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. :(

1992 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

Willie McGee (#65) was the starting right fielder and batted .297 in 137 games

Kevin Mitchell (#180) didn't play for the Giants in 1992. Before the 1992 season he and Mike Remlinger were traded to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Swift, Dave Burba, and Michael Jackson

Ted Wood (#358) batted .207 in 58 at bats. He batted .304 in 110 games for the AAA Phoenix Firebirds. Ted was waived after the 1992 season and selected by the Montreal Expos. He played in 13 games for the Expos in 1993 and in the minors until 1995.

Kevin Bass (#513) batted .268 in 89 games. He was traded to the New York Mets on August 8 for a minor leaguer.

Mike Felder (#697) batted .286 in 145 games.

Darren Lewis (#743) was the starting center fielder and batted .231 in 100 games. He led the Giants with 28 stolen bases.

Other outfielders who didn't receive a 1992 Topps Giants card:

Chris James (.242 in 248 AB)
Mark Leonard (.234 in 128 AB)
Steve Hosey (.250 in 56 AB)

1992 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)

This set is starting to grow on me. There are lots of cool horizontal cards and good action shots. Robby Thompson (#475) batted .260 with 14 HR and 49 RBI in 128 games.

Will Clark (#330) batted .300 with 16 HR and 73 RBI.

Will Clark All Star (#386)

Matt Williams (#445) batted .227 with 20 HR and 66 RBI.

Greg Litton (#238) batted .229 in 140 at bats as Robby Thompson's backup at second base.

Jose Uribe (#538) split time with Royce Clayton at shortstop in 1992. Uribe batted .241 in 66 games.

Royce Clayton (#786) batted .224 in 98 games in his first full season in the majors.

Others who played infield for the Giants in 1992:

• Cory Snyder (.269, 14 HR, 57 RBI in 124 games as a utilityman) - He got a 1992 Topps Traded card but I can't get at my traded sets to scan his card right now.
• John Patterson (.184 in 32 games)
• Mike Benjamin (.173 in 40 games)

1992 Topps Giants - Part 1

The 1992 Giants weren't all that great. They didn't get on base very often, they didn't score many runs, and they didn't have much power. Here is a card of Roger Craig (#109) in a throwback uniform. Apparently they weren't able to make throwback helmets. Craig stepped down as the San Francisco manager after the 1992 season.

Team Record: 72-90 (5th in NL West, 26 games behind Atlanta)
Team Attendance: 1,560,998 (11th in NL)
Team Batting: .254 (11th in NL)
Team Home Runs: 105 (6th in NL)
Team ERA: 3.61 (9th in NL)
Team Fielding: .982 (4th in NL)
NL All Stars: Will Clark (1B)
League Leaders: Bill Swift (ERA - 2.08) Bud Black (home runs allowed - 28)

Team Leaders:

• Batting Average - Will Clark (.300)
• Home Runs - Matt Williams (20)
• RBI - Will Clark (73)
• Runs - Will Clark (69)
• Stolen Bases - Darren Lewis (28)
• Wins - John Burkett (13)
• Losses - Trevor Wilson (14)
• Saves - Rod Beck (17)
• ERA (starters) - Bill Swift (2.08)
• ERA (relievers) - Rod Beck (1.76)

Terry Kennedy (#253) didn't play for the Giants in 1992. He retired after the 1991 season.

Steve Decker (#593) played in 15 games and batted .163 in 43 at bats. He batted .282 in 125 games for the AAA Phoenix Firebirds in 1992.

Kirt Manwaring (#726) took over as the regular catcher for the Giants in 1993. He played in 109 games and batted .244 with 4 HR.

Others who played catcher for the Giants in 1992 without getting a 1992 Topps Giants card:

Craig Colbert (.230 in 126 AB)
Jim McNamara (.216 in 74 AB)
Mark Bailey (.154 in 26 AB)

Bleech. This is one of the things that turned me off to card collecting in the 1990s (besides the fact that I had just started my teaching career and couldn't afford cards at the time). Nothing against Steve Whitaker (#369), but I think a guy needs to pay his dues before getting a regular issue card. It would have been better to make an insert set of draft picks and give regular major leaguers the regular issue cards.