Tag: San Francisco Giants

  • 9/13-14/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    9/13-14/1989 Cincinnati at San Francisco

    Another two-game series that resulted in a split, this time with the Reds at Candlestick Park. The Giants swept this one in real life. Don Robinson became the Giants’ second 20-game winner in the opener. After 147 games, San Francisco is now 13 wins ahead of pace. sim 98-49, actual 85-62September 13 — sim W…

  • 9/11-12/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    9/11-12/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    The Giants and Braves split a two-game series at Candlestick Park, just as they did in real life, though the results were flipped. After 145 games, the Giants are still 14 wins ahead of pace, and three victories away from the century mark. sim 97-48, actual 83-62September 11 — sim L 4-1 — actual W…

  • 9/8-10/1989 San Francisco at Houston

    9/8-10/1989 San Francisco at Houston

    The Giants won twice in Houston in this three-game series, outdoing the one win they had in reality. Don Robinson won his 19th game in the opener. After 143 games, San Francisco is now 14 wins ahead of pace. sim 96-47, actual 82-61September 8 — sim W 5-3 — actual L 5-2September 9 — sim…

  • 9/6-7/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    9/6-7/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    The Giants posted their second straight two-game road sweep, this time going to Atlanta to win a pair of contests. Scott Garrelts picked up his 20th win and Kevin Mitchell increased his season totals to 44 home runs and 133 runs batted in. After 140 games, the Giants are 13 wins ahead of pace. sim…

  • 9/4-5/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    9/4-5/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    With a two-game sweep at Cincinnati, San Francisco has now matched the 92 wins that the Giants posted in real life (and there’s still 24 games to play). This begins a stretch with several two-game series. The Giants scored eight runs in the two games on just nine hits. After 138 games, the Giants are…

  • 9/1-3/1989 New York at San Francisco

    9/1-3/1989 New York at San Francisco

    The Giants will be glad to not face the Mets again this season. For all the success that San Francisco had, they went 4-8 against New York, posting one win and two losses in all four three-game series. In real life, it was a 9-3 record against the Mets. After 136 games, the Giants are…

  • 1989 San Francisco Giants August Recap

    1989 San Francisco Giants August Recap

    One month remains in the 1989 campaign! We’ve rolled 133 games to this point. The Giants ended August in the same place they began it, 14 wins ahead of their real-life pace. But, this was the sim Giants’ worst month so far, and the first time they didn’t post a winning record. San Francisco went…

  • 8/28-30/1989 Philadelphia at San Francisco

    8/28-30/1989 Philadelphia at San Francisco

    The Giants closed out the month of August with two wins in three home games against the Phillies. San Francisco won a couple of pitchers’ duels before turning in their worst pitching performance of the season. After 133 games, the Giants are 14 wins ahead of pace. sim 89-44, actual 75-58August 28 — sim W…

  • 8/25-27/1989 Montreal at San Francisco

    8/25-27/1989 Montreal at San Francisco

    The Giants suffered their first three-game series sweep of the season, as the pitching against Montreal was bad in two of the games and the hitting was lacking throughout. The Expos had 35 hits in the three games to the Giants’ 17. After 130 games, San Francisco is now 13 wins ahead of pace. sim…