Giants Playoff Center Fielders

• 1951 Willie  Mays (.274, 20 HR, 68 RBI)

• 1954 Willie Mays (.345, 41 HR, 110 RBI)

1954 Topps #90

• 1962 Willie Mays (.304, 49 HR, 101 RBI)

1962 Topps #300

• 1971 Willie Mays (.271, 18 HR, 61 RBI)

1971 Topps #600

• 1987 Chili Davis (.250, 24 HR, 76 RBI)

1987 Topps #672

• 1989 Brett Butler (.283, 100 runs, 31 SB)

1989 Topps #241

• 1997 Darryl Hamilton (.270, 5 HR, 43 RBI)

1997 Donruss #294

• 2000 Marvin Benard (.262, 102 runs, 12 HR)

2000 Topps #174

• 2002 Tsuyoshi Shinjo (.238, 9 HR, 37 RBI)

2002 Topps #605

• 2003 Marquis Grissom (.300, 20 HR, 79 RBI)

2002 Topps #526

• 2010 Andres Torres (.263, 16 HR, 63 RBI)

I couldn't find a 2010 Giants card of Torres so he gets a regular picture instead

1983 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

Jack Clark (#210) batted .268 with 20 HR and 66 RBI.

Chili Davis (#115) batted .233 with 11 HR and 59 RBI.

Dave Bergman (#32) batted .286 with 6 HR and 24 RBI in 140 at bats. He played in 90 games as a backup first baseman and outfielder.

Jeff Leonard (#309) batted .279 with 21 HR and 87 RBI.

Champ Summers (#428) batted .136 in 22 at bats.

Max Venable (#634) batted .219 with 6 HR and 27 RBI in 94 games.

Jim Wohlford (#688) didn't play for the Giants in 1984.

Joel Youngblood (#130T) played all over the place for the Giants in 1983. In 124 games he batted .292 with 17 HR and 53 RBI.

Others who played OF for the Giants in 1983 but didn't get a 1983 Topps Giants card:

• Dan Gladden (.222 in 63 AB)

1982 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

Jerry Martin (#722) didn't play for the Giants in 1982. He was traded to the Kansas City Royals before the 1982 season for Rich Gale and Bill Laskey.

Jack Clark (#460) batted .274 with 27 HR and 103 RBI in 1982. Clark was 7th in MVP voting.

Larry Herndon (#182) didn't play for the Giants in 1982. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers before the 1982 season for Dan Schatzeder and Mike Chris.

Jim Wohlford (#116) batted .256 with 2 HR and 25 RBI in 250 at bats. He got the majority of the playing time in LF while Jeffrey Leonard was injured.

Champ Summers (#115T) batted .248 with 4 HR and 19 RBI in 125 at bats. He started several games in LF in May and July while Jeffrey Leonard was out.

Jeff Leonard (#47) batted .259 with 9 HR and 49 RBI in 80 games. He missed a big chunk of the season from early May to late July.

Chili Davis (#23T) was the starting center fielder and batted .261 with 19 HR and 76 RBI in 154 games. He finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting behind Steve Sax, Johnny Ray, and Willie McGee.

Others who played outfield for the Giants in 1982 but didn't get a 1982 Topps card:

Max Venable (.224 in 125 at bats)

John Rabb (1 for 2)

1982 Topps Giants - Part 1

After three rough years, the Giants had a very nice year in 1982 and almost managed to steal the NL West title. On September 1 they were 9 games out of first place. The Giants went 20-7 in September and got to within 1 game of the lead on September 26. They finished 2 games behind but it was an exciting last couple of weeks. The most memorable moment for me was the final weekend of the 1982 season. The Braves, Giants, and Dodgers were all within two games of each other. The Dodgers knocked the Giants out of contention on Saturday. The Giants returned the favor on the last day of the season when Joe Morgan hit the game-winning home run to knock the Dodgers out.

The time between the departure of Willie Mays and the Roger Craig "Humm-baby" years was a tough time to be a Giants fan. The 1978 and 1982 seasons were the only rays of sunshine during that era.

The Giants managed to win 87 games despite not having many guys even in the top ten in statistical categories. As seen below, the Giants were fair at best in most of the team statistics. One thing that helped the Giants in '82 was their patience at the plate. They were first in the NL in walks and second in on base percentage.


Team Record: 87-75 (3rd Place in NL West, 2 games behind Atlanta)

Team Batting: .253 (9th in NL)

Team Home Runs: 133 (4th in NL)

Team ERA: 3.67 (7th in NL)

Team Fielding: .973 (11th in NL)

Awards: Joe Morgan (Silver Slugger - 2B)

NL All Stars: Greg Minton (P)



Milt May (#242) batted .263 with 9 HR and 39 RBI in 114 games.

Bob Brenly (#171) batted .283 with 4 HR in 180 at bats.

