# 1989 San Francisco Giants season

The 1989 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 107th season in Major League Baseball, their 32nd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 30th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses. It was their second division title in three years. The Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs in five games in the NLCS. However, they were swept by their cross-Bay rivals, the Oakland Athletics, in an earthquake-marred World Series.

## Offseason

* December 8, 1988: Mike Aldrete was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Montreal Expos for Tracy Jones.
* February 27, 1989: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

## Regular season
### Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 2 | Brett Butler | CF |
| 6 | Robby Thompson | 2B |
| 22 | Will Clark | 1B |
| 7 | Kevin Mitchell | LF |
| 21 | Candy Maldonado | RF |
| 16 | Terry Kennedy | C |
| 9 | Matt Williams | 3B |
| 23 | Jose Uribe | SS |
| 48 | Rick Reuschel | P |

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Diego Padres | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 46‍–‍35 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 47‍–‍35 | 39‍–‍41 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 83 | .481 | 14 | 44‍–‍37 | 33‍–‍46 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17 | 38‍–‍43 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Atlanta Braves | 63 | 97 | .394 | 28 | 33‍–‍46 | 30‍–‍51 |

### Record vs. opponents

1989 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–10 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 |
| Houston | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 10–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 3–9 |
| Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–13 |
| New York | 10–2 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 |
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 14, 1989: Goose Gossage was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* June 5, 1989: Clay Bellinger was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1989.
* June 16, 1989: Tracy Jones was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Sheridan.
* June 18, 1989: Charlie Hayes was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Dennis Cook and Terry Mulholland to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later and Steve Bedrosian. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Rick Parker (August 7, 1989) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
* August 2, 1989: Bob Brenly signed as a free agent.
* August 10, 1989: Goose Gossage was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.

### Major League debuts

* Batters: Mike Benjamin (July 7), Greg Litton (May 2)
* Pitchers: Randy McCament (June 28), Russ Swan (August 3), Stu Tate (September 20)

