1986 Fleer Star Sticker #42 - Scott Garrelts

• Scott Garrelts was the Giants' first round draft pick in 1979
• Garrelts had late season call-ups in 1982 and in 1983.
• Scott was up and down between AAA Phoenix and San Francisco in 1984. The Giants used Garrelts in 21 games (3 starts) and he was 2-3 with a 5.65 ERA.
• Garrelts really came into his own in 1985 as a reliever. Scott pitched in 74 games and was 9-6 with 13 saves and had a 2.30 ERA. He made the NL All Star team but he wasn't used in the game.
• Scott was used as a swingman in 1986. He pitched in 53 games (18 starts) and was 13-9 with 10 saves. Scott had a 3.11 ERA.
• In 1987 Garrelts was exclusively a reliever. He had a record of 11-7 with 12 saves and had a 3.22 ERA in 64 games.
• Scott wasn't very successful in the 1987 NL Championship Series. He appeared in two games and allowed two runs on two hits and four walks in 2.2 innings.
• Garrelts was a reliever again in 1988. He made 65 appearances but his record slipped to 5-9 with 13 saves and his ERA rose to 3.58.
• Scott was moved into the Giants' starting rotation in 1989. He had a good year and finished sixth in NL Cy Young Award voting. Garrelts was 14-5 and led the NL with a 2.38 ERA.
• Garrelts pitched well in game 1 of the 1989 NLCS and earned the win. He got cuffed around in game 4, allowing four runs in 4.2 innings. Kelly Downs relieved him and earned the win.
• Scott took two losses in the 1989 World Series -- he started and lost games 1 and 4.
• Before the 1990 season Garrelts signed a 3-year, $6.2 million contract.
• Scott's last full season was in 1990. Garrelts (along with the rest of the club) had an up and down season. Scott ended up going 12-11 with a 4.15 ERA.
• On July 29, 1990 Scott came within one out of pitching a no-hitter. Paul O'Neill of the Cincinnati Reds singled with two out in the 9th inning to break up the no-hitter.
• Scott struggled with arm trouble in 1991. He appeared in eight games (three starts) and was 1-1 with a 6.41 ERA.
• On July 18, 1991 Garrelts had elbow surgery. He didn't pitch again in 1991.
• Scott made several rehab starts in the  minors in 1992 but wasn't ready to come back to the majors.
• Garrelts tried again in the San Diego Padres system in 1993 and with the Kansas City Royals (AAA Omaha) in 1995 but never got back to the majors.

1990 Topps Big Baseball Giants

#16 Terry Kennedy

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#51 Scott Garrelts

#96 Matt Williams

#169 Robby Thompson

#193 Don Robinson

#197 Kevin Mitchell

#213  Jose Uribe

#224 Will Clark

#236 Kevin Bass

#259 Brett Butler

#275 Steve Bedrosian

#308 Greg Litton

#328 Rick Reuschel

1992 Topps Giants - Part 5 (more pitchers)

Scott Garrelts (#558) didn't pitch for the Giants in 1992.

Kelly Downs (#573) was 1-2 with a 3.47 ERA in 19 games (7 starts). He was released by the Giants on June 22. Downs was signed by the Oakland A's on June 30 and pitched for them until his retirement at the end of the 1993 season.

John Burkett (#762) was 13-9 with a 3.84 ERA in 32 starts.

Bud Black (#774) was 10-12 with a 3.97 ERA in 28 starts in 1992.

Others who pitched for the Giants without receiving a 1992 Topps card:

• Bill Swift (10-4, 2.08 ERA)
• Michael Jackson (6-6, 3.73 ERA)
• Dave Burba (2-7, 4.97 ERA)
• Francisco Oliveras (0-3, 3.63 ERA)
• Jim Pena (1-1, 3.48 ERA)
• Kevin Rogers (0-2, 4.24 ERA)
• Larry Carter (1-5, 4.64 ERA)
• Gil Heredia (2-3, 5.40 ERA)
• Steve Reed (1-0, 2.30 ERA)
• Pat Rapp (0-2, 7.20 ERA)

There are also a few Topps Traded cards that I haven't posted yet. I can't get to the set, so I can't get them scanned. :(

1991 Topps Giants - Part 5 (more pitchers)

Kelly Downs (#733) was 10-4 with a 4.19 ERA in 45 games (11 starts) in 1991.

Rick Reuschel (#422) was 0-2 with a 4.22 ERA in 4 games (1 start). He was released by the Giants on June 19.

Scott Garrelts (#361) was 1-1 with a 6.41 ERA in 8 games (3 starts). He retired after pitching in his last game on June 10.

Mike LaCoss (#242) was 1-5 with a 7.23 ERA in 18 games (5 starts). He was released by the Giants on July 3, 1991.

Others who pitched for the Giants in 1991 but who didn't get a 1991 Topps Giants card:

Paul McClellan (3-6, 4.56 ERA in 13 games - 12 starts)
Rod Beck (1-1, 1 save, 3.78 ERA in 31 games)
Bryan Hickerson (2-2, 3.60 ERA in 17 games - 6 starts)
Mike Remlinger (2-1, 4.37 ERA in 8 games - 6 starts)
Gil Heredia (0-2, 3.82 ERA in 7 games - 4 starts)
Jose Segura (0-1, 4.41 ERA in 11 games)
Eric Gunderson (0-0, 5.40 ERA in 2 games)
Greg Litton (1 inning of mop-up duty)

1989 Topps Giants - Part 5 (more pitchers)

Isn't that a great pose? Mike LaCoss (#417) was a swingman for the Giants in 1989. He was 10-10 with a 3.17 ERA and had six saves. Mike pitched in a total of 45 games, 18 of them starts.

