1969 Topps Giants - Part 2 (infielders)

Willie McCovey (#440) was the NL MVP in 1969 and almost carried them to a division title. He batted .320 with 45 home runs and 126 RBI. He also had 121 walks, 45 of them intentional.

Ron Hunt (#664) batted .262 in 128 games. He had a .361 on base percentage due to being hit by a pitch 25 times. He led the league in hit by pitch seven straight times from 1968-1974.

Hal Lanier (#316) batted .228 in 150 games. His OPS+ was a LeMasteresque 46.

Jim Davenport (#102) batted .241 in 112 games.

Bob Burda (#392) batted .230 in 161 at bats as a utilityman.

Don Mason (#584) batted .228 in 250 at bats as a backup infielder.

Bobby Etheridge (#604) batted .260 in 131 at bats as the backup third baseman in 1969.

Willie McCovey All Star (#416)

I hadn't realized how unbalanced the Giants' offense was in 1969 until seeing these stats. It's surprising that Willie could get all of those RBI. The Giants really had a hard time getting much offense out of SS, 3B, LF, and catcher.

Others who played infield for the Giants in 1969 who didn't get a 1969 Topps Giants card:

• Tito Fuentes (.295 in 183 AB)
• Cesar Gutierrez (.217 in 23 AB)
• John Stephenson (.222 in 27 AB)

1970 Topps Giants - Part 3 (outfielders)

• Bernie Williams (# 401) spent most of the 1970 season at AAA Phoenix, where he batted .309 in 113 games. He made his major league debut on September 7, 1970 and batted .313 in 16 AB. He was caught up in the logjam of young Giant outfielders in the early 70s and never made it in the bigs.

Bob Burda (# 357) batted .261 in 23 at bats for the Giants in 1970. He was sold to the Milwaukee Brewers on June 9.

• Ken Henderson (# 298) batted .294 with 17 HR and 88 RBI in 1970. He also walked 87 times and scored 104 runs. The Giants were a very patient team in 1970. They had only two starters with an OBP below .375 (Al Gallagher - .335 and Hal Lanier - .265).
  
  
  

• Jim Ray Hart (# 176) batted .282 in a utility role for the Giants in 1970. He had 255 at bats in 76 games.
  
  
  
  

• Dave Marshall (# 58) didn't play for the Giants in 1970. He was traded to the New York Mets on December 12, 1969.
• Thanks again to Dean's Cards for a large portion of the 1970 Giants in this team set. He's got a lot of interesting stuff on his site.