## Game log and schedule

Legend :
| | Giants win |
| | Giants loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Giants team member |
1989 Game Log (92–70) (Home: 53–28; Road: 39–42) :
April (12–12) (Home: 6–4; Road: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
1April 3@ Padres5–3Reuschel (1–0)LaCoss (1)Jack Murphy Stadium52,7631–0W1
2April 4@ Padres8–3Downs (1–0)Jack Murphy Stadium21,7682–0W2
3April 5@ Padres3–4Robinson (0–1)Jack Murphy Stadium24,3092–1L1
4April 7@ Reds3–4 (16)Price (0–1)Riverfront Stadium25,2782–2L2
5April 9@ Reds9–1Reuschel (2–0)Riverfront Stadium23,1523–2W1
6April 10Dodgers4–7LaCoss (0–1)Candlestick Park53,0153–3L1
7April 11Dodgers8–3Downs (2–0)Lefferts (1)Candlestick Park17,7224–3W1
8April 12Dodgers3–1Garrelts (1–0)LaCoss (2)Candlestick Park19,0355–3W2
9April 14Braves7–5Reuschel (3–0)Lefferts (2)Candlestick Park11,8086–3W3
10April 15Braves1–0Hammaker (1–0)Candlestick Park29,7987–3W4
11April 16Braves2–7Downs (2–1)Candlestick Parkn/a7–4L1
12April 16Braves6–1Price (1–1)Candlestick Park26,0488–4W1
13April 17Padres9–0Garrelts (2–0)Candlestick Park12,1619–4W2
14April 18Padres2–4Reuschel (3–1)Candlestick Park11,5099–5L1
15April 19Padres3–4Hammaker (1–1)Candlestick Park22,7019–6L2
16April 21@ Dodgers2–8Downs (2–2)Dodger Stadium47,2519–7L3
17April 22@ Dodgers5–4Lefferts (1–0)Dodger Stadium48,34710–7W1
18April 23@ Dodgers6–7 (10)Hammaker (1–2)Dodger Stadium48,49310–8L1
19April 25@ Cardinals4–0Robinson (1–1)Lefferts (3)Busch Stadium27,91111–8W1
20April 26@ Cardinals1–3Downs (2–3)Busch Stadium27,51411–9L1
21April 27@ Cardinals1–10Garrelts (2–1)Busch Stadium30,82511–10L2
22April 28@ Pirates0–1Reuschel (3–2)Three Rivers Stadium12,91311–11L1
23April 29@ Pirates4–3LaCoss (1–1)Three Rivers Stadium11,50912–11W1
24April 30@ Pirates1–11Robinson (1–2)Three Rivers Stadium20,94012–12L1 :
May (17–10) (Home: 10–6; Road: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
25May 1Cubs3–4 (12)LaCoss (1–2)Candlestick Park17,91412–13L2
26May 2Cubs4–0Reuschel (4–2)Gossage (1)Candlestick Park11,12813–13W1
27May 3Pirates3–5Robinson (1–3)Candlestick Park8,53613–14L1
28May 4Pirates6–3Krukow (1–0)Lefferts (4)Candlestick Park11,82014–14W1
29May 5Cardinals1–3LaCoss (1–3)Candlestick Park24,40114–15L1
30May 6Cardinals9–0Reuschel (5–2)LaCoss (3)Candlestick Park26,92515–15W1
31May 7Cardinals5–1Robinson (2–3)Candlestick Park50,49216–15W2
32May 9@ Cubs4–2Krukow (2–0)Lefferts (5)Wrigley Field13,94917–15W3
33May 10@ Cubs4–3LaCoss (2–3)Lefferts (6)Wrigley Field25,63818–15W4
34May 12@ Expos2–1Reuschel (6–2)Gossage (2)Olympic Stadium15,85119–15W5
35May 13@ Expos4–5Hammaker (1–3)Olympic Stadium13,02919–16L1
36May 14@ Expos3–4Krukow (2–1)Olympic Stadium19,83519–17L2
37May 15@ Phillies2–3 (12)Lefferts (1–1)Veterans Stadium15,70319–18L3
38May 16@ Phillies13–5Hammaker (2–3)Veterans Stadium14,07420–18W1
39May 17@ Phillies6–0Reuschel (7–2)Veterans Stadium18,94321–18W2
40May 19@ Mets2–3 (10)Lefferts (1–2)Shea Stadium37,40221–19L1
41May 20@ Mets3–0Krukow (3–1)LaCoss (4)Shea Stadium45,56222–19W1
42May 21@ Mets10–6Hammaker (3–3)Lefferts (7)Shea Stadium44,66023–19W2
43May 23Expos4–2Reuschel (8–2)LaCoss (5)Candlestick Park13,01824–19W3
44May 24Expos0–1Robinson (2–4)Candlestick Park9,88924–20L1
45May 25Expos0–2Krukow (3–2)Candlestick Park14,12524–21L2
46May 26Phillies6–1Garrelts (3–1)Candlestick Park12,78725–21W1
47May 27Phillies6–2Hammaker (4–3)Lefferts (8)Candlestick Park18,32526–21W2
48May 28Phillies8–5Reuschel (9–2)LaCoss (6)Candlestick Park51,49827–21W3
49May 29Mets3–2Robinson (3–4)Lefferts (9)Candlestick Park38,89928–21W4
50May 30Mets10–3Krukow (4–2)Candlestick Park17,39829–21W5
51May 31Mets1–3 (10)Lefferts (1–3)Candlestick Park21,56829–22L1 :
June (18–10) (Home: 11–3; Road: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
52June 2@ Braves7–6Reuschel (10–2)Gossage (3)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium14,05230–22W1
53June 3@ Braves4–0Hammaker (5–3)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium16,18131–22W2
