# 1992 San Francisco Giants season

The 1992 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 110th season in Major League Baseball, their 35th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 33rd at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses.
This year, Giants owner Bob Lurie agreed in principle to sell his team to a Tampa Bay-based group of investors led by Vince Naimoli, who would then move the team to St. Petersburg. However, in November 1992, National League owners nixed the move under pressure from San Francisco officials, and the Giants were sold to a group that kept them in San Francisco.

## Offseason

* December 11, 1991: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Mike Remlinger to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, and Dave Burba.
* January 13, 1992: Cory Snyder was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
* January 30, 1992: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8 | 53‍–‍28 | 37‍–‍44 |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | 16 | 45‍–‍36 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 47‍–‍34 | 34‍–‍47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | 42‍–‍39 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | 37‍–‍44 | 26‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 |
| Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 |
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 |
| San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 2, 1992: Steve Lake was released by the San Francisco Giants.
* June 1, 1992: Marvin Benard was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992.

### Major League debuts

* Batters:
** Craig Colbert (Apr 6)
** Steve Hosey (Aug 29)
** Jim McNamara (Apr 9)
** John Patterson (Apr 6)
* Pitchers:
** Larry Carter (Sep 6)
** Jim Pena (Jul 7)
** Pat Rapp (Jul 10)
** Steve Reed (Aug 30)
** Kevin Rogers (Sep 4)

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting

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 | Kirt Manwaring | 109 | 349 | 85 | .244 | 4 | 26 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 144 | 513 | 154 | .300 | 16 | 73 |
| 2B | Robby Thompson | 128 | 443 | 115 | .260 | 14 | 49 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 146 | 529 | 120 | .227 | 20 | 66 |
| SS | Royce Clayton | 98 | 321 | 72 | .224 | 4 | 24 |
| LF | Chris James | 111 | 248 | 60 | .242 | 5 | 32 |
| CF | Darren Lewis | 100 | 320 | 74 | .231 | 1 | 18 |
| RF | Willie McGee | 138 | 474 | 141 | .297 | 1 | 36 |

#### 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 |
| Cory Snyder | 124 | 390 | 105 | .269 | 14 | 57 |
| Mike Felder | 145 | 322 | 92 | .286 | 4 | 23 |
| Kevin Bass | 89 | 265 | 71 | .268 | 7 | 30 |
| José Uribe | 66 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 2 | 13 |
| Greg Litton | 68 | 140 | 32 | .229 | 4 | 15 |
| Mark Leonard | 55 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 4 | 16 |
| Craig Colbert | 49 | 126 | 29 | .230 | 1 | 16 |
| John Patterson | 32 | 103 | 19 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Benjamin | 40 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim McNamara | 30 | 74 | 16 | .216 | 1 | 9 |
| Ted Wood | 24 | 58 | 12 | .207 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Hosey | 21 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Decker | 15 | 43 | 7 | .163 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Bailey | 13 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 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 | 32 | 189.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.84 | 107 |
| Bud Black | 28 | 177.0 | 10 | 12 | 3.97 | 82 |
| Bill Swift | 30 | 164.2 | 10 | 4 | 2.08 | 77 |
| Trevor Wilson | 26 | 154.0 | 8 | 14 | 4.21 | 88 |
| Kevin Rogers | 6 | 34.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.24 | 26 |
| Larry Carter | 6 | 33.0 | 1 | 5 | 4.64 | 21 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Burba | 23 | 70.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.97 | 47 |
| Kelly Downs | 19 | 62.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.47 | 33 |
| Francisco Oliveras | 16 | 44.2 | 0 | 3 | 3.63 | 17 |
| Gil Heredia | 13 | 30.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.40 | 15 |
| Pat Rapp | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.20 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Rod Beck | 65 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1.76 | 87 |
| Mike Jackson | 67 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.73 | 80 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 61 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.09 | 68 |
| Jeff Brantley | 56 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2.95 | 86 |
| Dave Righetti | 54 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5.06 | 47 |
| Jim Pena | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 32 |
| Steve Reed | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 | 11 |

## Award winners

* Mike Felder CF, Willie Mac Award
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Bill Evers |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Bill Robinson |
| A | San Jose Giants | California League | Ron Wotus |
| A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Bill Stein |
| A-Short Season | Everett Giants | Northwest League | Norm Sherry |
| Rookie | AZL Giants | Arizona League | Alan Bannister |