Tag: San Francisco Giants

  • 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…

  • 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…