Kelly Downs (#361) was 4-8 with a 4.79 ERA in 18 games (15 starts). He was injured and didn't pitch between May 1 and August 13.

Craig Lefferts (#372) was the main reliever for the Giants in 1989. He was 2-4 with 20 saves and an ERA of 2.69 in 70 starts. It was cool to see him sprint in from the bullpen when coming into a game.

Don Robinson (#473) was 12-11 and had a 3.43 ERA in 32 starts.

Atlee Hammaker (#572) was 6-6 with a 3.76 ERA in 28 games (9 starts). He was out for a month from mid-June to mid-July and missed time from early August until the last week of the season.

Dave Dravecky (#601) was 2-0 in two starts in 1989. He broke his arm in his second start back after having a cancerous tumor removed from his pitching arm. Dave was out for the season and then his arm was broken again during the celebration when the Giants won the NL pennant. His arm was examined and another tumor was found in his arm. Dave's career was over and his arm eventually had to be amputated.

Scott Garrelts (#703) was 14-5 with a NL-leading 2.28 ERA in 29 starts.

Randy Bockus (#733) didn't pitch for the Giants in 1989. He became a free agent after the 1988 season and signed with the Detroit Tigers. Randy appeared in two games for the Tigers in 1989 and that was it for his major league career.

Others who pitched for the Giants but didn't receive a 1989 Topps Giants card:

Goose Gossage (2-1, 4 saves, 2.68 ERA in 31 games)
Bob Knepper (3-2, 3.46 ERA in 13 games-6 starts)
Randy McCament (1-1, 3.93 ERA in 25 games)
Ernie Camacho (3-0, 2.76 ERA in 13 games)
Dennis Cook (1-0, 1.80 ERA in 2 starts)
Russ Swan (0-2, 10.80 ERA in 2 starts)
Stu Tate (0-0, 3.38 ERA in 2 games)

1986 Topps Giants - Part 6 (more pitchers)

Vida Blue (#770) was 10-10 with a 3.20 ERA in 28 starts.

Mike Krukow (#752)was the ace of the staff in 1986. He was 20-9 with a 3.05 ERA in 34 starts. Mike was an All Star (he pitched a perfect 9th inning) and finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting.

Mike Jeffcoat (#571) didn't pitch for the Giants in 1986. He spent the season at AAA Phoenix (54 games, 7-2, 4.20 ERA)

Dave LaPoint (#551) didn't pitch for the Giants in 1986. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers in December 1985.

Jim Gott (#463) was 0-0 with one save and an ERA of 7.62 in 9 games (2 starts). He didn't appear in a game after May 8. He also started two games for AAA Phoenix but pitched only 2.2 innings combined in the two starts.

Scott Garrelts (#395) was 13-9 with 10 saves and a 3.11 ERA in 53 games (18 starts). He was a starter until July 2 then from July 6 to the end of the season he came out of the bullpen.

Frank Williams (#341) was 3-1 with one save and a 1.20 ERA in 36 games.

Greg Minton (#310) was 4-4 with five saves and a 3.93 ERA in 48 games. Here is a link to Greg's entry in the book Giants: Where have you Gone?.


Others who pitched for the Giants in 1986 but didn't receive a 1986 Topps Giants card:

Terry Mulholland (1-7, 4.94 ERA in 10 starts--15 games total)

Steve Carlton (1-3, 5.10 ERA in six starts)

Bill Laskey (1-1, 1 save, 4.28 ERA in 20 appearances)

Mark Grant (0-1, 3.61 ERA in 4 games)

Chuck Hensley (0-0, 2.45 ERA in 11 games)

Randy Bockus (0-0, 2.57 ERA in 5 games)

1987 Topps Giants - Part 5 (more pitchers)

Atlee Hammaker was 10-10 with an ERA of 3.58 in 31 games (27 starts). He pitched for the Giants from 1982 until his release on August 12, 1990.

Greg Minton was 1-0 with one save and a 3.47 ERA in 15 appearances. He was released by the Giants on May 28 after a long career (1975-1987) with the club. Greg was signed by the California Angels and he pitched there until his retirement after the 1990 season.

Mike Krukow was 5-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 30 games (28 starts). Krukow was the winning pitcher in game 4 of the NLCS. Mike pitched for the Giants from 1983 until he retired in June of the 1989 season.

Terry Mulholland didn't pitch for the Giants in 1987. He was 7-12 with a 5.07 ERA for AAA Phoenix.

Roger Mason was 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in five starts in 1987. He was 5-1 in 10 starts with AAA Phoenix.

Scott Garrelts was 11-7 with 12 saves and a 3.22 ERA in 1987. He spent his entire major league career (1982-1991) with the Giants.

Kelly Downs was 12-9 with 1 save and had an ERA of 3.63 in 41 games (28 starts). He pitched for the Giants from 1986-1992 and finished his career with the Oakland A's in 1993.

Jeff Robinson was 6-8 with 10 saves and a 2.79 ERA in 63 games. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Reuschel on August 21. Why was the name section of his card red while the rest of the Giants were orange?

1988 Topps Giants - Part 4

Grab some bench meat!
C'mon ball dude, make a play!

Mike Krukow was 7-4 with a 3.54 ERA in 20 starts. Mike missed five weeks from late June to early August and made his last start on August 28.




Atlee Hammaker was 9-9 with five saves and an ERA of 3.73. He started 17 games and relieved in 26 others.

Scott Garrelts was 5-9 with 13 saves and a 3.58 ERA in 65 appearances.

Dave Dravecky was 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 7 starts. He made six starts in April and early May and started another game on May 28, then he shut it down for the season after a cancerous tumor was found in his pitching arm.

Don Robinson had a good season as a swingman in 1988. He was 10-5 with six saves and a 2.45 ERA. He appeared in 51 games, 19 of them starts.