54June 4@ Braves3–6Krukow (4–3)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium13,70031–23L1
55June 5@ Reds11–8Garrelts (4–1)Riverfront Stadium20,82832–23W1
56June 6@ Reds3–4LaCoss (2–4)Riverfront Stadiumn/a33–23L1
57June 6@ Reds3–2Reuschel (11–2)Lefferts (10)Riverfront Stadium28,83033–24W1
58June 7@ Reds5–12Hammaker (5–4)Riverfront Stadium25,89633–25L1
59June 8@ Reds2–3LaCoss (2–5)Riverfront Stadium29,21733–26L2
60June 9Padres12–2Robinson (4–4)Candlestick Park17,46334–26W1
61June 10Padres1–0Garrelts (5–1)Lefferts (11)Candlestick Park29,11635–26W2
62June 11Padres3–1 (12)Gossage (1–0)Candlestick Park42,00336–26W3
63June 13Braves3–2Hammaker (6–4)Lefferts (12)Candlestick Park10,48437–26W4
64June 14Braves10–1Robinson (5–4)Candlestick Park12,14038–26W5
65June 15Braves1–2Garrelts (5–2)Candlestick Park9,40338–27L1
66June 16Reds4–5Gossage (1–1)Candlestick Park23,98638–28L2
67June 17Reds8–1Cook (1–0)Candlestick Park34,47639–28W1
68June 18Reds2–1LaCoss (3–5)Lefferts (13)Candlestick Park44,54240–28W2
69June 19Astros3–2Robinson (6–4)Bedrosian (1)Candlestick Park22,38641–28W3
70June 20Astros4–0Garrelts (6–2)Lefferts (14)Candlestick Park21,07442–28W4
71June 21Astros2–0Reuschel (12–2)Bedrosian (2)Candlestick Park32,73043–28W5
72June 23@ Padres8–7Gossage (2–1)Bedrosian (3)Jack Murphy Stadium21,72144–28W6
73June 24@ Padres3–1Robinson (7–4)Bedrosian (4)Jack Murphy Stadium32,61545–28W7
74June 25@ Padres7–10Garrelts (6–3)Jack Murphy Stadium41,02845–29L1
75June 26@ Astros4–3Lefferts (2–3)Bedrosian (5)Astrodome11,61646–29W1
76June 27@ Astros5–7Bedrosian (0–1)Astrodome33,23146–30L1
77June 28@ Astros3–7Robinson (7–5)Astrodome29,81746–31L2
78June 29Cubs12–2Brantley (1–0)Candlestick Park12,33947–31W1
79June 30Cubs4–6Wilson (0–1)Candlestick Park49,24147–32L1 :
July (14–12) (Home: 6–2; Road: 8–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
80July 1Cubs2–3Reuschel (12–3)Candlestick Park29,01947–33L2
81July 2Cubs4–3Brantley (2–0)Bedrosian (6)Candlestick Park41,35048–33W1
82July 4@ Pirates3–5Robinson (7–6)Three Rivers Stadium14,18648–34L1
83July 5@ Pirates6–4Wilson (1–1)Three Rivers Stadium22,24249–34W1
84July 6@ Pirates2–1 (10)Brantley (3–0)Lefferts (15)Three Rivers Stadium18,16550–34W2
85July 7@ Cardinals4–6LaCoss (3–6)Busch Stadium42,62750–35L1
86July 8@ Cardinals8–5Brantley (4–0)Busch Stadium47,40051–35W1
87July 9@ Cardinals4–6Wilson (1–2)Busch Stadium41,98551–36L1
88July 13Pirates3–2 (13)Brantley (5–0)Candlestick Park17,17852–36W1
89July 14Pirates4–7Reuschel (12–4)Candlestick Park18,23852–37L1
90July 15Pirates8–3LaCoss (4–6)Candlestick Park27,88153–37W1
91July 16Pirates3–1Garrelts (7–3)Bedrosian (7)Candlestick Park44,78154–37W2
92July 17Cardinals8–4McCament (1–0)Gossage (4)Candlestick Park25,64355–37W3
93July 18Cardinals7–3Robinson (8–6)Candlestick Park18,11256–37W4
94July 19Cardinals7–5Brantley (6–0)Lefferts (16)Candlestick Park38,28257–37W5
95July 20@ Cubs3–4 (11)McCament (1–1)Wrigley Field32,30657–38L1
96July 21@ Cubs4–3Garrelts (8–3)Lefferts (17)Wrigley Field34,72558–38W1
97July 22@ Cubs2–5Hammaker (6–5)Wrigley Field35,53058–39L1
98July 23@ Cubs5–9Robinson (8–7)Wrigley Field35,70758–40L2
99July 24@ Braves2–0Reuschel (13–4)Bedrosian (8)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium12,98559–40W1
100July 25@ Braves5–4LaCoss (5–6)Lefferts (18)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium10,56460–40W2
101July 26@ Braves4–5Bedrosian (0–2)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium8,05560–41L1
102July 27@ Braves1–10Hammaker (6–6)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium10,47160–42L2
103July 28@ Astros3–2Robinson (9–7)Astrodome38,84561–42W1
104July 29@ Astros1–8Reuschel (13–5)Astrodome39,60261–43L1
105July 30@ Astros2–6LaCoss (5–7)Astrodome41,08861–44L2 :
August (14–14) (Home: 7–9; Road: 7–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
106August 1@ Dodgers5–2Garrelts (9–3)Lefferts (19)Dodger Stadium35,71662–44W1
107August 2@ Dodgers4–7Wilson (1–3)Dodger Stadium45,47862–45L1
