Category: 1989 San Francisco Giants

  • 5/15-17/1989 San Francisco at Philadelphia

    5/15-17/1989 San Francisco at Philadelphia

    The Giants’ 10-game winning streak came to an end during the three-game series at Philadelphia, but San Francisco still matched its real-life output by taking two of three contests. Stop me if you’re heard this one before but Scott Garrelts threw a shutout (his fifth in eight starts) and Kevin Mitchell homered (his 16th in…

  • 5/12-14/1989 San Francisco at Montreal

    5/12-14/1989 San Francisco at Montreal

    The Giants ran their winning streak to nine games after a three-game sweep at Montreal. The Expos, who won two of three in real life, matched their actual score in two of the three games. Don Robinson, a pitcher known for his good hitting, collected three home runs in 1989 and he’s already got four…

  • 5/9-10/1989 San Francisco at Chicago

    5/9-10/1989 San Francisco at Chicago

    The simulation Giants matched their real-life counterparts by beginning a road trip with a two-game sweep of Chicago. Like clockwork, Kevin Mitchell hit another home run and Scott Garrelts had another quality start. After 33 games, the Giants are six wins ahead of pace. sim 24-9, actual 18-15May 9 — sim W 10-5 — actual…

  • 5/5-7/1989 St. Louis at San Francisco

    5/5-7/1989 St. Louis at San Francisco

    A three-game home sweep of the Cardinals moved the Giants to 22-9 after 31 games, six victories ahead of pace. Kevin Mitchell drove in eight runs over the three games, giving him 46 on the season and putting him on a pace to obliterate the MLB record. sim 22-9, actual 16-15May 5 — sim W…

  • 5/3-4/1989 Pittsburgh at San Francisco

    5/3-4/1989 Pittsburgh at San Francisco

    Just like the last series, the Giants split a two-game series, matching what happened in real life. Pittsburgh and San Francisco alternated wins thanks to excellent pitching performances by the Pirates’ John Smiley and the Giants’ Mike LaCoss. sim 19-9, actual 14-14May 3 — sim L 5-1 — actual L 5-3May 4 — sim W…

  • 5/1-2/1989 Chicago at San Francisco

    5/1-2/1989 Chicago at San Francisco

    To start the month of May, a short two-game home series with the Chicago Cubs put out the same results in real life, a loss followed by a win. The Giants remain five games ahead of pace after 26 contests. sim 18-8, actual 13-13May 1 — sim L 4-1, actual L 4-3May 2 — sim…

  • 1989 San Francisco Giants April Recap

    1989 San Francisco Giants April Recap

    Twenty-four games into the season, and the Giants are five games ahead of pace with their 17-7 record. In real life, San Francisco won just three of the final 11 games played in April, but the simulation Giants flipped that, going 8-3 over the same 11 games. The batting average has actually been a little…

  • 4/28-30/1989 San Francisco at Pittsburgh

    4/28-30/1989 San Francisco at Pittsburgh

    The Giants closed out the opening month of April by winning two of three at Pittsburgh to move five games ahead of pace. San Francisco’s pitchers took shutouts into the ninth inning in all three games, but managed only one shutout and lost one of them. Don Robinson had a game for the ages in…

  • 4/25-27/1989 San Francisco at St. Louis

    4/25-27/1989 San Francisco at St. Louis

    The Giants continued their excellent start to the season, winning two of three games at St. Louis to move to four games ahead of their real-life pace. Scott Garrelts improved to 5-0 after five starts and Kevin Mitchell hit his seventh and eighth home runs of the season. sim 15-6, actual 11-10April 25 — sim…