Category: 1989 San Francisco Giants

  • 8/11-13/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    8/11-13/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    The results here followed real life, with a series-opening victory for the Giants followed by two Dodger wins. Will Clark hit his 20th home run of the season in the opener. After 118 games, the Giants remain 16 wins ahead of pace. sim 83-35, actual 67-51August 11 — sim W 9-4 — actual W 10-2August…

  • 8/7-10/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    8/7-10/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    The Giants nearly pulled off a home sweep of the Reds, but blew a seven-run lead in the finale to see their six-game winning streak come to an end. Kevin Mitchell homered twice, giving him 38 on the season. After 115 games, the Giants are now 16 wins ahead of pace. sim 82-33, actual 66-49August…

  • 8/4-6/1989 Houston at San Francisco

    8/4-6/1989 Houston at San Francisco

    As these were the first “home” games since the real-life passing of former San Francisco manager Roger Craig, we begin this series with a moment of silence and a standing ovation for the skipper of this 1989 team. He won 586 games in eight years (1985-92) with the Giants and brought the term “Humm Baby”…

  • 8/1-3/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    8/1-3/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    The Giants won the opener at Chavez Ravine to improve to 7-0 against the Dodgers this season. But, LA bounced back to win the next two, just as they did in real life. The run differential in each game was almost spot on. The Giants won by three in game one (exact), the Dodgers won…

  • 1989 San Francisco Giants July Recap

    1989 San Francisco Giants July Recap

    The dice continue to roll the Giants’ way. After 105 contests, they are 45 games above .500 (75-30), 14 wins ahead of their real-life pace. If they keep up their .714 winning percentage, it would put them into the top-10 teams of all-time (and tied with the 1927 New York Yankees). The Giants went 14-12…

  • 7/28-30/1989 San Francisco at Houston

    7/28-30/1989 San Francisco at Houston

    The month of July came to an end with a three-game series in Houston. The results matched real life, with the Giants winning the opener but the Astros taking the next two. Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell drove in eight of the Giants’ nine runs in the series. After 105 games, the Giants are 14…

  • 7/24-27/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    7/24-27/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    The season passed the century mark, with more than 100 games now played. The Giants earned a four-game sweep in Atlanta (bettering the 2-2 real-life record). This time they had the bats to thank, as they scored at least eight runs in three of the four games. That overcame some iffy pitching, as the Braves…

  • 7/20-23/1989 San Francisco at Chicago

    7/20-23/1989 San Francisco at Chicago

    The Giants managed a two-game split at Chicago, doing better than the one win they posted there in reality. Other than a shutout to open the series, the pitching wasn’t up to its usual standard. After 98 games, San Francisco is 12 wins ahead of pace. sim 70-28, actual 58-40July 20 — sim W 8-0…

  • 7/17-19/1989 St. Louis at San Francisco

    7/17-19/1989 St. Louis at San Francisco

    The Giants opened the St. Louis series with two blowouts, just like they did in real life. Instead of being swept, which is what actually happened, the Cardinals turned the tables and earned a blowout win of their own. After 94 games, the Giants are 11 wins ahead of pace. sim 68-26, actual 57-37July 17…