108August 3@ Dodgers3–6Swan (0–1)Dodger Stadium43,51662–46L2
109August 4Astros4–2Robinson (10–7)Candlestick Park26,64863–46W1
110August 5Astros7–0LaCoss (6–7)Candlestick Park33,73664–46W2
111August 6Astros2–3Lefferts (2–4)Candlestick Park52,29265–46W3
112August 7Reds2–10Brantley (6–1)Candlestick Park23,90565–47L1
113August 8Reds4–10Swan (0–2)Candlestick Park20,76565–48L2
114August 9Reds10–1Robinson (11–7)Candlestick Park29,44166–48W1
115August 10Reds4–3Dravecky (1–0)Bedrosian (9)Candlestick Park34,81067–48W2
116August 11Dodgers10–2LaCoss (7–7)Candlestick Park33,30768–48W3
117August 12Dodgers1–5Knepper (0–1)Candlestick Park49,77268–49L1
118August 13Dodgers2–3 (12)Robinson (11–8)Candlestick Park53,82168–50L2
119August 15@ Expos3–2Dravecky (2–0)Bedrosian (10)Olympic Stadium24,49069–50W1
120August 16@ Expos2–4Bedrosian (0–3)Olympic Stadium24,71969–51L1
121August 17@ Expos10–5Knepper (1–1)Olympic Stadium21,05770–51W1
122August 18@ Phillies5–2Reuschel (14–5)Bedrosian (11)Veterans Stadium23,36871–51W2
123August 19@ Phillies0–1Downs (2–4)Veterans Stadium30,36671–52L1
124August 20@ Phillies5–2Brantley (7–1)Veterans Stadium36,53072–52W1
125August 21@ Mets1–4LaCoss (7–8)Shea Stadium41,20072–53L1
126August 22@ Mets5–0Knepper (2–1)Shea Stadium48,24973–53W1
127August 23@ Mets5–0Reuschel (15–5)Shea Stadium43,69474–53W2
128August 25Expos2–12Downs (2–5)Candlestick Park23,27274–54L1
129August 26Expos8–3Garrelts (10–3)Candlestick Park29,52774–55W1
130August 27Expos3–6LaCoss (7–9)Candlestick Park31,53674–56L1
131August 28Phillies1–9Reuschel (15–6)Candlestick Park15,61474–57L2
132August 29Phillies1–6Robinson (11–9)Candlestick Park13,95274–58L3
133August 30Phillies3–2Downs (3–5)Bedrosian (12)Candlestick Park19,05375–58W1 :
September (17–11) (Home: 12–4; Road: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
134September 1Mets7–1Garrelts (11–3)Candlestick Park29,41376–58W2
135September 2Mets6–2Reuschel (16–6)Candlestick Park31,06677–58W3
136September 3Mets4–0Robinson (12–9)Candlestick Park44,08478–58W4
137September 4@ Reds9–8Camacho (1–0)Bedrosian (13)Riverfront Stadium15,14079–58W5
138September 5@ Reds5–6LaCoss (7–10)Riverfront Stadium16,38979–59L1
139September 6@ Braves7–2Garrelts (12–3)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2,73580–59W1
140September 7@ Braves7–5Bedrosian (1–3)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium4,47481–59W2
141September 8@ Astros2–5Robinson (12–10)Astrodome24,40581–60L1
142September 9@ Astros1–4Downs (3–6)Astrodome37,71181–61L2
143September 10@ Astros5–3Knepper (3–1)Lefferts (20)Astrodome26,00482–61W1
144September 11Braves3–2Garrelts (13–3)Bedrosian (14)Candlestick Park11,93083–61W2
145September 12Braves5–6Bedrosian (1–4)Candlestick Park11,07783–62L1
146September 13Reds8–7 (13)Camacho (2–0)Candlestick Park13,82784–62W1
147September 14Reds4–3 (12)Camacho (3–0)Candlestick Park15,96985–62W2
148September 15Padres3–5Knepper (3–2)Candlestick Park33,92085–63L1
149September 17Padres5–3Garrelts (14–3)Bedrosian (15)Candlestick Parkn/a86–63W1
150September 17Padres1–6Reuschel (16–7)Candlestick Park25,54386–64L1
151September 19Dodgers3–2LaCoss (8–10)Bedrosian (16)Candlestick Park20,66887–64W1
152September 20Dodgers8–7Wilson (2–3)Candlestick Park21,42088–64W2
153September 21Dodgers4–3Downs (4–6)Bedrosian (17)Candlestick Park24,89689–64W3
154September 22Astros1–3Garrelts (14–4)Candlestick Park33,02089–65L1
155September 23Astros3–1Reuschel (17–7)Candlestick Park46,66490–65W1
156September 24Astros10–2LaCoss (9–10)Candlestick Park50,87191–65W2
157September 25@ Dodgers2–5Robinson (12–11)Dodger Stadium23,00791–66L1
158September 26@ Dodgers1–2Downs (4–7)Dodger Stadium27,66291–67L2
159September 27@ Dodgers0–1Garrelts (14–5)Dodger Stadium34,21091–68L3
160September 29@ Padres7–2LaCoss (10–10)Jack Murphy Stadium52,08992–68W1
161September 30@ Padres5–11Reuschel (17–8)Jack Murphy Stadium47,78792–69L1 :
October (0–1) (Road: 0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
162October 1@ Padres0–3Downs (4–8)Jack Murphy Stadium24,03192–70L2 :

