1968 Topps Giants - part 4 (pitchers)

#85 Gaylord Perry

• Gaylord Perry was 16-15 with a 2.45 ERA in 38 starts
• Perry was second on the club with 19 complete games

#205 Juan Marichal

• Juan Marichal had perhaps his best season in 1968 but was overshadowed by Bob Gibson
• Marichal was 26-9 with a 2.43 ERA in 38 starts
• Juan completed 30 of his 38 starts in 1968

#494 Ray Sadecki

• Ray Sadecki went 12-18 with a 2.91 ERA in 36 starts

#169 Bob Bolin

• Bob Bolin was 10-5 with a 1.99 ERA in 34 games
• Bolin started 19 games and relieved in 15 others
• Bob pitched for the Giants from 1961-1969 before being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for two players. The 1968 season was Bolin's best year.

#400 Mike McCormick

• Mike McCormick fell off quite a bit from his 1967 Cy Young Award season.
• McCormick was 12-14 with a 3.58 ERA in 38 games (28 starts).
• Mike's ERA+ was only 83 (league average would be 100).

#9 1967 NL Pitching Leaders

• Mike McCormick is on this card because he led the NL with 22 wins in 1967.

#11 1967 NL Strikeout Leaders

• Gaylord Perry finished third in the NL with 230 strikeouts in 1967.
• Jim Bunning led the league with 253 strikeouts and Ferguson Jenkins finished second with 236.

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1969 Topps Giants - Part 5 (Pitchers part 2)

Gaylord Perry (#484) made a club-high 39 starts and was like a second ace in the Giants' staff. He went 19-14 with a 2.49 ERA.

 

Bobby Bolin (#505) was 7-7 with an ERA of 4.43 in 30 games (22 starts)

 

Mike McCormick (#517) was the third starter in the Giants' rotation. He went 11-9 with a 3.34 ERA in 28 starts.

Others who pitched for the Giants in 1969 but didn't get a Topps Giants card:

• Ron Bryant (4-3, 1 save, 4.37 ERA)
• Rich Robertson (1-3, 5.38 ERA)
• Don McMahon (3-1, 2 saves, 3.04 ERA in 13 games)
• Ron Kline (0-2, 4.09 ERA in 7 games)
• Bob Garibaldi (0-1, 1.80 ERA in 1 start)
• Mike Davison (0-0, 4.50 ERA in 1 game)