Tag: San Francisco Giants

  • 4/21-23/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    4/21-23/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    The Giants improved to 6-0 against the rival Dodgers this season and are three games ahead of pace after 18 contests. In the third game, both pitchers took a no-hitter to the seventh inning, and Rick Reuschel’s no-hit bid lasted until the ninth inning. sim 13-5, actual 10-8April 21 — sim W 4-1 — actual…

  • 4/17-19/1989 San Diego at San Francisco

    4/17-19/1989 San Diego at San Francisco

    The Giants won two of three in the home series against the Padres, a game better than they did in real life. The dice matched reality in the opener, as either way, it was a 9-0 San Francisco victory. Scott Garrelts threw his third consecutive shutout in that one. The first extra-innings contest of the…

  • 4/14-16/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    4/14-16/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    After extending the winning streak to seven with another shutout in the opener, the Giants had a painful end to the series as the Braves scored in the later innings to win each of the next three games. 8-4 sim, 8-4 actualApril 14 — sim W 3-0 — actual W 7-5April 15 — sim L…

  • 4/10-12/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    4/10-12/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    The Giants opened up their home schedule with a three-game sweep of the rival Dodgers. Game one of the series needed a comeback, but San Francisco cruised to victories in games two and three, including a one-hit shutout from Scott Garrelts in the finale. Garrelts has opened the season with two straight shutouts. The Giants…

  • 4/7-9/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    4/7-9/1989 San Francisco at Cincinnati

    A rainout turned this into a two-game series, and the Giants took both simulations and scored a bunch of runs in the process. After five games, the Giants are one game ahead of pace. 4-1 sim, 3-2 actualApril 7 — sim W 9-0 — actual L 3-4April 9 — sim W 8-3 — actual W…

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

    4/3-5/1989 San Francisco at San Diego

    The Giants began the 1989 replay just as they did in real life, winning two of three games at San Diego. San Francisco got strong pitching performances from Rick Reuschel and Don Robinson in games one and three. 2-1 sim, 2-1 actualApril 3 — sim W 8-1 — actual W 5-3April 4 — sim L…

  • San Francisco Giants 5, Oakland Athletics 3

    San Francisco Giants 5, Oakland Athletics 3

    GAME #49 (championship #2): Jerry Martin went 4-for-5 and smacked a two-run double in the top of the ninth, breaking a 3-3 tie and lifting the Giants to the championship, while ending the A’s six-game winning streak. For the second straight game, Dwayne Murphy gave the A’s a 1-0 lead with a solo home run,…

  • Oakland Athletics 2, San Francisco Giants 1

    Oakland Athletics 2, San Francisco Giants 1

    GAME #48 (championship #1): Shooty Babbit tripled to lead off the top of the ninth and scored on Dave McKay’s sacrifice fly, and the A’s got another strong pitching performance from Rick Langford to force a second championship game. Oakland’s Dwayne Murphy hit a solo home run in the top of the first inning to…

  • San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 2

    San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 2

    GAME #45 (winners’ bracket final): The Giants overcame a shaky performance from Vida Blue, who gave up seven hits and six walks in 7 1/3 innings. Blue repeatedly pitched out of trouble, as the Red Sox left 11 runners on base. Boston opened the scoring on an RBI single by Carney Lansford in the top…