### Postseason

1989 Postseason Game Log :
National League Championship Series (4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1 NLCSOctober 4@ Cubs11–3Garrelts (1–0)Maddux (0–1)Wrigley Field39,1951–0W1
2 NLCSOctober 5@ Cubs5–9Lancaster (1–0)Reuschel (0–1)Wrigley Field39,1951–1L1
3 NLCSOctober 7Cubs5–4Robinson (1–0)Lancaster (1–1)Bedrosian (1)Candlestick Park62,0652–1W1
4 NLCSOctober 8Cubs6–4Downs (1–0)Wilson (0–1)Bedrosian (2)Candlestick Park62,0783–1W2
5 NLCSOctober 9Cubs3–2Reuschel (1–1)Bielecki (0–1)Bedrosian (3)Candlestick Park62,0844–1W3 :
World Series (0–4)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceSeriesReport
1 WSOctober 14@ Athletics0–5Stewart (1–0)Garrelts (0–1)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum49,3850–1L1
2 WSOctober 15@ Athletics1–5Moore (1–0)Reuschel (0–1)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum49,3880–2L2
3 WSOctober 27Athletics7–13Stewart (2–0)Garrelts (0–2)Candlestick Park62,0380–3L3
4 WSOctober 28Athletics6–9Moore (2–0)Robinson (0–1)Eckersley (1)Candlestick Park62,0320–4L4 :

