Tag: San Francisco Giants

  • 9/22-24/1989 Houston at San Francisco

    9/22-24/1989 Houston at San Francisco

    The Giants closed out their home schedule with one win in three games against Houston. Each of the three games ended up opposite of the real-life result. Kevin Mitchell hit home runs number 47 and 48. After 156 games, the Giants are 12 wins ahead of pace. sim 103-53, actual 91-65September 22 — sim W…

  • 9/19-21/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    9/19-21/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    The Giants rolled on with two more wins against the Dodgers. Los Angeles won the finale to avoid the sweep, something they weren’t able to do in real life. After 153 games, the Giants are 13 wins ahead of pace. sim 102-51, actual 89-64September 19 — sim W 3-2 (11) — actual W 3-2September 20…

  • 9/15-17/1989 San Diego at San Francisco

    9/15-17/1989 San Diego at San Francisco

    100 wins! The Giants hit the century mark in their 149th game. Only a brilliant pitching performance by the Padres prevented San Francisco from earning a three-game home sweep. Kevin Mitchell added his 46th home run, Will Clark drove in his 100th run and Scott Garrelts won his 21st game. After 150 games, the 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…