Tag: San Francisco Giants

  • 8/21-23/1989 San Francisco at New York

    8/21-23/1989 San Francisco at New York

    The real-life results and the simulation results were flipped in this three-game series at New York. Here, the Giants won the opener and dropped the next two. In reality, it was the opposite. After 127 games, the Giants are 14 wins ahead of pace. sim 87-40, actual 73-54August 21 — sim W 4-2 — actual…

  • 8/18-20/1989 San Francisco at Philadelphia

    8/18-20/1989 San Francisco at Philadelphia

    The first two games in Philadelphia were high-scoring affairs, followed by the Giants’ 24th shutout of the season. As they did in real life, the Giants won two of three games in this series. Kevin Mitchell hit his 40th and 41st home runs, and Scott Garrelts won again after missing several starts. After 124 games,…

  • 8/15-17 San Francisco at Montreal

    8/15-17 San Francisco at Montreal

    The Giants managed to get one win in Montreal with their 23rd (!) shutout of the season. It came in the finale to avoid a three-game sweep. It also ended a season-high four-game losing streak. After 121 games, San Francisco is 15 wins ahead of pace. sim 84-37, actual 69-52August 15 — sim L 4-3…

  • 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…