### Dave Dravecky

The previous season, a cancerous desmoid tumor was found in Dravecky's pitching arm. He underwent surgery on October 7, 1988, removing half of the deltoid muscle in his pitching arm and freezing the humerus bone in an effort to eliminate all of the cancerous cells. By July 1989, he was pitching in the minors, and on August 10, he made a highly publicized return to the major leagues, pitching 8 innings and defeating Cincinnati 4–3. In his following start five days later against the Expos, Dravecky pitched three no-hit innings, but in the fifth inning, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. In the sixth inning he started off shaky, allowing a home run to the lead off batter and then hitting the second batter. Then, on his first pitch to Tim Raines, his humerus bone snapped, ending his career.
To see a pitcher break his arm with a loud cracking sound while doing something as ordinary as throwing a pitch, then fall to the ground rolling in agonizing pain, was shocking, unusual, and upsetting, especially for those who had followed his touching story. The pitch was replayed on television repeatedly over the following days.
The Giants won the National League pennant in 1989, and in the post-game celebration, Dravecky's arm was broken a second time. A doctor examining Dravecky's x-rays noticed a mass in his arm. Cancer had returned. Eighteen days later, Dravecky retired from baseball, aged 33, leaving a 64–57 record with 558 strikeouts and a 3.13 ERA in 1,062.2 innings. He won the 1989 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit and leadership.

## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Terry Kennedy | 125 | 355 | 85 | .239 | 5 | 34 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 159 | 588 | 196 | .333 | 23 | 111 |
| 2B | Robby Thompson | 148 | 547 | 132 | .241 | 13 | 50 |
| 3B | Ernest Riles | 122 | 302 | 84 | .278 | 7 | 40 |
| SS | José Uribe | 151 | 453 | 100 | .221 | 1 | 30 |
| LF | Kevin Mitchell | 154 | 543 | 158 | .291 | 47 | 125 |
| CF | Brett Butler | 154 | 594 | 168 | .283 | 4 | 36 |
| RF | Candy Maldonado | 129 | 345 | 75 | .217 | 9 | 41 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Matt Williams | 84 | 292 | 59 | .202 | 18 | 50 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 85 | 200 | 42 | .210 | 0 | 18 |
| Donell Nixon | 95 | 166 | 44 | .265 | 1 | 15 |
| Pat Sheridan | 70 | 161 | 33 | .205 | 3 | 14 |
| Greg Litton | 71 | 143 | 36 | .252 | 4 | 17 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 83 | 116 | 37 | .319 | 2 | 15 |
| Tracy Jones | 40 | 97 | 18 | .186 | 0 | 12 |
| Ed Jurak | 30 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Speier | 28 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Bathe | 30 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Brenly | 12 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Laga | 17 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 7 |
| Jim Weaver | 12 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Steels | 13 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 14 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Hayes | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Rick Reuschel | 32 | 208.1 | 17 | 8 | 2.94 | 111 |
| Don Robinson | 34 | 197.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.43 | 96 |
| Scott Garrelts | 30 | 193.1 | 14 | 5 | 2.28 | 119 |
| Kelly Downs | 18 | 82.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.79 | 49 |
| Mike Krukow | 8 | 43.0 | 4 | 3 | 3.98 | 18 |
| Dennis Cook | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 9 |
| Dave Dravecky | 2 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 | 5 |
| Russ Swan | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 2 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Mike LaCoss | 45 | 150.1 | 10 | 10 | 3.17 | 78 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 28 | 76.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.76 | 30 |
| Bob Knepper | 13 | 52.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.46 | 19 |
| Trevor Wilson | 14 | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 4.35 | 22 |
| Joe Price | 7 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 10 |
| Terry Mulholland | 5 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 6 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Craig Lefferts | 70 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2.69 | 71 |
| Jeff Brantley | 59 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.07 | 69 |
| Steve Bedrosian | 40 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2.65 | 34 |
| Goose Gossage | 31 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.68 | 24 |
| Randy McCament | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.93 | 12 |
| Ernie Camacho | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 | 14 |
| Stu Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 |

## National League Championship Series
### Game 1

October 4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Scott Garrelts (1-0) L: Greg Maddux (0-1) S: None |||||||||||||
| HR: SF – Will Clark (1), (2), Kevin Mitchell (1) CHC – Mark Grace (1), Ryne Sandberg (1) |||||||||||||
| Pitchers: SF – Garrelts, Brantley (8), Hammaker (9) CHC – Maddux, Kilgus (5), Wilson (8) |||||||||||||
| Attendance: 39,195 |||||||||||||

