Oliveras | 16 | 44.2 | 0 | 3 | 3.63 | 17 |
| Gil Heredia | 13 | 30.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.40 | 15 |
| Pat Rapp | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.20 | 3 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Rod Beck | 65 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1.76 | 87 |
| Mike Jackson | 67 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.73 | 80 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 61 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.09 | 68 |
| Jeff Brantley | 56 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2.95 | 86 |
| Dave Righetti | 54 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5.06 | 47 |
| Jim Pena | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 32 |
| Steve Reed | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 | 11 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Murray Chass (November 11, 1992). "BASEBALL; Look What Wind Blew Back: Baseball's Giants". New York Times. p. B11.
- Kevin Mitchell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Cory Snyder Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Steve Lake Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Marvin Benard Statistics 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
- 1992 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1992 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac