# 1990 San Francisco Giants season

The 1990 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 108th season in Major League Baseball, their 33rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 31st at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 85–77 record, 6 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

## Offseason

* December 3, 1990: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
* January 19, 1990: Gary Carter was signed as a free agent by the Giants.

## Regular season

* In a game against the San Diego Padres, Gary Carter broke the National League record set by Al López for most games caught by a catcher. It was Carter's 1,862nd game as a catcher.

### Opening Day starters

* Kevin Bass
* Brett Butler
* Gary Carter
* Will Clark
* Kevin Mitchell
* Rick Reuschel
* Robby Thompson
* José Uribe
* Matt Williams

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | 47‍–‍34 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6 | 49‍–‍32 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Houston Astros | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 49‍–‍32 | 26‍–‍55 |
| San Diego Padres | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 37‍–‍44 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Atlanta Braves | 65 | 97 | .401 | 26 | 37‍–‍44 | 28‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1990 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–10 |
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 8–4 | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 9–3 |
| Houston | 13–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 6–6 |
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 6–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 |
| New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 12–6 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–4 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | — | 7–11 | 3–9 |
| San Francisco | 13–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–3 |
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 3–9 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 5, 1990: Greg Booker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
* April 8, 1990: Rick Leach was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* June 23, 1990: Ernie Camacho was released by the Giants.
* June 24, 1990: Rick Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
* August 12, 1990: Atlee Hammaker was released by the Giants.

#### Draft picks

* June 4, 1990: Rikkert Faneyte was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed March 19, 1991.

### Major League debuts

* Batters:
** Steve Decker (Sep 18)
** Mark Leonard (Jul 21)
** Rick Parker (May 4)
** Andres Santana (Sep 16)
* Pitchers:
** Mark Dewey (Aug 24)
** Eric Gunderson (Apr 11)
** Paul McClellan (Sep 2)
** Rafael Novoa (Jul 31)

### Roster
## Player stats
### 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 | 107 | 303 | 84 | .277 | 2 | 26 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 154 | 600 | 177 | .295 | 19 | 95 |
| 2B | Robby Thompson | 144 | 498 | 122 | .245 | 15 | 56 |
| SS | José Uribe | 138 | 415 | 103 | .248 | 1 | 24 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 159 | 617 | 171 | .277 | 33 | 122 |
| LF | Kevin Mitchell | 140 | 524 | 152 | .290 | 35 | 93 |
| CF | Brett Butler | 160 | 622 | 192 | .309 | 3 | 44 |
| RF | Kevin Bass | 61 | 214 | 54 | .252 | 7 | 32 |

#### 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 |
| Gary Carter | 92 | 244 | 62 | .254 | 9 | 27 |
| Mike Kingery | 105 | 207 | 61 | .295 | 0 | 24 |
| Greg Litton | 93 | 204 | 50 | .245 | 1 | 24 |
| Rick Leach | 78 | 174 | 51 | .293 | 2 | 16 |
| Ernie Riles | 92 | 155 | 31 | .200 | 8 | 21 |
| Rick Parker | 54 | 107 | 26 | .243 | 2 | 14 |
| Dave Anderson | 60 | 100 | 35 | .350 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Benjamin | 22 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Decker | 15 | 54 | 16 | .296 | 3 | 8 |
| Bill Bathe | 52 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 3 | 12 |
| Mike Laga | 23 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Leonard | 11 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 8 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Bailey | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Komminsk | 8 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perezchica | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrés Santana | 6 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| John Burkett | 33 | 204.0 | 14 | 7 | 3.79 | 118 |
| Scott Garrelts | 31 | 182.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.15 | 80 |
| Don Robinson | 26 | 157.2 | 10 | 7 | 4.57 | 78 |
| Rick Reuschel | 15 | 87.0 | 3 | 6 | 3.93 | 49 |
| Mike LaCoss | 13 | 77.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.94 | 39 |

#### 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 |
| Trevor Wilson | 27 | 110.1 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 | 66 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 25 | 67.1 | 4 | 5 | 4.28 | 28 |
| Kelly Downs | 13 | 63.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.43 | 31 |
| Bob Knepper | 12 | 44.1 | 3 | 3 | 5.68 | 24 |
| Eric Gunderson | 7 | 19.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.49 | 14 |
| Rafael Novoa | 7 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 14 |
| Paul McClellan | 4 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 11.74 | 2 |
| Russ Swan | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Jeff Brantley | 55 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1.56 | 61 |
| Steve Bedrosian | 68 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 4.20 | 43 |
| Mark Thurmond | 43 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.34 | 24 |
| Francisco Oliveras | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.77 | 41 |
| Randy O'Neal | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 | 30 |
| Ed Vosberg | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.55 | 12 |
| Mark Dewey | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.78 | 11 |
| Ernie Camacho | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 8 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
| Andy McGaffigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.36 | 4 |
| Randy McCament | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 |
| Rick Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
| Greg Booker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |

## Award winners

* Steve Bedrosian P, Willie Mac Award
* Will Clark, National League Leader, Sacrifice Flies (13)
All-Star Game
* Kevin Mitchell, Matt Williams

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Duane Espy |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Bill Evers |
| A | San Jose Giants | California League | Tom Spencer |
| A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Jack Mull |
| A-Short Season | Everett Giants | Northwest League | Deron McCue |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Shreveport