1971 Topps Giants - Part 5 (more pitchers)

#19 Skip Pitlock

• Skip Pitlock didn't pitch for the Giants in 1971. He spent the 1971 season in AAA Phoenix.
• Skip pitched for the Giants during the 1970 season.
• Pitlock was with Phoenix again in 1972 before being traded to the Chicago White Sox before the 1973 season.

#276 Mike Davison

• Mike Davison didn't pitch for the Giants in 1971. He split the 1971 season between AAA Phoenix and Cincinnati's AAA Indianapolis clubs.
• Davison pitched for the Giants in parts of the 1969 and 1970 seasons but he retired after the 1971 season.

#354 Don McMahon

• Don McMahon was 10-6 with four saves and a 4.06 ERA in 61 games in 1971.
• Don pitched in two games in the NLCS and didn't allow any runs in three innings.
• McMahon was the Giants' pitching coach in 1973 and in 1974 and was activated for a while in both seasons when the Giants needed some bullpen help. He was the Giants' pitching coach from 1973-1975 and again from 1980-1982.

#412 Jerry Johnson

• Jerry Johnson was 12-9 with 18 saves and a 2.97 ERA in 67 games in 1971.
• Jerry finished 6th in NL Cy Young Award voting in 1971.
• Johnson pitched in game 4 of the NLCS and allowed a 3-run homer to Roberto Clemente in the 6th inning that eventually was the decisive blow in the game.

#443 Rich Robertson

• Rich Robertson was 2-2 with one save and an ERA of 4.57 in 23 games (6 starts).
• Robertson pitched in his final major league game on July 20, 1971. He allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in 1 1/3 innings.
• Robertson was sold to the Chicago White Sox before the 1972 season but the White Sox sent him back during spring training. The Giants released Rich on March 27, 1972. Robertson played in AAA for Atlanta's Richmond club but he retired after the season.

Others who pitched for the Giants in 1971 but who didn't receive a 1971 Topps Giants card:

• Steve Stone (5-9, 4.15 ERA in 24 games - 19 starts)
• Don Carrithers (5-3, 1 save, 4.03 ERA in 22 games - 12 starts)
• Jim Barr (1-1, 3.57 ERA in 17 games)
• Jim Willoughby (0-1, 9.00 ERA in 4 innings)
• Steve Hamilton (2-2, 4 saves, 3.02 ERA in 39 games)

1972 Topps Giants - Part 6 (in action)

#712 Bobby Bonds

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#36 Jerry Johnson

#50 Willie Mays

#166 Chris Speier

#186 Ron Bryant

• When was this picture taken?
• Bryant pitched at home twice against the Cardinals (April 19 and July1)
• On April 19 Ron came in as a reliever in the top of the first inning. Bryant led off the bottom of the 3rd and struck out. He led off the bottom of the 5th with a single. It is doubtful that it was a bunt single. In the bottom of the 6th Bryant came up with two out and nobody on base and grounded out to second base. The Giants won the game 4-2 and didn't bat in the bottom of the 9th. It is doubtful that this picture was taken on April 19.
• On July 1 Bryant started the game and lasted 4 2/3 innings. In the bottom of the third inning Bryant came up with a runner on first base and nobody out and hit into a force play. This may have been a foul bunt attempt by Bryant during this at bat. Ron was removed from the game before his spot came up in the batting order again, so the bottom of the third in this game may be when this picture was taken.

Dick Dietz

#444 Ken Henderson

#568 Juan Marichal

#694 Alan Gallagher

Do y'all have any speculation on when these other plays occurred?

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1972 Topps Giants - Part 5 (more pitchers)

#35 Jerry Johnson

• Jerry Johnson had a rough season as the Giants' closer in 1972 after finishing 6th in NL Cy Young Award voting in 1971. He was 8-6 with eight saves and a 4.42 ERA in 48 games. He hurt his shoulder while participating in unscheduled workouts while the players were on strike. Johnson was placed  on waivers during spring training in 1973 and selected by the Cleveland Indians.

#403 John Cumberland

• John Cumberland was 0-4 with an 8.64 ERA in nine games (six starts). He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for a minor leaguer on June 16.

#548 Frank Reberger

• Frank Reberger was 3-4 with a 3.99 ERA in 20 games (11 starts). He was brought up from AAA Phoenix in mid June. Reberger pitched for Phoenix in 1973 and 1974 but never appeared in the majors after the 1972 season.

Others who pitched for the Giants in 1972 but didn't get a 1972 Topps Giants card:

• Don Carrithers (4-8, 1 save, 5.80 ERA in 25 games - 14 starts)
• Randy Moffitt (1-5, 4 saves, 3.69 ERA in 40 games)
• Don McMahon (3-3, 5 saves, 3.71 ERA in 44 games)
• Elias Sosa (0-1, 3 saves, 2.30 ERA in 8 games)
• Jim Willoughby (6-4, 2.36 ERA in 11 starts)
• Charlie Williams (0-2, 8.68 ERA in 3 games - 2 starts)
• John Morris (0-0, 4.26 ERA in 7 games)

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1973 Topps Giants - Part 4 (pitchers)

• Ron Bryant (# 298) had his best season in 1973. He was 24-12 with a 3.53 ERA in 39 starts and finished 3rd in NL Cy Young balloting. He had a serious back injury due to an alcohol-related diving board accident in the spring of 1974 and his career never recovered. He was 3-15 in 1974 and asked to be put on the voluntary retired list in April of 1975. He tried a comeback later in 1975 with the St. Louis Cardinals, but was ineffective in 10 games. After going 2-7 with a 7.99 ERA for four minor league teams in 1976 he hung 'em up for good.

Jerry Johnson (# 248) didn't pitch for the Giants in 1973. He was waived by the Giants on March 6, 1973 and was selected by the Cleveland Indians. Jerry pitched in the majors through the 1977 season.

Steve Stone (# 167) didn't pitch for the Giants in 1973. He and Ken Henderson were traded to the Chicago White Sox before the season for Tom Bradley. Steve went on to have some success with the White Sox and with the Baltimore Orioles, where he won a Cy Young award in 1980.

Jim Willoughby (# 79) was 4-5 with a 4.68 ERA in 39 games (12 starts) in 1973. He went on to pitch one more season with the Giants, then he pitched for the Boston Red Sox for three years before finishing his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1978.

Randy Moffitt (# 43) was 4-4 with 14 saves and an ERA of 2.42 in 60 appearances. He was a reliever for the Giants from 1972-1981 and made only one start during that time. Randy was released by the Giants after the strike in 1981 and finished his career with Houston (1982) and Toronto (1983).