1990 Topps Giants - Part 5

Kelly Downs was 3-2 with a 3.43 ERA in 13 games (9 starts). He didn't pitch until August 10 and didn't start a game until August 23.

Jeff Brantley was 5-3 with 19 saves and a 1.56 ERA in 55 appearances.

Scott Garrelts was 12-11 with a 4.15 ERA in 31 starts.

Atlee Hammaker was 4-5 with an ERA of 4.28 in 25 games (6 starts). He was released on August 12 and signed with the San Diego Padres on August 24.

Trevor Wilson was 8-7 with a 4.00 ERA in 27 games (17 starts).

1990 Topps Giants - Part 4

Randy McCament was 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in six innings. He pitched in three games in May and spent the rest of the year with AAA Phoenix.

Steve Bedrosian was 9-9 with 17 saves and an ERA of 4.20 in 1990.

Mike Krukow didn't pitch for the Giants in 1990. His last game was June 4, 1989. He tore his rotator cuff and had surgery on June 10, 1989. Mike retired in March of 1990.

Don Robinson was 10-7 with an ERA of 4.57 in 25 starts in 1990.

Rick "Big Daddy" Reuschel was 3-6 with a 3.93 ERA in 13 starts. He didn't pitch from late May until mid-September. Rick was released on June 19, 1991 and retired after going 0-2 in four April appearances.

Craig Lefferts didn't pitch for the Giants in 1990. He became a free agent after the 1989 season and signed with the San Diego Padres.

Dave Dravecky didn't pitch for the Giants in 1990. He pitched in his last game on August 15, 1989. His career came to an abrupt end after his humerus bone snapped as he made a pitch to Tim Raines. He had had an operation to remove a cancerous tumor a year earlier. The arm and shoulder had to be amputated in 1991. Here is an article about Dave's recent return to San Francisco and what happened that day in 1989.

Bob Knepper was 3-3 with a 5.79 ERA in 12 games (7 starts). Bob also made four starts for AAA Phoenix. He was released on June 26 and didn't pitch in the majors again.

Mike LaCoss was 6-4 with a 3.94 ERA in 12 starts in 1990. He didn't pitch from April 26 until August 11.

John Burkett was the top starter on the staff in 1990. He was 14-7 with a 3.79 ERA in 32 starts and was the only pitcher to pitch more than 200 innings.

1990 Topps Giants - Part 3

Rick Parker batted .243 in 107 at bats. He batted .335 in 44 games for AAA Phoenix. Rick spent parts of five more seasons in the majors (1991, 1993-1996)

Rick Leach batted .293 in 174 at bats in 1990. He had a .372 on base percentage. It was his last season in the majors.

Donell Nixon didn't play for the Giants in 1990. He was released by the Giants in spring training. Nixon signed with the Baltimore Orioles. He spent most of the season with AAA Rochester and played eight games with the Orioles (his last appearances as a major leaguer).

Candy Maldonado didn't play for the Giants in 1990. He became a free agent after the 1989 season and signed with the Cleveland Indians.

Brett Butler started in center field. He batted .309 with 51 stolen bases and 90 walks in 160 games in 1990. He led the Giants with 108 runs scored.

Kevin Mitchell was the starting left fielder. He batted .290 and led the Giants with 35 home runs. Kevin knocked in 93 runs and scored 90 runs.

Pat Sheridan didn't play for the Giants in 1990. He became a free agent after the 1989 season and signed with the Kansas City Royals. The Royals released him in spring training and he signed with the Chicago Cubs. Pat played 23 games for the Cubs' AAA Iowa club.

Kevin was the starting LF in the 1990 All Star game. He went 0-2 with one strikeout.

Greg Litton batted .245 in 204 at bats. He played some right field after Kevin Bass went out with an injury.

Speaking of Kevin Bass, he batted .252 in 63 games at the end of the season for the Giants. He was out from late May to early September with an injury.

Others who played outfield for the Giants but didn't get a 1990 Topps Giants card:

• Mike Kingery - .295 in 207 at bats. He started some games in RF while Kevin Bass was hurt.
• Mark Leonard - .176 in 17 at bats (mostly as a pinch hitter)
• Brad Komminsk - .200 in 8 at bats. He was signed in April and waived in May.
  
  

1990 Topps Giants Part 2

Will Clark (#397) started the All Star game at 1B for the National League in 1989. He started every year for the NL from 1988-1992 and for the AL in 1994.

In 1990 Will Clark (#100) batted .295 with 19 homers and 95 RBI in 1990.

Robby Thompson (#325) batted .245 with 15 home runs in 144 games as the starting 2B in 1990.

Jose Uribe (#472) batted .248 with one home run in 138 games as the starting SS in 1990.

In 1990 Matt Williams (#41) batted .277, hit 33 home runs and had 122 RBI in 1990.

Chris Speier (#753) didn't play for the Giants in 1990. He retired after the 1989 season.

Ernest Riles (#732) was a utilityman in 1990 and batted .200 with eight homers in 155 at bats.

Ken Oberkfell (#488) didn't play for the Giants in 1990. He signed with the Houston Astros as a free agent before the 1990 season.

Other infielders who played for the Giants in 1990 but didn't get a Topps card:

• Dave Anderson was a utilityman and batted .350 with one home run in 100 at bats.
• Mike Benjamin played SS and batted .214 with two homers in 56 at bats.
• Mike Laga played 1B and batted .185 in 27 at bats.
• Tony Perezchica was 1 for 3 in four April games. He spent the rest of the season playing for AAA Phoenix.
• Andreas Santana was 0 for 2 in six September games. He didn't play in the majors again.

1990 Topps Giants Part 1

1990 San Francisco Giants

• Team record: 85-77 (3rd in NL West - 6 games behind Cincinnati Reds)
• Attendance: 1,975,528 (8th of 12)
• Team batting: .262 - 3rd in NL
• Team home runs: 152 - 3rd in NL
• Team ERA: 4.08 - 9th in NL
• Team fielding: .983 - 1st in NL
• Gold Gloves: none
• Silver Sluggers: Don Robinson (P), Matt Williams (3B)
• All Stars: Will Clark (starting 1B), Kevin Mitchell (starting LF), Jeff Brantley (P), Matt Williams (3B)

Roger Craig (#351) managed the Giants from the end of the 1985 season through the 1992 season. His record with the Giants was 586-566 (.509). He won two NL West titles (1987 and 1989) and one NL pennant (1989).

Gary Carter (#19T) batted .254 with nine home runs in 92 games. He was released by the New York Mets and signed by the Giants before the 1990 season. He left the Giants after the season as a free agent.

Kirt Manwaring (#678) batted .154 in 13 at bats for the Giants in 1990. He had two short stints with the Giants and spent the rest of the season with AAA Phoenix.

Terry Kennedy (#372) was the starting catcher. He batted .277 with 22 doubles and two home runs in 303 at bats.

The following players saw action behind the plate for the Giants in 1990 but didn't get Topps cards:

• Steve Decker (.296 in 54 at bats)
• Bill Bathe (.229 in 48 at bats)
• Mark Bailey (.143 in 7 at bats)