Others who caught for the Giants but did not receive a 1982 Topps Giants card:

Jeff Ransom (.159 in 44 at bats)

1987 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

Joel Youngblood (#759) batted .253 in 91 at bats for the Giants as a utility player. Youngblood was a versatille bench player for the Giants from 1983-1988. He ended his career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1989.

Chili Davis (#672) batted .250 with 24 home runs and 76 RBI. He walked 72 times, giving him a .344 on base percentage. He became a free agent after the season and signed with the California Angels. Davis eventually finished his career with the New York Yankees in 1999.

Candy Maldonado (#335) batted .292 with 20 home runs and 85 RBI. He was acquired by the Giants in a rare trade with the Dodgers in 1986. He played for the Giants through the 1989 season and eventually finished up with the Texas Rangers in 1995.

Jeffrey Leonard (#280) batted .280 with 19 HR and 63 RBI. Leonard was the Giants' lone representative to the 1987 All Star Game. He and Chili Davis also led the Giants in stolen bases with 16. Jeffrey played for the Giants from 1981 until the middle of the 1988 season when he was traded to the Brewers for Ernie Riles. He finished his career with the Seattle Mariners in 1990.

Dan Gladden (#46) didn't play for the Giants in 1987. During spring training he was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Bryan Hickerson and two minor leaguers.

Mike Aldrete (#71) had a nice season as the 4th outfielder in 1987. He batted .325 with nine homers and 51 RBI in 357 at bats. Mike had a .396 on base percentage. Mike was traded to the Montreal Expos after the 1988 season for Tracy Jones. He played for a total of seven teams from 1986-1996.

1988 Topps Giants -- Part 3

Eddie Milner didn't play for the Giants in 1988. He became a free agent after the 1987 season and signed with the Cincinnati Reds.

Dave Henderson didn't play for the Giants in 1988. He became a free agent after the 1987 season and signed with the Oakland A's.

Mike Aldrete started in LF for much of the season. He batted .267 in 389 at bats. He had only 18 extra-base hits (.329 slugging percentage).

Jeffrey Leonard batted .256 in 44 games. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on June 8 for Ernest Riles.

Joel Youngblood batted .252 in 123 at bats as a pinch hitter and extra outfielder.

Candy Maldonado was the starting right fielder and batted .255 with 12 HR and 68 RBI.

Brett Butler was the starting center fielder. He batted .287 with 109 runs scored, 97 walks, and 43 stolen bases.

Chili Davis didn't play for the Giants in 1988. He became a free agent and signed with the California Angels before the 1988 season.

1984 Topps Giants - Part 3

Champ Summers didn't play for the Giants in 1984. He was traded to the San Diego Padres for Joe Pittman after the 1983 season.

Jeffrey Leonard led the Giants in home runs with 21 (tied with Chili Davis), led in RBI with 86, and batted .302 in 136 games.

Jack Clark played in only 57 games in 1984. He didn't play after June 22. He batted .320 with 11 home runs in 203 at bats.

Chili Davis batted .315 and tied Jeffrey Leonard for the team lead in home runs with 21.

Max Venable didn't play for the Giants in 1984. He was traded with Fred Breining and Andy McGaffigan to the Montreal Expos for Al Oliver before the 1984 season.

Others who played OF for the Giants in 1984 but didn't get a regular Topps 1984 Giants card:

• Dan Gladden batted .351 with 31 stolen bases in 86 games. He finished 4th in NL Rookie of the Year voting. It was a very strong list of rookies: Dwight Gooden, Juan Samuel, and Orel Hershiser all finished ahead of Gladden, with Ron Darling and Terry Pendleton finishing behind him.

• Dusty Baker batted .292 in 243 at bats but hit only three home runs.

• Gene Richards batted .252 in 135 at bats.

• Alejandro Sanchez batted .195 in 41 at bats as a September call-up. He batted .318 for AAA Phoenix.

• Rob Deer batted .167 with three home runs in 24 at bats.
  
  
  
  
  

1985 Topps Giants Part 3

Chili Davis (#245) batted .270 with 13 home runs, 56 RBI, and 15 stolen bases as the starting right fielder.

Joel Youngblood (#567) batted .270 in 230 at bats as a backup outfielder.

Dan Gladden (#386) stole 32 bases and batted .245 in 142 games as the Giants' starting center fielder.

Jeffrey "One Flap Down" Leonard (#619) batted .241 with 17 homers and 62 RBI as the starting left fielder.

Jack Clark (#740) didn't play for the Giants in 1985. He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals before the season and ended up with the NL Silver Slugger award at first base.

Gene Richards (#434) didn't play for the Giants in 1985. He was granted free agency after the 1984 season and wasn't signed by anyone.

Dusty Baker (#165) was traded to the Oakland A's for two minor leaguers during spring training in 1985 and did not play for the Giants.

Other players who played outfield for the Giants but didn't get a 1985 Topps card are:

Ron Roenicke batted .256 in 65 games in 1985.