### Game 2

October 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| W: Les Lancaster (1-0) L: Rick Reuschel (0-1) S: None |||||||||||||
| HR: SF – Kevin Mitchell (2), Matt Williams (1), Robby Thompson (1) CHC – None |||||||||||||
| Pitchers: SF – Reuschel, Downs (1), Lefferts (6), Brantley (7), Bedrosian (8) CHC – Bielecki, Assenmacher (5), Lancaster (6) |||||||||||||
| Attendance: 39,195 |||||||||||||

### Game 3

October 7 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| W: Don Robinson (1-0) L: Les Lancaster (1-1) S: Steve Bedrosian (1) |||||||||||||
| HR: CHC – None SF – Robby Thompson (2) |||||||||||||
| Pitchers: CHC – Sutcliffe, Assenmacher (7), Lancaster (7) SF – LaCoss, Brantley (4), Robinson (7), Lefferts (8), Bedrosian (9) |||||||||||||
| Attendance: 62,065 |||||||||||||

### Game 4

October 8 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Kelly Downs (1-0) L: Steve Wilson (0-1) S: Steve Bedrosian (2) |||||||||||||
| HR: CHC – Luis Salazar (1) SF – Matt Williams (2) |||||||||||||
| Pitchers: CHC – Maddux, Wilson (4), Sanderson (6), Williams (8) SF – Garrelts, Downs (5), Bedrosian (9) |||||||||||||
| Attendance: 62,078 |||||||||||||

### Game 5

October 9 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Rick Reuschel (1-1) L: Mike Bielecki (0-1) S: Steve Bedrosian (3) |||||||||||||
| HR: CHC – None SF – None |||||||||||||
| Pitchers: CHC – Bielecki, Williams (8), Lancaster (8) SF – Reuschel, Bedrosian (9) |||||||||||||
| Attendance: 62,084 |||||||||||||
The Giants made it to their first World Series since 1962 with a 3–2 win over the Cubs to win the 1989 National League pennant, four games to one. The final game pitted Mike Bielecki against a well-rested (due to his quick exit from Game 2) Rick Reuschel. Reuschel made amends for his poor start in Game 2 by giving up only one run over eight innings. The one run Reuschel gave up was an unearned run the Cubs scored when Walton reached on an error by Mitchell and then scored on Sandberg's double. The Cubs held the 1–0 lead until the seventh inning when Will Clark tripled and scored on Mitchell's sacrifice fly.
With two outs in the eighth, the Cubs appeared ready to perhaps send the series back to Chicago. But Candy Maldonado pinch-hit for Reuschel and walked. Bielcki then proceeded the load the bases by walking both Butler and Thompson. Don Zimmer sent for Mitch Williams to end the jam, but Clark drove a single to center that gave the Giants a 3–1 lead. The Cubs strung together three straight singles with two outs in the ninth to pull within a run, but Bedrosian got Sandberg to ground out to second to end the game and the series.
The Giants were in their first World Series since 1962. Clark's stellar performance earned him Most Valuable Player honors for the Giants. Clark hit .650 with eight RBIs.

## World series

It was the first World Series in which the losing team never had the lead and never had the tying run at the plate in its final turn at-bat.

### Game 1

October 14, 1989, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oakland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Dave Stewart (1-0) L: Scott Garrelts (0-1) |||||||||||||

### Game 2

October 15, 1989, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oakland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Mike Moore (1-0) L: Rick Reuschel (0-1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3

October 17, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
The game was delayed until October 27, or about ten days, due to the Loma Prieta earthquake.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Oakland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| W: Dave Stewart (2-0) L: Scott Garrelts (0-2) |||||||||||||

### Game 4

October 28, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Oakland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Mike Moore (2-0) L: Don Robinson (0-1) S:Dennis Eckersley |||||||||||||

## Award winners

* Will Clark, NLCS MVP
* Dave Dravecky, Hutch Award
* Dave Dravecky, Willie Mac Award
* Kevin Mitchell, National League MVP
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Gordon Mackenzie |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Bill Evers |
| A | San Jose Giants | California League | Duane Espy |
| A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Keith Bodie |
| A-Short Season | Everett Giants | Northwest League | Joe Strain |
| Rookie | Pocatello Giants | Pioneer League | Deron McCue |